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Grid Computing is a relatively new concept that provides a high performance metacomputing platform consisting of multiple computers connected using high-speed networks. The metaphor computational grid is based on the electrical power grid, which provides ubiquitous electrical power. In the same way, a computational grid has the potential of providing ubiquitous computing power. Connection of many computers at appropriate speeds has become more feasible with the recent deployment of high-speed second-generation optical Internet infrastructures, such as Internet2 and CA-Net 3 in North America and DANTE/ GÉANT in Europe. These networks can interconnect computing nodes in a grid at up to gigabit speeds. This paper is an exploration of the potential of using Grid Computing services to serve the Automotive Design industry.