Vector Informatik GmbH (hereinafter referred to as ‘Vector’) was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, the heart of Germany’s automotive industry. After more than 30 years of development, Vector has grown into a multinational corporation with over 4,500 employees and branches in 14 countries worldwide. In 2011, to better serve its extensive client base in China and establish a strong foothold in the Chinese market, Vector established a wholly-owned subsidiary in China – Vector Automotive Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. – marking its ninth subsidiary following those in the United States, Japan, France, Sweden, the United Kingdom, South Korea and India. As its business expanded, Vector established a branch in Beijing in 2017, followed by branches in Shenzhen in 2022 and Nanjing in 2023. Vector is a leading global supplier of automotive electronics development tools, with business areas covering: · Complete vehicle E/E architecture design · Bus/ECU simulation, analysis and testing · ECU calibration and measurement · Vehicle/ECU diagnostics and programming · Data acquisition, logging, analysis and management · AUTOSAR base software · Dynamic and static code testing · Functional safety and cybersecurity consultancy services