Nutzfahrzeugindustrie: Bosch – Konkurrenz durch chinesische Hersteller nimmt zu
Die Geschäfte von Bosch waren zuletzt stark unter Druck. Der Chef der Mobilitätssparte beobachtet eine zunehmende Konkurrenz aus China. Und hat eine klare Forderung an die EU.
The competition from Chinese companies in the European commercial vehicle industry is increasing, according to Bosch, a technology group and supplier. Markus Heyn, head of the mobility sector, told the Deutsche Presse-Agentur at a commercial vehicle industry trade show in Hannover: "We recognize that Chinese manufacturers are increasingly present in the market and competing for contracts."
Heyn stated that both China and the United States support the preservation of local value creation in their countries, albeit with very different means. "It is up to the EU to say that we also want local value creation in Europe," Heyn added, referring to the planned Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) presented by the EU Commission as a draft in the spring.
The goal is to strengthen industry in the EU by favoring "Made in Europe" goods in public procurement. Recently, Bosch Mobility's general works council called for a swift implementation of the IAA. The competitiveness of suppliers is endangered "If Europe does not enter into fair and reciprocal trade conditions, it endangers the competitiveness of suppliers because the conditions in the Chinese market are very different from those in Europe," Heyn said.
"Even if we then produce in Europe at the cheapest locations, we can hardly compensate for this structural disadvantage."
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