Palantir and Lear Expand Partnership to Accelerate Automotive Tech Transformation

Palantir Technologies has expanded its partnership with Lear Corporation for five years, enabling Lear to use Palantir's AI software across its global manufacturing footprint. Palantir's platforms have helped Lear proactively manage tariff exposure, automate administrative workflows, and balance manufacturing lines. Lear expects to see significant improvements in global efficiency and compound benefits from its IDEA strategy, which has already resulted in over $30 million in savings.

Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: PLTR) has announced a five-year expansion of its partnership with Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive leader in Seating and E-Systems. This agreement will enable Lear to utilize Palantir's AI software across its global manufacturing footprint. Palantir's platforms, including Palantir Foundry and the Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), have already played a crucial role in Lear's operations, helping the company manage tariff exposure, automate administrative workflows, and balance manufacturing lines.

Currently, over 11,000 Lear employees leverage Palantir's technology to drive efficiency and innovation. The partnership has been instrumental in Lear's Innovative, Digital, Engineered and Automated (IDEA by Lear) program, which has resulted in more than $30 million in savings during the first half of 2025. Lear expects these benefits to compound over the remainder of the year and beyond.

Lear's President and CEO, Ray Scott, commented on the significance of the partnership, stating, "Palantir is a key component of our IDEA strategy to automate and streamline manufacturing processes and administrative functions across the company. This partnership strengthens Lear’s position as an automotive technology leader and remains essential to our supply chain and operations. We have already seen significant improvements in global efficiency, creating a more agile and adaptable Lear."

Alex Karp, co-founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, expressed pride in the collaboration, noting, "We are proud to partner with Lear and showcase the very best of what Warp Speed and Palantir are capable of. Lear is improving the lives of its employees and developing the manufacturing plants of the future by deploying Palantir onto its production floors."

This expansion builds upon the initial partnership between Palantir and Lear, which began in 2023. The partnership has expanded the scope and scale of their collaboration, demonstrating the potential of AI in transforming manufacturing operations.

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