Bosch opens Chinese engineering center.(Suppliers)(Robert Bosch GmbH)

Automotive News, May, 2005 by Webb, Alysha

Byline: Alysha Webb

Robert Bosch GmbH has opened a third engineering center in China.

"We are not sourcing enough from China. It has to be more, and it has to be faster,'' says Hans Hechtel, general manager of the Bosch Engineering Center (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. and general manager of Bosch Automotive Products Suzhou.

The center, which is in the east China city of Suzhou, will validate materials and components sourced in China for use in Bosch operations worldwide.

Figures for how much Bosch sourced from China last year were not available.

The center will be able to release products for global use from China, speeding up the sourcing process.

Buying parts in China is not as easy as going to a plant and placing an order....

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