Case Study: Ford Motor Company achieves 75% reduction in translation costs with Xyleme

Driving a 75% Reduction in Translation Costs

Ford’s Finance Division partnered with Xyleme in late 2018 to streamline learning content and translation for more than 5,000 learners across five languages. They faced inconsistent templates and tools, time‑consuming manual export/import workflows, and clunky assessment processes that drove up costs and slowed localization.

By moving to Xyleme’s component content management (XML) approach—creating modular learning chunks, using built‑in assessment and image‑overlay capabilities, and exporting only what’s needed for translation—Ford cut average translation costs from about $2,600 to $650 per course (75% savings, >$175K in year one) and reduced translation time from roughly three months to four–six weeks, while improving localization, assessments, and analytics.

Ford Motor Company

Carol Droin

Finance Division