Munich / Cluj-Napoca. The BMW Group and NTT DATA
Romania have signed an agreement to establish a Joint Venture (JV) in
Romania. The BMW Group is thus continuing to expand its global network
for its corporate IT and is securing talent and experience in the
software sector. The execution of the JV contract is subject to review
and approval by the relevant authorities.
The JV benefits from NTT DATA’s many years of experience in
agile software development and its excellent network in the local
Romanian IT community. The new location in Romania is intended to
support the BMW Group IT in Europe and drive forward IT-projects and
innovations for production, development, human resources, sales and
BMW Financial Services.
“With NTT DATA, we are relying on another strong partner that
has an excellent network in a lively technology region and enables us
to build up additional software competencies quickly and in a targeted
manner. In collaboration with companies like NTT DATA we can establish
strong IT hubs and thereby give an answer to the shortage of IT
experts,” says Alexander Buresch, CIO and Senior Vice
President of
BMW Group IT.
“We are proud to announce our plans to open a new
software development center for software solutions in Cluj-Napoca
together with BMW Group. This collaboration aims to assist the
carmaker in leading the digital transformation,” says
Maria Metz, CEO at NTT DATA Romania.
The JV is to be set up in Cluj-Napoca in Romania. The
university town offers a strong ecosystem for innovation with solid
entrepreneurship, startups and a high number of talents in the tech
scene. This creates high potential for long-term growth of the JV. The
JV is expected to employ around 250 software developers at the end of
2024 and plans to grow to a four-digit number of employees by 2027.
The BMW Group and NTT DATA have been collaborating across a wide
array of projects for over 30 years. The signing of the JV contract
marks the next big step in this partnership.
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Global footprint in IT and software development.
The BMW Group is already well advanced in digitizing the entire
company and its internal and external processes. For several years
now, IT & software hubs in Germany, the USA, South Africa, India,
Portugal (Joint Venture Critical TechWorks) and China (LingYue Digital
IT Co. Ltd. and BA TechWorks) have been strengthening the premium
manufacturer’s software expertise. They contribute significantly to
the development and operation of innovative IT solutions for the BMW
Group. A total of over 9,400 employees worldwide are already working
in IT and software development for the BMW Group and the Joint Ventures.
