Aurobay Technologies, a division of Horse Powertrain and a global player in hybrid and low‑emission powertrain systems, has expanded its digital transformation partnership with HCLTech to support its growth strategy across Europe and Asia. Under the renewed agreement, HCLTech becomes Aurobay’s strategic partner for managing and optimising SAP, Siemens Teamcenter product lifecycle management (PLM) software and integration services across key operations in Sweden and China.
The scope spans core enterprise workloads, including SAP operations, engineering systems, integration middleware and mainframe environments that underpin Aurobay’s manufacturing and engineering functions. By consolidating ownership of these critical platforms with a single partner, Aurobay aims to improve resilience, standardise processes and reduce the risk that fragmented IT landscapes pose to production and product development.
AI Force as the Transformation Engine
HCLTech will deliver the engagement through its flagship service transformation platform, AI Force, which applies AI, automation and observability to large, complex enterprise environments. AI Force will be layered across SAP, PLM and integration landscapes to automate monitoring, accelerate incident resolution and orchestrate workflows, with the goal of improving system uptime while optimising cost of operations.
For Aurobay, this means a more predictive approach to managing manufacturing‑critical systems—from proactive identification of bottlenecks in engineering workflows to automated remediation of issues that could disrupt shop‑floor execution or supply‑chain coordination. The partnership is positioned as a foundation for future digital initiatives, including greater use of data‑driven decision‑making and AI‑assisted engineering across its powertrain portfolio.
Strengthening Horse Powertrain’s Digital Core
Horse Powertrain, which comprises Aurobay Technologies and Horse Technologies, operates 17 plants and five R&D centres globally, serving OEMs such as Renault Group, Geely Auto, Volvo Cars, Proton, Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors. As the group ramps up hybrid and combustion powertrain programmes for multiple brands, a unified digital backbone for engineering and manufacturing is becoming a key competitive differentiator.
Henrik Eigert, Head of Digital Sweden at Aurobay Technologies, said the expanded partnership reflects both the trust built with HCLTech and a shared focus on efficiency, innovation and customer value as Horse Powertrain prepares for its next phase of growth.
For HCLTech, the deal underscores its growing footprint in the European automotive market—especially in SAP‑led transformations—and reinforces its positioning as a technology partner helping mobility companies modernise operations and unlock the value of digital ecosystems.
