# Bosch breaks ground on $120M automotive electronics plant in Guanajuato, Mexico

Robert Bosch GmbH broke ground on a US$120 million plant in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico, to manufacture electronic control units (ECUs) for the American market. The facility will create about 1,200 jobs and is scheduled to start operations in 2020.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-27
- Where: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, Mexico
- Value: $120.0M
- Jobs: 1,200
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 21000 square meters
- Products: electronic control units (ECUs)
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md), [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Robert Bosch](https://endata.com/companies/3006.md)

## Sources

- [mexico-now.com](https://mexico-now.com/bosch-breaks-ground-for-us-120-million-plant-in-guanajuato/), 2018-08-27: "Last Friday, German manufacturer and services supplier Robert Bosch GmbH officially broke ground at the Amistad industrial park in the municipality of Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato, to build its US$120 million plant dedicated to electronic automotive components."

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