The Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) has been designated as the official North American hub for Catena-X, the first open, secure, and standardized data ecosystem designed for the entire automotive value chain.
With this partnership, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), suppliers, and service providers of all sizes across North America can participate in a unified, interoperable network that enables secure, standardized, and future-ready data sharing throughout the global automotive supply chain.
Unlike traditional, fragmented, and manual one-to-one data exchanges, Catena-X creates seamless, real-time collaboration, regardless of the technology platforms companies currently use. It’s the first end-to-end, collaborative, and open data ecosystem for the automotive industry, connecting all players along the value chain.
“Catena-X is not just a technology — it’s a paradigm shift for our industry,” said AIAG’s CTO, Kevin Piotrowski,. “With AIAG as the North American hub, we’re enabling OEMs and suppliers of all sizes to achieve unprecedented transparency and visibility, while retaining full control over their data. This leap forward empowers better, faster decision-making and delivers measurable business impact through enhanced supply chain visibility, accelerated compliance, and improved quality management — all without requiring companies to overhaul their existing systems or partnerships.”
Catena-X supports a growing set of real-world use cases designed to address the automotive industry’s most urgent challenges and opportunities, including:
- Product carbon footprint (PCF): Standardized, auditable CO₂ tracking and reporting across suppliers and products.
- End-to-end traceability: Rapidly trace parts and materials throughout the supply chain to enable efficient recalls, compliance and transparency.
- Collaborative quality management: Real-time sharing of production and field data to accelerate root-cause analysis and problem containment, reducing risks and costs.
- Battery passport: Comprehensive lifecycle data for EV batteries, supporting regulatory compliance, circularity and sustainability goals.
The Catena-X library of use cases continues to expand, making it easier for companies of every size to unlock new value, meet emerging requirements and future-proof their operations.
Key ways the Catena-X ecosystem improves collaboration and data sharing compared to existing industry solutions, include:
- Unified, interoperable network: Catena-X connects OEMs, suppliers, and service providers of all sizes in a single, interoperable ecosystem, eliminating the silos and incompatibilities common in legacy systems.
- Open and standardized data ecosystem: Unlike proprietary or closed solutions, Catena-X is built for openness and interoperability. It works alongside established technology providers (such as IBM and SAP), so companies do not need to overhaul their existing systems.
- Secure, permission-based data sharing:
Companies retain full control over their data (deciding what to share, with whom, and when) through permission-based, secure exchanges. This ensures both security and legal compliance, addressing concerns about data ownership and confidentiality. - Real-time, reliable information: Catena-X enables real-time data exchange, moving beyond slow, manual, and after-the-fact reporting. This supports faster root-cause analysis, more responsive supply chain management, and the ability to anticipate and prevent problems.
- Future-ready and scalable: The ecosystem is designed to support evolving industry needs, making it easier for companies of all sizes to connect, comply with new requirements, and participate in emerging use cases, with ready-to-deploy solutions and existing integrations.
- Empowering predictive and preventive action: Catena-X improves access to standardized, trustworthy, and timely data across company boundaries, providing a reliable foundation for advanced analytics and AI tools, empowering companies to use their own technologies more effectively. Shifting from reactive decisions to predictive insights and preventive actions allows for continuous improvement and measurable business impact.
As the Catena-X North America hub, AIAG will serve as an extended board member, ensuring that standards and solutions are developed with direct input from North American members, including OEMs and Tier-N suppliers.
AIAG will provide training, resources, and expert guidance to support organizations as they engage with Catena-X, and will unite the industry around common challenges, leveraging the Catena-X ecosystem to drive collaborative solutions in quality, supply chain and corporate responsibility.
Companies interested in experiencing Catena-X can connect with AIAG experts and join pilot programs to see firsthand how secure, transparent data sharing can address challenges in quality, supply chain and corporate responsibility.
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