American Specialty Cars (United States)
Ultimo aggiornamento: 01/02/2007

Profilo dell’azienda

Automotive afi cionados know American Specialty Cars as the company that introduced factory-installed sunroofs to the North American market in the 1960s, developer of convertible systems for the Toyota Camry Solara and Mitsubishi Eclipse, and a key contributor to the memorable styling of the Dodge SRT-4, Viper and Chrysler Group SRT-8 models.

Today, the company defi nes its mission as: “Bringing new cars to life. Adding new life to cars.” The positioning refl ects ASC’s growing role in helping OEMs differentiate their products in a market where the number of global automakers has escalated and sales volumes have stagnated as consumers grew bored with the similarities among major brands.

The Challenge

American Specialty Cars needed a way to quickly adapt its Infi niVu open-air roof system to multiple models of automobiles to respond to market demand.

La risposta di Dassault Systèmes

Parametric and knowledge-based engineering capabilities of CATIA V5 adapt the design to each new model in hours while improving quality and holding down costs.