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Bosch corporate restructuring and semiconductor expansion

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Robert Bosch GmbH is undergoing a major organizational restructuring of its German operations, scheduled to take effect on August 1, 2027. The company will transition its Mobility division, along with Bosch Digital, Global Business Services, and Global Real Estate, into separate, wholly-owned legal entities. Approximately 62,500 employees will transfer to these new subsidiaries. While Bosch maintains that existing employment contracts, wages, and working conditions will remain unchanged, the reorganization follows a previously announced reduction of more than 20,000 jobs in Germany. Chairman of the Board of Management Christian Fischer stated the move aims to foster “greater entrepreneurial freedom,” streamline decision-making, and increase customer focus to combat competitive pressures from Asian markets. Following this, Bosch announced the creation of a dedicated Semiconductors division, effective January 1, 2028. This unit, carved out of the Mobility Electronics division, aims to reach 5 billion euros in annual sales by 2030 by targeting robotics, industrial automation, and AI data centers. To support this, Bosch is investing approximately 3 billion euros in German wafer fabs and 2 billion dollars in a SiC chip plant in Roseville, California. Despite these investments, the company is implementing further cost-cutting measures. Bosch confirmed it will cut an additional 750 jobs at its Abstatt, Germany, location by the end of 2029 within the Vehicle Motion business unit. The company attributed these layoffs to intense price competition from Asian manufacturers, stagnant global vehicle production, declining demand in Europe, and shifting technology developments toward Chinese markets. Specifically, Bosch noted that the development of new electronic braking systems is increasingly being conducted alongside Chinese customers and teams, reducing the workload at the Abstatt site. These cuts are part of a broader trend within the Mobility sector, where more than 23,000 jobs are expected to be lost in Germany over various periods.

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