Given the demand for their products and the proximity with their customers, in 2004, Bosch began operations in Aguascalientes.
The German plant is the first one to manufacture automated brakes iBooster Generacion 2, same that started to be industrialized in 2018; They also manufacture anti-block braking system (ABS G9) and electronic stability program (ESP,) same that were created by Bosch since the 70s, these products have achieved their main objective which is saving countless lives in highways.
The iBooster is a brake thought for new vehicles such as the Tesla, Audi or BMW, since it is completely electronic mechanic, although it has engines it is 100 % controlled by an Electronic Control Unit or Engine Control Unit (ECU,) better known as automotive computer, this way it can receive software online updates from the vehicle, in case there is an improvement, there is a ‘patch’ that sends it to the brake, therefore, it is updated and the problem corrected.
“These brakes are 100 % programmable, the pedal can be changed, its sensation, more aggressive, sporty or soft, depending on the vehicle, we are already manufacturing since last year, it is used in futurist cars as well as in Tesla to a CR-V Honda, every time it is permeating more,” added Orlando Ramirez, plant manager at Bosch Aguascalientes.
In the last years, due to the work demand, Bosch Aguascalientes has increased the plant surface, reaching the 13,000 square meters in production areas, engineering, and offices, with a total of 38,000 square meters.
Regarding its production, in 2017 they recorded 9.2 million units in manufacturing, while there was an increase in 2018 of a total of 9.7 pieces.
They have about 1,200 collaborators, and due to new technologies being manufactured at the facilities, they are planning a human capital growth to reach a total of 1,500 people, since the German firm has the goal of being the largest employer in the region.
