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Catena-X is the first globally trusted and collaborative data ecosystem for the automotive industry

We are the first to offer multi-tier collaboration. 

We reduce costs and create synergies for business and IT.

We are successful via radical collaboration.

 

Our Ecosystem    Our Business Areas

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This is Catena-X

Catena-X is the first open data ecosystem designed specifically for the automotive industry. We connect companies of all sizes across the entire value chain – business driven, securely, and at global scale. With standardized processes and sovereign data exchange, we provide the foundation for innovation, sustainability, and cost savings.

Ecosystem - We Create Business Value

The Catena-X ecosystem connects companies, solution providers, and service partners across the entire automotive value chain. It creates interoperable solutions to offer companies the first multi tier data exchange to improve business processes and reduce costs – we call this radical collaboration.
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Association - We Build Standards

The Catena-X Automotive Network Association is the governance body of the Catena-X ecosystem. Our members define new business areas, develop standards and activate the global automotive industry.
With this, we shape a forward-looking and collaborative data ecosystem based on the values of trust, self-sovereignty, interoperability and industry governance.
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The business value we create for you

The solutions we certify for each business area are built on a shared technological foundation to reduce costs and scale your IT and business processes globally. Today, we already offer a boost for your business in the following areas.
Resilient Supply Chains

Your benefit: Improved transparency and reduced risks.

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Trusted Sustainability

Your benefit: Base your reporting on primary data and issue product passports.

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Effective Quality Management

Your benefit: Earlier failure detection and parts traceability.

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Next Level Master-Data-Management

Your benefit: The most cost effective and powerful data management.

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Our Catena-X core values

We believe that within our global automotive industry, we only can create a true multi-tier collaboration when we empower existing players and solution providers. We believe that trust in your partners and control over your data are decisive in a digital world. Hence, we created an ecosystem from the industry for the industry.

Our core values at a glance:

Trusted Digital ID

Verified and unique company identities 

Interoperability

Unified open-source-based standards and KITs

Self-Sovereignty

Decentral architecture with full control over your data

Industry Governance

One global operating model and framework

Latest Success Stories

Leading the way in supply chain decarbonization with standardized PCF data sharing

To meet the need for standardised sustainability practices, WITTE Automotive has implemented advanced solutions with SAP and can calculate its PCF according to the Catena-X framework.
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Driving Quality Together: How OEMs and Suppliers Transform Quality Management with Catena-X

The implementation of the Catena-X use case in quality management shows how collaboration and data transparency can reduce inefficiencies and create significant cost benefits along the supply chain.
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Koller Kunststofftechnik digitalises production and enables traceability according to OEM requirements

The Catena-X-compliant ONCITE DPS solution from German Edge Cloud was implemented in a very short space of time, enabling Koller to achieve transparency about both its production and energy use.
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Some voices from within the network

P. Matthew Pohlman

Chief Executive Officer at AIAG

„We are thrilled to take the challenge of radical collaboration forward in North America on behalf of Catena-X and AIAG’s 4,900-plus member companies, which include OEMs and tier suppliers.“

Oliver Zipse

Chairman of the Board BMW AG

„With Catena-X, we want to connect companies across industries. An end-to-end data networking from small and medium-sized enterprises to OEMs will help to make important progress in the sustainability of our products and the resilience of our supply chains.“

Ola Källenius

Chairman of the Board of Daimler AG and Mercedes Benz AG

„With Catena-X the automotive industry is taking another big step in its digital transformation. Together we have the chance to take a leading position in technology and innovation in Germany and Europe.“

Dr. Oscar Lazaro

Managing Director Innovalia

"Innovalia is delighted to drive forward an effective operation of the Spanish automotive industry on Catena-X. Facilitating the reference neutral environment of a Competence Centre, enables adoption at scale of a digital offering aligned with the sector’s priorities."

Dr. Markus Heyn

Member of the Board of Robert Bosch GmbH

„We are collaborating in the Catena-X network with the aim of pooling expertise to enable secure, cross-company data exchange among all members of the automotive supply chain.“

Christian Klein

CEO SAP SE

„To achieve sustainable and efficient processes in the automotive industry, data and information must be exchanged in a secure and reliable way along the entire value chain. We are delighted to help build Catena-X as a pioneer and technology partner.“

Dr. Roland Busch

Vorstandsvorsitzender Siemens AG

„With Catena-X, we are developing the necessary standards and technologies for the European automotive industry to exploit the opportunities of digitalization.“

Timotheus Höttges

CEO Deutsche Telekom AG

„As a technology partner we stand for a secure data ecosystem. A network that stands for data sovereignty with simultaneous supplier and technology openness.“

Dr. Oliver Blume

Chairman of the Board of Volkswagen AG and Porsche AG

„The auto industry is shaping the digital transformation. Data is the driving force, ensuring greater efficiency and sustainability. Catena-X provides the basis for this.“

News

All the latest updates and news from the Catena-X ecosystem.

Catena-X and Ouranos Ecosystem Successfully Demonstrate Data Space Interoperability

A groundbreaking step towards global data collaboration.

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Catena-X Welcomes EU Omnibus Proposal

The EU Omnibus Confirms Continued Relevance for Sustainability Reporting and Supply Chain Data Collection

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Open Source – generating an economic value of 8.8 trillion USD

The Foundation for Collaboration and Transformation

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Catena-X Holds Open Pitch Session for All Certified Product Carbon Footprint Solutions

Catena-X Holds Open Pitch Session for All Certified Product Carbon Footprint Solutions

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Latest Catena-X standards ready for certification

As of today, Business Application Providers (BAPs) in the Catena-X ecosystem can have their solutions certified against the latest Catena-X standards by CX-Io.

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Board elections 2025 – list of candidates

Apply for a position as a board member.

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Catena-X at the Hannover Messe 2025

We look forward to your visit at our booth D26 in hall 8 at the Hannover Messe.

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TÜV SÜD appointed as Conformity Assessment Body for Catena-X

Berlin/Munich, Germany, March 11th – TÜV SÜD has recently been nominated as a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) for the Catena-X Automotive Network.

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Catena-X strengthens international cooperation with 7th delegation trip to China

The Catena-X Automotive Association, together with BMWK, Manufacturing-X and IDSA, recently concluded its seventh high-level delegation visit to China in 24 months.

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NTT Communications certified as the first Catena-X Onboarding Service Provider in Japan

NTT Communications Corporation (NTT Com) has received certification as the first Catena-X Onboarding Service Provider (OSP) in Japan, playing an important role in promoting access to the automotive industry's first global data ecosystem.

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