Shanghai (ZXZC)- 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.