- Additional investment of 4.3 million Euros
- Reduction of transportation allows for energy saving
February 20 , 2008, Changsha – Today the Bosch Group began construction of a modern 4.3 million Euros logistic centre in Changsha, the capital city of Hunan province in Central China. The centre is built on a 10,000 square meters track of land and provides an increased productivity of the automotive logistic network in central China.
Using state-of-the-art technical processes, this centre will utilize 57 percent less land space as compared with similar facilities and will provide up to12,500 storage bins. Also, the new logistics center will reduce the amount of transportation needed in Changsha allowing for fuel saving up to 58 percent.
“The additional investment of 4.3 million in Changsha confirms Bosch's long-term commitment to China and its dedication to support the Chinese government in stimulating growth in Central China and to develop local industries,” Mr. Buehren Harald, General Manager of Bosch Automotive Products (Changsha) Co., Ltd., outlined the goal of the new logistics center at the groundbreaking ceremony, “After the completion of the logistics center, all automotive products to and from the Changsha site, including on-time delivery of production materials, will be coordinated by the new Bosch logistics center to achieve optimal efficiency, save resources and maximize customer satisfaction.”
Bosch started operations in Changsha in January, 2005 with a total investment of 60 million Euros up to 2008. Today, Bosch Changsha is the main operation site of Bosch Electrical Drives and Bosch Starters and Alternators in China. The site offers a full range of mechatronic components and body applications systems for the entire automotive industry in China. Those include motors for ABS, engine cooling, window lifting, blowers, wipers as well as wiper systems, starters and alternators.
About Bosch in China
Bosch founded its first trading office in China as early as 1909. In 1926, the first car service workshop opened in Shanghai. Today, all of the Bosch business sectors are present in China: Automotive and Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods and Building Technology. The company operates via a holding company in Shanghai, 14 subsidiaries, 7 joint ventures, and 6 trading companies. 2006 consolidated sales in China reached 1.3 billion euros. Up to 2005, Bosch had invested around 620 million euros in China and between 2006 and 2008 it will invest a further 620 million euros. Some 14,000 Bosch employees are committed to bringing to the Chinese customers the latest technology as well as the most reliable services to help improve their quality of life.
About the Bosch Group
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In the areas of automotive and industrial technology, consumer goods, and building technology, some 272,000 associates generated sales of 46.1 billion euros in fiscal 2007. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 300 subsidiary and regional companies in over 50 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spends more than three billion euros each year for research and development, and in 2006 applied for over 3,000 patents worldwide. The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.”
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News sourc: Bosch China
Publish date: Feb. 2008
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