Bosch has always focused on technologies for a mobility experience that is economical and sustainable, safe and secure, convenient and exciting in the future. This will be accomplished via new platforms to meet changing requirements of legislations and user experience. Bosch is taking further strategic steps towards a leading position in the software-dominated future of mobility by combining its‘ automotive know-how, wide-ranging electronics and software expertise. In mobility hardware and software development, BGSW is the largest R&D centre outside Germany with 20,000+ engineers.
Bosch is the market leader in the powertrain business. They have a technology neutral approach with regards to powertrain, be it gasoline, diesel or electrification. Considering the ever-changing needs of mobility Bosch provides more than one powertrain technology to make mobility more sustainable.
Bosch is the global leader in electric powertrain solutions. The company estimates that by 2030, every third new vehicle in India will be an EV. At the same time, dependent on use case / customer strategy, the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) could also be electrified with mild and strong hybrids. The ICE remains an important part of the powertrain mix especially in commercial vehicles and off highway segments.
Bosch supports govt. vision to reduce road accidents by over 50 percent by 2025. Bosch’s expertise in assisted and automated mobility ranges across passenger and commercial vehicle driver assistance with India-specific object identification technology, motorcycle safety and rider assistance, and braking and occupant safety (4W and 2W). Bosch India has invested INR 380 crores over the last 10 years and an additional INR 238 crores is planned over the next 5 years in safety domain.
As an AIoT company, Bosch India is leveraging AI, IoT, automation, and digitalization to develop smart, secure, efficient, and sustainable smart products of the future. Sales of connected power tools, household appliances, and heating systems alone have grown by 50 percent within one year – from four million units in 2020 to more than six million in 2021 globally. With the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence (BCAI), the company has established a strong unit in the field of AI that has already contributed some 300 million euros to result.
Bosch will continue to invest heavily in India to expand its portfolio close to 7 percent of total net sales. Backed by the biggest R&D team outside Germany – Bosch’s Beyond Mobility business works to the highest international standards of manufacturing, product, and service quality to formulate indigenous, affordable, and India-specific innovations.
Bosch remains committed to improving quality of life through advanced technology. Having aided the construction of “modern India” over the past 26 years, Bosch Power Tools aims to increase its localisation share by more than 10 percent by 2025. And BSH Home Appliances recently expanded its production capacity at its Chennai factory for manufacturing refrigerators towards an ambition to achieve up to 75 percent of localisation by 2025.
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