Bosch India ready to make BS-VI compliant components: report
20 Feb 2016
German auto components supplier Bosch Group is ready with a range of spares and components that conform to Bharat Stage-VI emission norms as the Indian government has proposed an early transition to emission norms that conform to global standards.
Bosch India, the Indian arm of €70-billion Robert Bosch, which runs three plants in Bengaluru, is ready with its new range of products for both diesel and petrol engines, reports quoted a top company executive from Germany as saying.
''We are ready to supply engine control unit for single and two-cylinder engines to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) so that they can meet BS-VI emission standards. We are waiting for the OEMs to come out with their specific requirements based on the standards being released by the government,'' the Financial Express quoted Werner Philipp, executive vice-president, Gasoline Systems, Electronic Control for Diesel and Gasoline Systems, Robert Bosch GmbH, as saying.
Bosch has manufacturing plants in ten countries, including India, for components that meet new emission standards, according to Philipp.
The German company recently enhanced the capability at its Naganathapura manufacturing plant near Bengaluru to produce BS-VI compliant components.
The plant currently manufactures and exports two million engine control units to Europe, North America, Korea and Japan among other countries, he said.
R&D engineers from Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Private Limited (RBEBSPL) have contributed significantly to the development of both hardware and software required for the engine control units along with their counterparts in Germany, Philipp said.
Bosch is currently exporting Euro-VI compliant engine control units to six countries, including Europe, the daily quoted Philipp as saying.
''We are prepared to start manufacturing at Naganathapura. But, it is a big challenge to skip BS-V and adopt BS-VI norms. The auto industry in fact is waiting for the government to give them exact specifications and parametres to meet the BS-VI emission standards,'' Philipp said.
