Bosch Group in Anderson, SC Expanding

A $152 million expansion has been announced by the German based Bosch Group. Its Anderson location will add 130 new jobs.  Already approved by the South Carolina Coordinating Council for Economic Development, hiring has already begun and will continue in to the next year or two. The expansion is due to the demand of a variety of automotive electronic component products.

The automotive industry has been growing steadily in the upstate in addition to the Bocsh Group expansion.  BMW’s largest facility in the world located in Greenville SC is consistently expanding. Other automotive companies and education include Michelin, ZF’s manufacturing and Clemson’s iCAR automotive engineering program, four other technical colleges with automotive industry focus.  Many automotive industry related companies have been drawn to South Carolina’s upstate.