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Bangalore and Nashik Plants –
forerunners of Bosch in India
Bangalore plant completes 60 glorious years
Taking the legacy and onus forward: Nashik plant
The Bangalore plant is almost as old as Bosch in India
itself. It is the first manufacturing base of Bosch in India,
constructed after the formation of company Mico*.
Tackling the government rules on imports and problems
faced by faulty local competitors, the plant started
manufacturing of spark plugs for petrol engines and fuelinjection
equipment for diesel engines under license from
Bosch in 1953. Boost to business came when the Indian
government called for locally made diesel stationary
combustion engines to irrigate Indian fields as part of the
First Five Year Plan. There was no looking back since then.
Production of delivery valves, nozzles and multi-cylinder
diesel-injection systems were the next in the line of
products. By the mid 70s, the plant exported spark plugs
to the Soviet Union, and multi-cylinder injection pumps to
engine manufacturers in Europe and the U.S. Apart from
automotive components, the Bangalore plant made efforts
to diversify by manufacturing special purpose machines in
1965, and Power Tools in the late 90s.
Except for the PF pump, gear pump and NG valves, all oldgeneration
products continue to be made at the Bangalore
plant. The plant was the first in India to rollout the new
generation common rail pumps in 2006.
Supply to the agrarian sector has been growing at a rapid
rate of 20 percent each year. At the end of 2012, Bosch had
a dominant share of 85 percent of the market by selling
around 0.96 million pumps, covering both OEMs and
aftermarkets.
When the Bangalore plant had reached its fullest capacity,
a pilot plant was set up as the second manufacturing site
in Nashik in 1969. In 1972, production of fuel injection
nozzles and nozzle holders began in full swing.
The Nashik plant has played an instrumental role in the
transformation of the predominantly agricultural town
into an industrial hub. The city is also home to several
other large corporations such as M&M, Ashok Leyland,
Eaton and Epcos.
In 2007, Nashik plant manufactured India’s first common
rail injector. Located in the Maharashtra Industrial
Development Corporation (MIDC), Sitapura campus, the
Nashik plant manufactures a host of components such as
nozzles and injectors for both classical and Euro series.
The Government of Maharashtra offers the plant investorfriendly
policies and a conducive climate for investment.
In the wake of improved diesel injection equipment
demand, Bosch invested Rs. 300 crores in 2012 to augment
the plant’s activities by increasing production space which
has resulted in a considerable headcount increase.
We strongly aspire to see our other manufacturing sites
achieve similar success in the near future.
* Mico (Motor Industries Company Ltd.) is the predecessor
of Bosch Limited.