German automotive supplier Bosch has won approval to start construction on the second phase of a research, development and assembly centre in Suzhou, in the eastern province of Jiangsu.
This according to a statement released by the Suzhou Industrial Park on 12 March.
The second phase of the Suzhou facility for NEV components and self-driving R&D with investment totalling more than $1 billion came after the first phase that is expected to begin trial production in September before volume production early next year, the statement showed.
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