PTC today announced a strategic supplier relationship with the Volkswagen Group, focusing on PTC’s Codebeamer Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution to support software development for the next generation of electric vehicles from the Volkswagen Group and its brands. As part of the development of the new electric vehicle, Codebeamer is expected to improve the efficiency of the Volkswagen Group’s engineering practices in software requirements management, test management and release management. As the partnership progresses, PTC and the Volkswagen Group expect to roll out Codebeamer across a number of Volkswagen Group engineering teams to support the software development process.

“The Volkswagen Group and its portfolio of brands produce some of the most iconic vehicles in the automotive industry, and PTC is very excited to use Codebeamer to support the Volkswagen Group’s software development and electrification strategy.” Jim Heppelmann, Chairman and CEO of PTC, said: “Our close collaboration with the Volkswagen Group will enable PTC to establish Codebeamer as the leading ALM solution for the automotive industry. We look forward to working with the Volkswagen Group to make Codebeamer a success and enable more efficient electric vehicle engineering practices.”

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ALM solutions like Codebeamer are important tools for efficient software development, helping to ensure software components for different vehicles are planned, tested, and released. PTC will work with the Volkswagen Group to transition from the ALM tool to Codebeamer and define and implement software best practices for the automotive industry. It is expected that the Volkswagen Group’s use of Codebeamer will inform the priorities and needs of the future Codebeamer roadmap to enable PTC to gain ALM market share in the automotive industry.

“Software and electrification represent the future of the automotive industry, and the Volkswagen Group is bringing them together to better meet customer expectations and deliver an exceptional driving experience.” Klaus Blum, head of IT Products and Architecture at Volkswagen Group. “The Volkswagen Group views PTC as a strategic supplier for our product development strategy across the group, and we look forward to our collaboration to make Codebeamer a successful tool for our software development and automotive engineering teams.”