We are a world leader in benchmarking and cost reduction

We help OEMs and suppliers build better vehicles — faster, lighter, and at lower cost — by combining the industry’s largest teardown and costing dataset with proprietary platforms, global technology centers, and engineers who have shipped product for two decades.
  • Established 2007

    Detroit, Michigan

  • 8

    Technology centers across 7 countries

  • 250+

    Global OEM & supplier customers

  • 200+

    vehicles benchmarked

  • 1,100+

    Employees

  • $3.5Bn+

    Cost Reduction Opportunities in best of benchmarking (bob)

*Figures as of publishing. Contact us for the latest numbers.

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Who we are

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Caresoft Global exists because the automotive industry has run out of easy answers. Electrification, software-defined architectures, and cost pressures have collapsed the old cycles. Engineering teams must decide faster, with more precision, and against a global field of competitors they've never taken apart.

Our work is to give them the benchmark — the objective reference point against which every part, every cost, and every design decision can be measured. We do this by combining the industry's most comprehensive teardown and costing database with proprietary platforms, global technology centers, and engineers who have shipped product for two decades.

The result: programs that turn benchmarking data into actionable cost reduction — not reports that sit on a shelf.

The engineers behind the benchmark

Our team

Meet the people behind Caresoft Global. Explore our leadership team and engineering organisation to learn more about the expertise, experience, and people driving our technology and shaping the future of our business.

 

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Three integrated practices.

One benchmark.

Most firms pick one: data, engineering, or cost. We integrate all three under one subscription, with one pricing structure, and unlimited seats across every global location.

  • 01

    Engineering Solutions

    End-to-end product development and implementation for vehicle programs — from architecture through manufacturing handoff.

    • Product Development
    • Mechanical & Electrical Engineering
    • CAE & Simulation
    • Manufacturing Engineering
    • Technical Publications & Placement
  • 02

    Benchmarking & Cost Reduction

    Actionable insight from the industry's largest teardown dataset — translated into concrete programs that remove cost from live vehicle programs.

    • Competitive Benchmarking
    • Cost Reduction Analysis
    • Teardown & Material Studies
    • Idea Generation for Cost Reduction
    • Technical Review Sessions
  • 03

    Cost Reduction Platforms

    Subscription access to our proprietary data, software, and physical technology centers — the infrastructure behind every cost reduction engagement.

    • Best of Benchmark (BOB)
    • Global Teardown Data
    • Global Advanced Data & Costing
    • Global EV Technology Data
    • HE Scan & Global Digital Twin

The infrastructure behind every program

Six integrated data and software products — built on twenty years of global teardown work. One subscription. One pricing. Unlimited users across every location.

  • Idea Library

    Best of Benchmark (BoB)

    An ever-growing library of cost reduction ideas drawn from global programs and internal observations — searchable, scored, and ready for program teams to deploy.

    • $3.5B in identified cost-saving opportunities
  • Cost analysis

    Cost Reduction Analysis

    A true indicator for comparative cost built on raw teardown data — not assumptions. Used by cost engineering teams to validate supplier quotes and target cost envelopes.

    • Built on global teardown data
  • Teardown

    Global Teardown Data

    BOM, material composition, part-level photography, and dimensional data for 200+ benchmarked vehicles — the industry's most comprehensive library.

    • 200+ vehicles
  • Advanced Studies

    Global Advanced Data

    Deep studies across BIW, electronics, chassis, thermal systems, and HMI — with advanced costing overlays for teams that need more than BOM.

    • Multi-domain engineering data
  • EV Intelligence

    Global EV Technology Data

    HV battery architecture, cell material analysis, and E-motor studies — purpose-built for teams moving from ICE programs into electrified platforms.

    • Battery
    • Cell
    • E-Motor
  • Digital Twin

    HE Scan & Global Digital Twin

    On-demand high-energy scanning to 3D CAD, mesh, and CAE-ready models — plus aerodynamic and structural analysis of competitor vehicles in your PLM.

    • HE Scan → CAD → CAE

 

Eureka wins Just Auto Excellence 2025

Recognition

Caresoft Global is a winner in the 2025 Just Auto Excellence Awards for its Eureka platform, which transforms cost optimization and product development by standardizing how complex benchmarking data — ideas, best practices, and vehicle-level insights — is captured, organized and deployed across global engineering teams.

Awards

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    2x Navistar Diamond Supplier Award

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    Ford Smart Brand Pillar World Excellence Award

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    PACE Award for Innovation in Automotive Benchmarking

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    All-Stars Award for Leadership in Technology Solutions

Three principles behind every engagement

  • 1

    Evidence over opinion

    Every recommendation traces back to a torn-down vehicle, a weighed component, or a costed assembly. If we can't source it, we don't claim it.

  • 2

    Integrated, not siloed

    Benchmarking, costing, and engineering sit under one roof. That's how an idea from a teardown bay becomes a validated cost reduction in a live program — not a report lost between teams.

  • 3

    Global by design

    Our eight centers run aligned tools and processes, so a study begun anywhere continues anywhere. Customers buy one subscription and get the full network.

Set the benchmark foryour next program

Whether you're starting a cost reduction effort, scoping a benchmarking subscription, or evaluating digital twin capability, our team will meet you where you are.

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