With Pandemic In The Rearview, Charleston-Area Bosch Plant Looks To Add Production, Jobs

The increasing popularity of electric cars combined with growth in traditional gas-powered vehicles has the Robert Bosch plant in Dorchester County adding production lines and spending $80 million on a two-year expansion program that will create hundreds of jobs.

The growth plan was outlined during a company-wide event to announce fiscal year-end earnings and the near-term outlook for The Bosch Group’s global operations, which include the vehicle mobility, industrial technology, consumer goods and energy sectors.

“The market for electric vehicles is growing in the United States, and with the investment we are doing in our e-motor line we are fulfilling the demands that we see for the future,” Gitta Unger, vice president of the North Charleston plant, said of the new production line that will be added to build electrified powertrains for passenger cars and commercial vehicles.

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