Quick Takeaways
- The expanded partnership positions Aurobay with a more resilient, standardized SAP- and PLM-driven IT backbone across Europe and China.
- HCLTech deepens its role in Europe’s automotive IT services market through AI-enabled, end-to-end enterprise system management.
On December 15, 2025, the Aurobay Technologies SAP IT partnership took a significant step forward as the Horse Powertrain division broadened its long-term collaboration with HCLTech. The expanded engagement strengthens enterprise IT and engineering system management across Sweden and China, reinforcing Aurobay’s digital backbone for global automotive operations.
The renewed scope brings SAP platforms, Siemens Teamcenter PLM, and critical integration services under a unified delivery model. By deepening the Aurobay Technologies SAP IT partnership, the company aims to improve system reliability, scalability, and operational consistency across multiple engineering and manufacturing locations.
Aurobay Technologies SAP IT partnership expands enterprise scope
Under the agreement, HCLTech will take end-to-end responsibility for managing and optimizing SAP environments, engineering applications, and integration layers. The delivery is powered by HCLTech’s AI Force platform, which applies automation and AI-driven insights to enhance system performance, stability, and lifecycle management.
Key elements of the expanded scope include:
This approach is designed to reduce complexity while ensuring uninterrupted support for mission-critical automotive IT systems.
Standardizing global IT and engineering platforms
A core objective of the Aurobay Technologies SAP IT partnership is to standardize IT and engineering applications across regions. By aligning processes and platforms in Sweden and China, Aurobay can scale faster, simplify upgrades, and maintain consistent data flows across its product development and manufacturing ecosystem.
Standardization also supports:
These benefits are increasingly important as automotive powertrain development becomes more software-intensive and globally distributed.
Implications for Europe’s automotive IT landscape
The agreement further strengthens HCLTech’s footprint in Europe’s automotive IT services market, particularly in SAP-centric enterprise transformations. As OEMs and powertrain specialists modernize engineering and ERP environments, demand is rising for partners that can manage complex, hybrid IT landscapes at scale.
For Aurobay, the expanded partnership provides a resilient digital foundation to support current operations and future growth, while enabling tighter integration between engineering systems and enterprise IT without disrupting ongoing programs.
The renewed scope brings SAP platforms, Siemens Teamcenter PLM, and critical integration services under a unified delivery model. By deepening the Aurobay Technologies SAP IT partnership, the company aims to improve system reliability, scalability, and operational consistency across multiple engineering and manufacturing locations.
Aurobay Technologies SAP IT partnership expands enterprise scope
Under the agreement, HCLTech will take end-to-end responsibility for managing and optimizing SAP environments, engineering applications, and integration layers. The delivery is powered by HCLTech’s AI Force platform, which applies automation and AI-driven insights to enhance system performance, stability, and lifecycle management.
Key elements of the expanded scope include:
- SAP application operations and optimization
- Siemens Teamcenter PLM administration
- Engineering system integration services
- Legacy mainframe environment management
This approach is designed to reduce complexity while ensuring uninterrupted support for mission-critical automotive IT systems.
Standardizing global IT and engineering platforms
A core objective of the Aurobay Technologies SAP IT partnership is to standardize IT and engineering applications across regions. By aligning processes and platforms in Sweden and China, Aurobay can scale faster, simplify upgrades, and maintain consistent data flows across its product development and manufacturing ecosystem.
Standardization also supports:
- Faster deployment of engineering changes
- Improved collaboration between distributed teams
- Stronger governance of enterprise data and workflows
These benefits are increasingly important as automotive powertrain development becomes more software-intensive and globally distributed.
Implications for Europe’s automotive IT landscape
The agreement further strengthens HCLTech’s footprint in Europe’s automotive IT services market, particularly in SAP-centric enterprise transformations. As OEMs and powertrain specialists modernize engineering and ERP environments, demand is rising for partners that can manage complex, hybrid IT landscapes at scale.
For Aurobay, the expanded partnership provides a resilient digital foundation to support current operations and future growth, while enabling tighter integration between engineering systems and enterprise IT without disrupting ongoing programs.
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