The company said its engineers have had training in Bosch research centers in Germany and Hungary. The center in Cluj is the first of its kind opened by Bosch in Romania.
At the same time, the company has started testing and delivering the first products made in its new production unit in Cluj, which will be officially opened next year, Bosch said.
Company officials added the hiring process for research and production will continue in 2014.
The research center, a EUR77 million investment, will be part of Bosch’s Automotive Electronics division.
In Romania Bosch is present in four cites – Bucharest, Blaj, Cluj, and Timisoara – and plans to reach over 2,000 employees by the end of the year from around 1,400 at the beginning of the year.