Robert Bosch GmbH

The BSH Hellas plant at Rendi, near Piraeus, faces closure. One of the country's oldest factories, it was renamed after Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate GmbH bought out Pitsos, a Greek company established in 1865.

Times are hard for many European firms, particularly German giants such as BMW, Puma, Lufthansa and Bosch. It appears these firms can't even afford an office of their own where they could advance their interests with the requisite comfort and equipment. For that reason, they end up crammed together under the same roof. It is often a humble, almost empty room.

Public prosecutors in the German city of Stuttgart are investigating whether staff at auto parts supplier Robert Bosch GmbH was involved in the rigging of emissions tests by Volkswagen (VW), the prosecutor's office said on Dec. 16.

U.S. authorities are investigating German auto supplier Robert Bosch GmbH over its role in Volkswagen AG's massive scheme to cheat U.S. emission standards, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Turkish unit of Ford Motor has suspended operations at one of its plants, after a week-long labor dispute flared up again just days after the company resumed production at another plant in Turkey.

Bursa, Turkey?s automotive hub, is going through a labor uprising that?s worth a generation. Generally a center-right leaning town for decades, the city of my childhood is becoming a symbol of workers? resistance. Not surprisingly, the auto industry is at the heart of it.

The Bulgarian unit of German technology giant Bosch registered sales amounting to nearly BGN 53 M in 2014, up by 35% from 2013, according to Mihai Boldijar, General Manager of Bosch Romania and Bulgaria.

Boldijar said at a press conference that Bosch had strengthened its presence in Bulgaria, outpacing the average growth rate on the market.

Bosch announced an investment plan of 200 million euros ($223.6 million) for Turkey this year on May 12.

In his keynote speech at Bosch's annual meeting, President of Bosch Turkey and Middle East Steven Young said the company has full confidence in Turkey and believes in its potential.

Bosch Group will open this year in Blaj, where the company has three factories, a research-development centre for automotive technology, with the total number of Bosch employees in the town of Blaj to be over 1,500 by the year's end.

Werner Richter, Bosch Rexroth Romania General Manager
Photo credit: (c) Mircea ROSCA / AGERPRES ARCHIVE

Bosch Software Innovations, a wholly owned subsidiary of German technology giant Bosch, plans to acquire Cologne-based ProSyst Software AG, which has a research and development unit in Sofia.

Agreements to this effect were signed on February 13, 2015, according to a media statement of Bosch.

ProSyst employs some 110 associates in Cologne, Germany, and Sofia, Bulgaria.