Shanghai (Gasgoo)- United Automotive Electronic
Systems Co., Ltd. (“UAES”), Bosch’s joint venture in China with
Zhonglian Automotive Electronics Co., Ltd., held a ground-breaking
ceremony for the second phase of the factory in Taicang, Jiangsu
province, marking a milestone for the company’s development of new
energy vehicle-related business.
Covering an area of around
20,000 square meters, the Taicang factory’s phase Ⅱ is planned to
involve a total equipment investment of over 1.4 billion yuan ($208.746
million). Construction works are expected to be completed in mid-May of
2023, aiming to build 6 production lines—2 for electric motors, 1 for
bridges, and 3 for power modules.
Ground-breaking ceremony; photo credit: UAES
Notably, UAES’ latest generation of hairpin motor and SiC power module will be manufactured at the factory.
As
UAES’ sixth manufacturing base, the Taicang-based factory mainly
produces the company’s NEV-related products, including bridges, power
modules, and electric motors. It is designed and manufactured based on
the Industrie 4.0 standards and has become Bosch’s global leading
benchmark factory focusing on NEV components. Its first phase started
operation in August 2018 and has so far produced around 250,000 bridges,
380,000 power modules, as well as over 1 million electric motors.
