3+
Decades Of Delivery
Automotive
Driving Automotive Manufacturing Into Its Software-Defined Future
From the shop floor to the connected vehicle, Kumaran modernizes legacy systems, unlocks data and engineers intelligent, future-ready platforms for automotive manufacturers, OEMs and suppliers.
3+ Decades
Automotive delivery
Overview
Modernizing Manufacturing With A Software-Defined Mindset
The automotive industry is being rebuilt in real time. Electrification, software-defined vehicles, connected mobility and smart factories are redefining how vehicles are designed, built and serviced, while supply chain volatility and tighter quality and safety regulations raise the stakes.
For manufacturers and suppliers, the challenge is twofold: keep decades-old, business-critical systems running, while building the digital and data backbone the next era of mobility demands. Kumaran bridges both.
We pair deep modernization engineering with a manufacturing mindset — moving legacy applications to cloud-ready architectures, turning fragmented data into a strategic asset, and embedding AI across operations and products. The result: a technology foundation that's leaner to run, easier to maintain, and ready for what's next.
- Deep modernization engineering paired with a manufacturing mindset
- Cloud-ready architectures across plant, enterprise and supplier systems
- Fragmented data turned into a strategic, real-time source of truth
- AI embedded across operations, quality and connected products
100%
Agile Teams
50+
Automotive Legacy Systems Modernized
90%
Client Retention
Automotive Services
Comprehensive Services Built For The Precision, Scale And Complexity Of Automotive Manufacturing.
Application Modernization
We modernize legacy automotive applications, plant systems, custom manufacturing tools and aging enterprise platforms, into cloud-ready, API-first, secure architectures. Our discovery-led, AI-accelerated approach preserves 100% of existing business logic, so you gain a modern, maintainable system with zero disruption to live operations.
Data Modernization
We unify and modernize fragmented data across design, production, quality and supply chain into scalable, cloud-native data platforms. The outcome is a single, trusted source of truth, powering real-time visibility, analytics and AI across the value chain.
Application Development & Maintenance Services (ADM)
From connected-product and shop-floor applications to enterprise and supplier platforms, we design, build and continuously evolve the software that runs your business, engineered for reliability, scale and the realities of manufacturing operations.
Application Production Support Services
We keep mission-critical automotive systems running with proactive, SLA-driven support, monitoring, incident management and stabilization that protect production continuity and free your teams to focus on innovation.
Solutions
Purpose-Built Solutions For Modern Mobility
Three accelerator solutions engineered for the realities of automotive manufacturing and connected mobility.
AI-Led Modernization Accelerators
Proprietary AI accelerators that fast-track legacy migration, reducing cycle time by 30-50% while preserving full business logic to avoid BAU disruption.
Supply Chain Visibility & Resilience
End-to-end visibility and predictive insight across suppliers, logistics and inventory to anticipate disruption and safeguard production continuity.
Connected Vehicle & Telematics Data Platform
Ingest, process and act on connected-vehicle and fleet data at scale, powering OTA, diagnostics and new mobility services for software-defined vehicles.
Why Kumaran
Why Kumaran For Automotive?
Engineering partnership built for the precision, scale and complexity of automotive manufacturing.
Modernization Is Our Core, Not A Sideline
With 30+ years and 2,000+ projects, we specialize in transforming complex legacy estates into modern, intelligent platforms, the exact challenge automotive manufacturers face today.
We Modernize Without Disruption
Our discovery-led, AI-accelerated method protects live production while moving you forward, full business-logic coverage, no BAU surprises.
Built For An Industry Where Quality Is Everything
Traceability, safety and compliance are treated as first-class engineering concerns, governed by mature quality frameworks across every engagement.
End-To-End, Under One Roof
From modernization and data to development, support, QA, BI and AI, we cover the full lifecycle, so you partner with one accountable team, not a patchwork of vendors.
Future-Ready By Design
Cloud-ready, API-first and AI-enabled, we help you solve today's problems while building the foundation for connected, electrified and software-defined mobility.
Global Scale, Local Accountability
A proven delivery model across 40+ countries, combining onsite partnership with cost-effective global engineering.
Our ProductsTools we built.
Tools we built.
Advantage you keep.
Proprietary, in-house engineered software. Every product purpose-built to solve a real problem fast.
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Reusable frameworks that slash test creation time, built for teams that ship fast and can't afford gaps.
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Intelligent Document Parser (IDP)
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Data Quality Validator
Accelerates data transfer and comparison across diverse sources, integrity guaranteed at every stage.
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Employee Productivity Tracker
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Reusable frameworks that slash test creation time, built for teams that ship fast and can't afford gaps.
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Intelligent Document Parser (IDP)
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Case Studies
See Our Work In Action
Real outcomes delivered for automotive manufacturers across modernization, data and AI engagements.
13 Months Discovery to Full Deployment
Automobile Manufacturer Migrates Warranty System from PowerBuilder to .NET in 13 Months
A US automobile manufacturer modernised its PowerBuilder V8-based Warranty Management System to a modern .NET web application using agile methodology — completing discovery to deployment in just 13 months and eliminating all legacy technology risk.
13 MonthsDiscovery to Full Deployment
Real-Time Synchronisation Across All Dealer Data
B2B Data Exchange Solution — 900 Dealers Synchronised via MS SQL Server
Kumaran was engaged by Microsoft India to deliver a B2B data exchange solution for a major enterprise with 900 wholesale dealers — replacing manual Excel-based data transfer with a centralised SQL Server platform supporting both internet-connected and offline XML-based exchange.
Real-TimeSynchronisation Across All Dealer Data
15 Years Strategic IT Partnership
Canadian Furniture Retailer Migrates Mainframe to Web-First Technologies
One of Canada's largest furniture retailers modernised its mainframe EDI application to HTML5, Angular, and J2EE using Kumaran's NxTran tool — completing the migration on time and within budget, and cementing a 15-year strategic IT partnership.
15 YearsStrategic IT Partnership
Clipper → Java Full Re-Engineering Delivered
Canadian Government Ministry Modernises Legacy Finance Audit System to Java Web Platform
A Canadian government ministry re-engineered its legacy Clipper audit application to a modern J2EE web platform on WebSphere 4.0 — enabling 4,000 staff to access the system from any location across Canada with a centralised DB2 database and multi-language GUI.
Clipper → JavaFull Re-Engineering Delivered
40,000+ Students Served by Modernised Platform
College Modernises Student Information System — Every Business Rule Preserved
One of Ontario's largest colleges validated the modernisation of GeneSIS — its Student Information and Administration System — from a legacy platform to .NET, preserving every business rule across scheduling, student progression, and Ontario policy compliance for 40,000+ students.
40,000+Students Served by Modernised Platform
100+ Stores Unified on Single DWBI Platform
Data Visualisation & BI for Largest Retailer in Canada
Canada's largest volume retailer consolidated 6 regional data sources from 100+ stores into a single secure DWBI platform — enabling drill-down analysis across 50+ KPIs, real-time dashboards for leadership, and OLAP-powered historical analysis and future sales prediction.
100+Stores Unified on Single DWBI Platform
0 Downtime During Critical Application Migration
Energy Company Migrates Critical Risk Assessment with 0 Downtime
A major oil shipping company re-engineered its mission-critical Risk Assessment System from Oracle to Microsoft .NET — achieving zero downtime during migration, full internal system embedding, and web service-based third-party data exchange, winning the engagement against Tier 1 competitors.
0Downtime During Critical Application Migration
3-Tier Oracle 8i Architecture Delivered
Secure Internet-Based Authorization Document Entry System for Global Trade Standards
The Foreign Trade Standards (FTS) division partnered with Kumaran to build ADES — a secure internet-based Authorization Document Entry System supporting Pre-Shipment Inspection across 11 government clients and offices in 94 countries, handling 1,000+ daily transactions with 24/7 availability.
3-TierOracle 8i Architecture Delivered
318 ERP Objects Migrated to Web GUI
Global Retailer Modernises ERP — 318 Oracle Forms Objects Migrated to Web
A global personal care products retailer migrated its Taiwan ERP application — 318 objects across Finance, Product Management, and Order Processing — from Oracle Forms 4.5 character mode to a fully web-based Oracle Forms 6i GUI, with Traditional Chinese character set preserved across all tiers.
318ERP Objects Migrated to Web GUI
HL7-V3 Compliant EMR Integration
Healthcare Company Rearchitects Secure HL7-Compliant PHR System
A healthcare technology company partnered with Kumaran to build a highly secure, HL7-V3 compliant Personal Health Record system — delivering offline capability, bidirectional EMR integration, full file encryption, DICOM imaging support, and extensible patient search in a portable, multi-browser solution.
HL7-V3Compliant EMR Integration
60+ Data Feeds Unified on One Platform
Manufacturing Systems Integration with JBoss Fuse & Apache Camel
A leading manufacturing company replaced its fragile Assembly Line integration subsystem with a cloud-compatible platform built on Apache Camel and Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6.3 — unifying 11 internal systems and 60+ data feeds with no impact to connected systems.
60+Data Feeds Unified on One Platform
80% Reduction in Conversion Time
Oracle Forms Migrated to Thin-Client Java — 80% Faster Conversion for Ontario Schools
The Ontario College Application Service migrated its SSOLA system from Oracle Forms 6i to a thin-client Java solution — eliminating the JInitiator plug-in dependency that blocked student access and achieving 80% reduction in conversion time using Kumaran's Forms-to-Java migration tools.
80%Reduction in Conversion Time
30% Cost Savings vs. Ground-Up Rebuild
Major Public Sector Corporation Migrates Oracle Forms to .NET — 30% Cost Savings
A major US public sector employment corporation migrated its legacy Oracle Forms 6i applications to a modern ASP.NET platform — achieving 30% cost savings versus a ground-up rebuild while preserving all functionality, role-based security, and enabling centralised deployment.
30%Cost Savings vs. Ground-Up Rebuild
Semi-Auto Tool-Based Migration — Cost Effective
Public Sector Agency Modernises PowerBuilder to Oracle — Cost-Effective Semi-Automated Migration
A US public sector environmental agency migrated its complex PowerBuilder 6.5 environmental management platform to Oracle Forms 6i and Reports 6i using Kumaran's semi-automated PB*Converter tool — preserving all functionality across permit management, inspection, violation tracking, and complaint handling.
Semi-AutoTool-Based Migration — Cost Effective
1,200 Simultaneous Users Benchmarked
Telecom Company Modernises Oracle Forms to J2EE — 1,200 Users Benchmarked
A leading telecom network infrastructure company modernised its AccessCare Operating Support System from legacy Oracle Forms 6i to a full J2EE platform — delivering an exact one-to-one migration, benchmarked to support 1,200 simultaneous users with zero user retraining required.
1,200Simultaneous Users Benchmarked
32% → 99% Batch SLA Improvement
US Automobile Giant Improves Mainframe Batch SLA from 32% to 99%
A US automobile giant with 12 manufacturing plants improved mainframe batch SLA from 32% to 99% using Kumaran's proprietary NxTran tool — delivering an estimated $13.13 million in 5-year savings by migrating COBOL/JCL to Java Spring Batch and z/OS DB2 to LUW DB2.
32% → 99%Batch SLA Improvement
100% Informix to Oracle Migration Achieved
Leading US Bank Card Provider Migrates from Informix to Oracle — 100% Migration Achieved
The fifth-largest bank card provider in the USA achieved 100% migration accuracy from Informix 4GL and ESQL/C to Oracle PL/SQL packages and Pro*C — using a tool-assisted approach with manual quality assurance to replicate all original functionality with improved performance.
100%Informix to Oracle Migration Achieved
10x Funding Data Processing Volume vs Legacy
Major US Transport Authority Revamps Capital Funding to J2EE — 10x Processing Volume
The largest transit authority in North America modernised its capital funding system to a J2EE platform, achieving 10x the processing volume of the legacy system with real-time workflow automation, accelerated vendor payments, and open integration across J2EE, SOA, and open-source stacks.
10xFunding Data Processing Volume vs Legacy
Decoupled Monolith Broken into Independent Microservices
Monolithic to Microservices for a Leading Retail Bank in Canada
A leading retail bank in Canada decomposed its monolithic Loan Origination and Processing System into independently deployable Spring Boot microservices on Red Hat OpenShift — eliminating full regression cycles and system-wide downtime with every code change.
DecoupledMonolith Broken into Independent Microservices
30% Cost Savings vs. Rebuild
US Healthcare Agency Modernises Oracle Forms to J2EE — 30% Cost Savings
A leading US federal healthcare agency modernised its Oracle Forms-based grant management system to a modern J2EE web platform — achieving 30% cost savings versus rebuilding from scratch and enabling online grants management across 3,000 users.
30%Cost Savings vs. Rebuild
14 → 50 Resources Scaled in 6 Months
Top Canadian Bank Scales QA Operations 3.5x in 6 Months with Zero Disruption
One of Canada's largest banks faced increasing complexity in its QA operations under a top-tier incumbent provider. The need to enhance efficiency, scale processes, and optimize costs led the bank to transition its entire QA function to Kumaran — a high-stakes handover requiring zero disruption to o
14 → 50Resources Scaled in 6 Months
7,500+ Test Cases Automated
Tier-1 Global Bank Scales Cross-Platform BDD Automation (UI, API & Mobile)
A Tier-1 Global Bank operating a large-scale enterprise digital platform faced mounting regression challenges. With 7,500+ UI and API test cases requiring automation and 1,000+ validation tests spanning reports, databases, and logs, manual execution had become unsustainable. Long execution cycles an
7,500+Test Cases Automated
100% Automated Message Validation
Tier-1 Global Bank Automates FX Real-Time Message Validation
A Tier-1 Global Bank faced a critical gap in their Foreign Exchange platform: real-time financial messages flowing through Solace messaging infrastructure across multiple formats — FIX, FIXML, JSON, and XML — were being validated manually across queues, databases, and UI. The process was time-consum
100%Automated Message Validation
2,000+ Test Cases Automated
Tier-1 Global Bank Automates Enterprise-Scale gRPC Services Automation
The client operated a complex gRPC-based distributed architecture spanning 20+ services. Manual test case creation and validation for unary gRPC services resulted in long execution cycles, high debugging effort, and limited scalability for end-to-end service orchestration. With 200+ hours consumed p
2,000+Test Cases Automated
~15 min Validation Per Run (was 5–6 hrs)
Financial Services Firm Automates Large-Scale Derivatives Data Reconciliation
A leading financial services firm faced an unsustainable data reconciliation challenge. Massive volumes of derivatives data were generated daily across multiple source systems in varied formats — DAT, Excel, and JSON — with real-time changes adding further complexity. Manual validation was time-cons
~15 minValidation Per Run (was 5–6 hrs)
100% Test Coverage Achieved
Global Bank Modernizes Mission-Critical Trading Platform Automation
A Tier-1 Global Bank faced severe bottlenecks in their mission-critical trading platform. Over 7,000+ regression test cases were executed manually, creating long, inflexible regression cycles that delayed releases. A proprietary vendor tool offered poor scalability and limited coverage, while the bu
100%Test Coverage Achieved
80% QA Lifecycle Acceleration
Canadian Bank Automates Bilingual PDF Validation with GenAI
A Tier-1 Canadian Bank faced a critical bottleneck in its Core Banking & Payments Portfolio: the manual validation of 600+ bilingual (English/French) print forms. Frequent specification changes caused validation cycles to stretch into months, severely slowing release pipelines and straining QA teams
80%QA Lifecycle Acceleration
Fully Automated Zero Manual Monitoring
SWAP — UAE Container Logistics End-to-End Digital Platform
Container logistics in UAE ports involves a complex multi-party workflow between importers, exporters, transport companies, and shipping lines. Opportunities to "swap" containers — avoiding empty return trips to the depot — were being missed repeatedly due to the absence of a coordination system. Tr
Fully AutomatedZero Manual Monitoring
Unified Enterprise GRC Framework Delivered
Enterprise GRC Transformation and Regulatory Compliance Solutions
A large global financial institution operating in a highly regulated environment faced mounting challenges across governance, operational risk, and compliance. Legacy manual processes and fragmented systems created operational inefficiencies, while increasing regulatory complexity demanded a moderni
UnifiedEnterprise GRC Framework Delivered
Automated Compliance-Ready Charting Notes
Enterprise Meeting Intelligence with AI-Powered Teams Transcription Bot
Enterprise meeting transcription in MS Teams presented significant challenges for a Tier-1 Global Bank. Transcription ownership is tied to the meeting organiser, and bots require higher-level permissions that are unsuitable for enterprise environments. Existing MS Teams Copilot solutions locked the
AutomatedCompliance-Ready Charting Notes
60–80% ETL Migration Automation Accuracy
Informatica to Azure Databricks — GenAI-Powered ETL Migration
A Tier-1 Global Bank was extensively reliant on Informatica for their ETL processes, resulting in high licensing, infrastructure, and operational costs. The client required a cost-effective, modern, cloud-based alternative and identified Azure Databricks as their preferred target platform for migrat
60–80%ETL Migration Automation Accuracy
70% Reduction in Manual Effort
GenAI Automates Test Cases for 600+ Customer Communications
A Tier-1 Global Bank needed to validate 600+ printed customer communication letters — covering images, text, and formatting — against strict print specifications. Each test case was manually written by the client, requiring precise validation of formatting, text positioning, and layout adherence. Th
70%Reduction in Manual Effort
Faster First-Response Time
Client Contact Centre Transformed with RAG-Powered AI Chat Assistant
Customer service representatives at a Tier-1 Global Bank were tasked with answering complex queries across a wide range of product procedures, rules, and features. The information needed to respond accurately was dispersed across the product website, internal SharePoint, documents, and training mate
FasterFirst-Response Time
90%+ Migration Accuracy Achieved
600+ KornShell Jobs Modernized with GenAI-Powered Code Migration
The client had developed 600+ KornShell (KSH) and Sybase SQL custom scripts over the years, relying on an outdated version of FIS Mid-Office. When FIS announced a tight deadline for sunsetting support of this version, the client was required to migrate all custom scripts to a new version compatible
90%+Migration Accuracy Achieved
Blog & Resources
Insights & Thought Leadership
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Mar 2025
Mainframe Modernization: Avoiding Downtime and Disruption
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Revolutionizing Loss Run Reports: The Impact of Cognitive Document Processing in P&C Insurance industry
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App Modernizations are already transforming applications worldwide. Here is how to do it through Agile for a quick quantum leap toward the future.
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Mar 2025
Mainframe Modernization: Avoiding Downtime and Disruption
Learn how to modernize legacy mainframe systems without downtime using automation, phased rollouts, and hybrid cloud strategies.
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Feb 2025
Can the Cloud Replace Mainframes?
Cloud can’t replace everything. Learn when to keep your mainframe, when to switch, and how to build a smart hybrid system.
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Sep 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Insurance
Explore how AI is revolutionizing insurance with faster claims, better risk assessment, and improved customer experience. Learn more today!
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Nov 2023
Revolutionizing Loss Run Reports: The Impact of Cognitive Document Processing in P&C Insurance industry
Discover how Cognitive Document Processing (CDP) revolutionizes Loss Run report handling in P&C insurance with automation, AI-driven accuracy, and cost savings.
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Nov 2023
Modernizing Apps: The Agile Way
App Modernizations are already transforming applications worldwide. Here is how to do it through Agile for a quick quantum leap toward the future.
Read article
Blog
Mar 2025
Mainframe Modernization: Avoiding Downtime and Disruption
Learn how to modernize legacy mainframe systems without downtime using automation, phased rollouts, and hybrid cloud strategies.
Read article
Blog
Feb 2025
Can the Cloud Replace Mainframes?
Cloud can’t replace everything. Learn when to keep your mainframe, when to switch, and how to build a smart hybrid system.
Read article
Blog
Sep 2024
Artificial Intelligence (AI) In Insurance
Explore how AI is revolutionizing insurance with faster claims, better risk assessment, and improved customer experience. Learn more today!
Read article
Blog
Nov 2023
Revolutionizing Loss Run Reports: The Impact of Cognitive Document Processing in P&C Insurance industry
Discover how Cognitive Document Processing (CDP) revolutionizes Loss Run report handling in P&C insurance with automation, AI-driven accuracy, and cost savings.
Read article
Blog
Nov 2023
Modernizing Apps: The Agile Way
App Modernizations are already transforming applications worldwide. Here is how to do it through Agile for a quick quantum leap toward the future.
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