The two companies are jointly developing a new product.
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协力 (xiélì) usually appears in compounds like 齐心协力 (qíxīn xiélì, unite as one) or 通力协力 (tōnglì xiélì, joint effort). On its own it sounds slightly formal — in casual speech 一起 (yīqǐ, together) or 合作 (hézuò, cooperate) is more common.