It also said the new plant will employ 325 people by the end of 2013.
Bosch is looking to hire engineers both for the research and development center in Cluj and for the production unit, according to Brigitte Eble, general manager of Robert Bosch and representative of Bosch group in Romania. Eble said engineers will be sent to Bosch plants in Germany, France or Hungary for professional training courses, adding Bosch will also hire staff in the economic and administrative fields.
Construction works will be completed in the second half of 2013 and the new facility will be further expanded in upcoming years. Planned investments for construction works amount to EUR77 million and the plant will be stretching onto 38,000 square meters.
The new facility will be part of the Automotive Electronics division, which produces electronic control units, semiconductors and sensors for the automotive industry and other areas. The division has 17 manufacturing facilities units worldwide and employs around 20,000 people.
The Bosch Group currently operates in three locations in Romania. It has a sales company for power tools, thermo-technology, security systems and automotive aftermarket products in Bucharest, a communications center in Timisoara and in Blaj, as well as a manufacturing facility for linear-motion technology, which is currently being expanded to include manufacturing operations for automotive technology. Bosch had some 1,400 employees in Romania at the beginning of 2012.