• Three newly-launched production lines in 2008
• Accelerated localization and R&D efforts for innovative automotive technologies for safety, comfort and intelligence in China

Suzhou , March 21, 2008 – The Bosch Group, the leading global supplier of automotive technology and services, announced the launch of three new production lines for automotive electronics in China in 2008. They are a new Parking Aid System sensor line for Driver Assistance Systems, an additional production line for Airbag-ECU (Electronic Control Unit) and a production line for micro-hybrid technology. With the increased production capacity, Bosch can meet the growing demand in China for automotive safety and comfort technology and at the same time Bosch can export this technology to the Asia Pacific region.

The new Parking Aid System was already successfully installed to meet the increasing demand of Chinese car owners for technology that can improve driving comfort and help to prevent accidents. In April, t he second production line equipped with state-of-the-art micro-hybrid technology for ABS/ESP ECU will be launched. During the second quarter the additional production line for Airbag-ECU will also start production.

Bosch Automotive Electronics Suzhou also manufactures engine management control units for diesel engines and other advanced automotive electronics products. Established in 2006, Automotive Electronics Suzhou will employ more than 1,000 employees by the end of 2008. At present around 100 associates are working in the R&D area where Bosch improves, customizes and optimizes its technologies and products to satisfy local demands. For the coming years Bosch Automotive Electronics will continue to invest in new production facilities in China.

Bosch is constantly inventing to protect vehicle occupants with innovative products that help prevent and reduce the effects of accidents. Bosch has invented and made available on a global scale Advanced Parking Aid systems, Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Night Vision systems.

“The new production lines and the increased efforts in local R&D demonstrate our long-term commitment to our customers in China,” said Frank Muehlon, Regional President of Automotive Electronics China, Bosch Automotive Products ( Suzhou) Co., Ltd. “we are committed to high global quality standards, with localized products and services for our customers in China. We are dedicated to vehicle safety and driving comfort, which contributes to improve the quality of people's 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 271,000 associates generated sales of over 46 billion euros in fiscal 2007. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its more than 300 consolidated subsidiary and regional companies in 48 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 2007 applied for some 3,280 patents worldwide. The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861-1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.”

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 Bosch business sectors are present in China: Automotive and Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Building Technology. The company operates 14 subsidiaries, 7 joint ventures, and 6 trading companies via a holding company in Shanghai. 2007 consolidated sales in China reached 1.8 billion euros. Until the end of 2007, Bosch invested around 1 billion euros in China and between 2008 and 2010 it will invest a further 850 million euros. Some 17,000 Bosch associates are committed to bringing to Chinese customers the latest technology as well as the most reliable services to help improve their quality of life.

For more information on Bosch China, please visit http://www.bosch.com.cn

For further details please contact:

Helen He Bosch(China) Investment Ltd. Tel: +86-21-2898 1111 Email: helen.he@cn.bosch.com

Jenny Xu Bosch Automotive Electronics Tel: +86-512-6767 6999 Email: jenny.xu@cn.bosch.com

News sourc: Bosch China
Publish date: Mar. 2008