Built for the cost-down reality of automotive programs.

Defensible should-cost on every part. Cost and CO₂ in one model. Built for OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.

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Trusted by automotive industry leaders

 
50+
Enterprise customers across automotive & manufacturing
 
220+
Pre-configured manufacturing process templates
 
79
Countries of validated wage, energy, and overhead data
WHY AUTOMOTIVE TEAMS CHOOSE TSET

Four reasons automotive cost teams put Tset behind their numbers.

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Should-cost every automotive part you procure.
220+ pre-configured process models — die casting, stamping, forging, plastic and rubber injection, machining, PCBA, sheet metal forming.
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Cost and CO₂ in the same model.
kg CO₂e/pc next to €/pc on every calculation, by default. Export-ready for OEM Scope 3 disclosures, EU CBAM, and product carbon footprint reporting — no second tool, no second workflow.
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One platform for cost engineering, procurement, and R&D.
Cost engineers build the models. Buyers run scenarios on top. R&D gets cost feedback while design is still open. Stops the team being the bottleneck for the whole organization.
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Validated market data for 79 countries.
11,600+ material price points, 3,000 machines, regional wages, social contributions, energy. Numbers that hold up in front of a supplier — and in front of the CPO who asked where the savings figure came from.
SUCCESS STORIES

Hear how leading automotive teams rebuilt cost engineering.

FEATURED WEBINAR

How Brose Automated Cost Calculations Directly from SAP

At the world's largest privately-owned automotive supplier, project buyers now trigger fully prefilled cost calculations from inside SAP — no Excel exports, no manual setup, no copy-paste. Watch live SAP-to-Tset workflow that Brose's own IT team built on Tset Studio's open API.

FEATURED TALK

How KTM Built a Data-Driven Cost Engineering Organization

Our customer KTM shares how they built a modern, software-driven cost engineering approach focused on automation, connected data, and faster decision-making across the product lifecycle.

Want to see your numbers?

30 minutes, your part categories, your supplier landscape. We'll walk through how Tset would model a typical RFQ for your business.
TECHNOLOGY COVERAGE

Built for every automotive part you need.

The 10 most-used templates for automotive — plus 25+ more across casting, forming, machining, electronics, and packaging.

Sheet metal forming
CNC machining
Assembly
+ Many others
ON THE RECORD

What changes when automotive teams put Tset behind their cost numbers.

How optimized quotes delivered €732M in savings

A €8B Tier 1 supplier came to Tset mid-RFQ. Their internal estimate was 30% above the OEM target, and they needed a profitable, competitive quote to win the program. Tset modeled the ideal-case cost basis, layered in supply-chain restrictions, and surfaced the measure package that closed the gap.

−18.75%
Reduction in price per piece
€732M
Savings over program lifetime (1.8M pcs)
30%
Quote-to-target gap closed
Read the case study

"We use Tset to assess the carbon footprint of our entire product portfolio – starting with our high-performance products in the automotive market, where the pressure is greatest."

"Tset cost engineering software has transformed the way we manage cost calculations—it's intuitive, fast, and incredibly effective.The ability to align cost optimization with sustainability goals makes it a game-changer for our team."

"As a tier 1 supplier to the automotive industry, we are under constant cost pressure and face new challenges in terms of sustainability metrics. Tset enables us to meet these requirements with a high level of automation."

FIND YOUR USE CASE

Pick the workflow that's bleeding margin or time today.

  • Supplier Negotiations

  • Design Decisions

  • Project Cost Control

  • Quoting That Wins

  • Build Up Cost Engineering

Visual introduction to sourcing features in Tset's product cost software, emphasizing faster, data-driven procurement decisions for cost optimization.

Understand supplier cost structures to negotiate better deals.

Use market data and cost models to gain transparency, compare supplier quotes, and negotiate with confidence.

Tset software interface showing cost driver analysis for a metal part, helping identify savings on operations like cutting and bending.

Make cost and CO₂ part of early design decisions.

Evaluate cost and carbon impact early to compare design options before decisions become locked in. 

Engineers analyzing cost simulations across countries using Tset to improve transparency and control for global sourcing strategies.

Keep projects on budget and aligned with business goals.

Track cost and CO₂ from concept to launch to avoid overruns and stay aligned with targets.

Overview of Tset quoting capabilities showing ERP integration and brownfield cost calculation to streamline manufacturing cost analysis.

Quote faster and more consistently, backed by real cost insights.

Support fast, confident quoting with consistent cost and CO₂ estimates based on real data and proven models. 

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Build up Cost Engineering with expert support.

Get hands-on support from Tset’s cost engineers and manufacturing experts to build your cost and CO₂ strategy, embed best practices, and deliver measurable savings across your organization.

FAQ

Questions automotive cost engineers always ask.

How accurate is Tset's should-cost calculation, and where does the cost data come from?

Tset's models are built on validated market data covering materials, machine rates, energy, and labour across 79 countries — continuously refreshed. Accuracy comes from transparency, not a black box: every input, overhead, and process assumption is visible and editable. You can challenge any number and trace it back to its source.

Can Tset cost an automotive part before we have a final CAD model?

Yes. Tset accepts parametric inputs, BOMs, sketches, and 3D models — so concept teams can quantify ideas in early-phase business cases, well before CAD release. The same model evolves with the part: refine inputs as the design firms up, without rebuilding from scratch.

How does Tset integrate with our existing stack — SAP, PLM, and BI?

Tset Studio is API-first and cloud-native. Standard connectors cover ERP (SAP, Oracle), PLM (Teamcenter, Windchill), and BI (Tableau, Power BI). CAD imports (STEP, JT, parametric) are native. Custom integrations are common in enterprise rollouts and supported by the implementation team.

What if we don't have an internal cost engineering team yet?

Tset's in-house cost engineers operate as Extended Workbench: building your initial cost models, running calculations alongside your team, and transferring know-how as you scale. Several Tier 1 and OEM customers started this way before bringing capability fully in-house.

What manufacturing technologies does Tset cover for automotive parts?

220+ pre-configured templates across 35+ technologies — including high-pressure die casting, sand and investment casting, cold and hot forging, progressive and transfer die stamping, plastic and rubber injection, machining (turning, milling, bar turning), PCBA, sheet metal cutting and bending, aluminum extrusion, sintering, and packaging. Custom templates can be added for specialized processes.

LET'S TALK

Take cost engineering off the bottleneck list.

Book a 30-minute demo. We'll walk through how Tset would model a typical part for your business — using your manufacturing technologies and your supplier landscape, not generic data.