AUTOSIM was a Coordination Action project which received funding from the EC for three years, starting in September 2005. Coordinated by NAFEMS , the project consortium contained 32 companies from across Europe each of whom had a significant interest in the use of simulation within the automotive industry. They include OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers, consultants, researchers and software developers.

The project was a successor to the FENet project , focusing on the specific area of one industry sector : the automotive sector.

The activities of the project were focused on three technology areas:

• Integration of Simulation in to the Produce Development Process
• Materials Characterisation
• Improving Confidence in the Use of Simulation