Bosch

Toyota, Nissan, Honda among investors prepping Renesas rescue

1:16 am U.S. ET | Oct. 13, 2012
A Japan government fund is expected to partner with about 10 companies in hopes of buying the struggling chipmaker Renesas Electronics in a 200 billion yen ($2.55 billion) deal, the Nikkei business daily said.... Read More »

 

Bosch to form China JV to produce motors for electric scooters

Aug. 22, 2012 13:38 CET
German supplier Robert Bosch GmbH says it plans to form a joint venture with Chinese company Ningbo Polaris Technology to produce wheel hub motors for electric scooters.... Read More »

 

Q&A: WERNER STRUTH, ROBERT BOSCH

Bosch expands N.A. production, sourcing

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012
Robert Bosch has targeted North America as a high-growth market. The German supplier is spending $350 million this year to expand production in North America, and it is buying more components here, too. Werner Struth, 55, has been chairman since Jan. 1. Struth, a mechanical engineer who began has career with Bosch in 1989, described his company's growth strategy.... Read More »

 

Q&A

Bosch expanding production and sourcing in North America

Aug. 15, 2012 06:01 CET
Robert Bosch has targeted North America as a high-growth market. The German supplier is spending $350 million this year to expand production in North America, and it is buying more components there, too.... Read More »

 

Bosch's choice of new CEO shows importance of connected auto

Aug. 14, 2012 06:01 CET
With Volkmar Denner as its new chief executive, German supplier giant Robert Bosch appears determined to be a key player in the unpredictable realm of automotive infotainment. It won't be easy.... Read More »

 

Q&A

Bosch expanding production and sourcing in North America

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 14, 2012
Robert Bosch has targeted North America as a high-growth market. The German supplier is spending $350 million this year to expand production in North America, and it is buying more components here, too.... Read More »

 

DAVID SEDGWICK

Crash avoidance gear gets a boost from insurers

12:01 am U.S. ET | July 16, 2012
You could hear suppliers sighing with relief on July 3 after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its safety analysis of collision avoidance technology. The study reassures Delphi Automotive, Robert Bosch, Continental, Denso and others that have invested heavily in such systems David Sedgwick is a special correspondent for Automotive News.... Read More »

 

Car train shows opportunities for suppliers

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 18, 2012
Commercial prospects for "driverless" cars got a boost last month when four vehicles on autopilot successfully trailed a lead car on a 124-mile route near Barcelona, Spain.... Read More »