Bosch to relocate its manufacturing activities to Bidadi

11 Jun 2012 Evaluate

In a bid to cater to rapidly growing business needs, Bosch is planning to relocate its manufacturing activities at Adugodi to Bidadi in two phases from 2012-13 to 2015-16. In this regard, the company has acquired 97 acres in Bidadi for construction of the new facility and would invest nearly Rs 600 crore for development of the facility in both the phases.

The first phase comprises construction of plant from 2012 to 2013 while the production will be started by Q1 2014 with transfer of about 1,000 employees. Phase I will see production of Common Rail Pump, Common Rail and Glow plugs while, Phase II will see production of Inline Pumps, Elements, Delivery Valves, Conventional and PF Pumps and the construction in second phase would take place from 2015 to 2016 while, production will begin by the first quarter of 2017

The company’s existing premises at Adugodi will remain Bosch Headquarters in India. Besides, the firm will develop R&D Centre at the vacant space in Bidadi to create a state-of-the-art Technology and Engineering centre.

Bosch is a major player in the diesel segment and 60% of its sales come from diesel segment. It is also among the larger suppliers of common rail direct injection (CRDI) systems in India. The company buys half of the components required for the CRDI systems (by value) locally. 

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