# Bosch to build EUR 120M auto parts plant in Guanajuato, Mexico

Bosch broke ground on a new automotive electronics factory in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico, with an investment of 120 million euros. The plant will initially create 1,200 jobs and is expected to be the most automated and intelligent production site in North America.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-24
- Where: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Value: $140.0M (120.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 1,200
- Starts operating: Jan 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 230,000 m² total land, 24,000 m² first stage production line
- Products: automotive electronics
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Bosch](https://endata.com/companies/1725.md)

## Sources

- [elfinanciero.com.mx](https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/bajio/invierte-bosch-120-millones-de-euros-en-nueva-planta-en-guanajuato/), 2018-08-25: "Invertiremos 120 millones de euros en esta planta que tendrá alrededor de mil 200 empleados"
- [notus.com.mx](https://notus.com.mx/coloca-bosch-1a-piedra-de-la-planta-apaseo-el-grande/), 2018-08-25: "Invertiremos 120 millones de euros en esta planta que tendrá alrededor de mil 200 empleados"
- [promexicoindustry.com](http://www.promexicoindustry.com/en/article/bosch-builds-intelligent-manufacturing-factory-in-guanajuato), 2018-10-08: "The investment will be of 120 million dollars in the first phase."

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