Growing scrutiny of pollution caused by vehicles, compounded by the rise in oil prices, has increased the emphasis on product innovation in the highly competitive global automotive industry. The most successful companies differentiate themselves by employing simulation technologies in the earliest stages of design to reduce development cycles and lower costs. As a provider of Simulation Driven Product Development™ tools, ANSYS, Inc. is helping the industry’s leading companies master the integration of simulation in order to transform design concepts into top-selling products.