"After the outbreak of the epidemic, the first recovery and positive development of the China market boosted the global performance of Bosch Group in 2020, far better than expected at the beginning of last year." Dr Volkmar Dunnell, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bosch Group, said, "We are always optimistic about the long-term development trend and potential of China's economy, and will continue to invest in strategic areas to serve the China market. We are also very willing to help China achieve the peak carbon dioxide emissions and carbon neutrality goals through product innovation and experience sharing. "
Despite the challenge of COVID-19 epidemic, Bosch Group achieved sales of 710.50 billion euros in fiscal year 2020, and achieved good results of 5438+0 in the first quarter of 2026. "Bosch successfully survived the first year after the COVID-19 outbreak," said Dr. Dunnell. Bosch Group believes that 20021year is still full of challenges due to the persistent risk of COVID-19 epidemic. With the change of technology and ecology, electric travel will bring new opportunities to the Group. So Bosch is combining the Internet of Things with artificial intelligence. "Bosch is in the leading camp in the wave of electric travel transformation and has greatly expanded its software business with the help of artificial intelligence. In China, we are also concerned about these key areas of the future. " Dr Dunnell added.
Bosch China achieved a record high in 2020.
In 2020, Bosch's business in China not only reversed the decline in the initial stage of the epidemic, but also set a record high in sales in China. By the end of 2020, Bosch has more than 53,000 employees in China, making it the country with the largest number of employees except German. Bosch's long-term development strategy of "taking root in China and serving the local market" remains unchanged, and it is committed to providing innovative products and solutions for the local market in China. In the past ten years, Bosch has invested more than 50 billion yuan in China market.
Bosch China will invest in key areas such as sustainable transportation and intelligent Internet of Things in the future, further expanding the advantages of local R&D and innovation. The Bosch China Hydrogen Fuel Cell Center, which was built in Wuxi at the end of 2020, was put into use in the first quarter of this year. The hydrogen injector assembly was mass-produced in May, and the fuel cell stack will be mass-produced in small batches in June. In March this year, Bosch established a joint venture with Qingling Motors, which will further promote the industrialization of fuel cells in China and provide advanced fuel cell systems for local customers. In June last year, 1 1, Bosch China Innovation and Software Development Center, the first software development center opened by Bosch Group in China, was officially completed and put into use in Wuxi, further strengthening its innovation and software development capabilities in China. As the group's first semiconductor testing center outside Europe, Bosch Suzhou MEMS sensor testing center will officially start to expand production this year, with a planned investment of 360 million yuan and a new laboratory R&D investment of 65.438+0.2 billion yuan.
Carbon-neutral dual strategy helps "3060 dual carbon target"
Bosch implements "dual strategy" in the field of carbon neutrality. On the one hand, Bosch, as an industrial manufacturing enterprise, achieved the goal of carbon neutrality in more than 400 business sites around the world in 2020, and obtained the certification of an external independent audit company, becoming the first large-scale industrial enterprise in the world to achieve carbon neutrality. Bosch's carbon-neutral comprehensive method has also been applied in China, covering aspects such as improving energy efficiency, expanding renewable energy supply, purchasing green electricity and compensating inevitable carbon emissions through carbon offset. From 20 19 to the end of 2020, Bosch China has invested nearly1200,000 RMB in climate protection and carbon neutrality.
For Bosch, carbon neutrality is only the first milestone. Bosch is taking concrete actions to achieve the goal of "Scope 3". Specifically, compared with 20 18, Bosch plans to reduce carbon dioxide emissions 15% in the whole value chain from suppliers to customers by 2030, with a cumulative emission reduction of 67 million tons. Facing the China market, Bosch has launched a series of sustainable products in the fields of consumer goods and automobiles. For example, around the actual situation of comfortable upgrading of home heating in China, Bosch has launched a brand-new home heating 4.0 system, which provides double-temperature heating, floor constant temperature and rainforest-style comfortable hot water by combining condensation efficient combustion technology with intelligent constant temperature and flame control, and achieves remarkable energy-saving effect on the premise of ensuring comfortable body feeling. Bosch electric tool products reduce carbon emissions by improving and simplifying packaging materials. In the automotive field, Bosch continues to develop multi-component powertrain solutions with an open attitude of "technology neutrality", which will help China's automotive industry to achieve the peak carbon emissions ahead of schedule around 2028. These include electric bridges and 48V systems for new energy vehicles, which have been first mass-produced in China, and are used in fuel cell technology, electrification technology, natural gas solutions and efficient internal combustion engine solutions for commercial vehicles.
On the other hand, Bosch, as a technology and service provider, hopes to share the knowledge and experience accumulated in the practice of carbon neutrality global projects with other enterprises and help the manufacturing industry achieve carbon neutrality. To this end, Bosch Group established the Bosch Climate Solutions Business Department in mid-2020. In China, Bosch Interconnection Industry Division has provided smart energy management platform projects to external customers to help enterprises optimize the production and operation level in the distributed energy field, realize energy-saving optimization and reduce carbon emissions. "Sustainable development always runs through Bosch's business philosophy, and we attach great importance to the impact of products and production and business activities on the environment and people's health." Dr. Chen Yudong, President of Bosch (China) Investment Co., Ltd. said, "In the future, Bosch China will support local enterprises to achieve the' 3060 Double Carbon Target' through technological innovation and production experience sharing."
Continue to tap the development potential of intelligent Internet of Things.
For Bosch, artificial intelligence technology is very important and is committed to becoming one of the global leaders in the field of artificial intelligence innovation. Bosch's goal is that by 2025, every product will have artificial intelligence function, or use artificial intelligence technology in the development and production process. As the leader of industrial artificial intelligence, Bosch has applied artificial intelligence technology to products and industrial manufacturing. In the field of autonomous driving, multifunctional cameras with AI algorithm have been widely used, and localized mass production has been realized in 12 advanced driving assistance project and five L2 autonomous driving projects. In addition, the artificial intelligence team in China completed the deep learning part of Vivalytic platform, which improved the speed and accuracy of coronavirus polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection. In the field of industrial manufacturing, Bosch continues to tap the great potential of artificial intelligence and improve the operational efficiency of the factory. Bosch's two factories in China were awarded the title of Lighthouse Factory of the World Economic Forum. Both Wuxi and Suzhou factories apply artificial intelligence to automatic optical inspection system to improve the flexibility of automatic production line and product quality. Artificial intelligence solutions have had a positive impact on business development, saving about 23 million yuan every year in China alone.
Bosch is not only committed to building artificial intelligence products that users trust, but also to promoting rational discussion of artificial intelligence technology in society. Bosch plans to launch an artificial intelligence training program for nearly 20,000 employees around the world in the next two years. The "AI Code of Ethics" issued by Bosch will also become a part of the training. As a clear policy, it will guide employees to create safe, reliable and readable artificial intelligence products, and at the same time attract all sectors of society to join the discussion on promoting artificial intelligence. In addition, Bosch also focuses on the basic research of industrial artificial intelligence and actively expands the boundaries of industrial artificial intelligence. In March last year, Bosch China Artificial Intelligence Center and Tsinghua University * * * jointly established the Joint Research Center for Machine Learning to carry out relevant research around the core areas of industrial artificial intelligence R&D and application. In just one year, seven patents were submitted and nine top conference papers were published. In addition, the joint research center is still exploring more cutting-edge technologies applied to products and intelligent manufacturing, and accelerating the innovation breakthrough of industrial artificial intelligence.
After ten years' efforts, Bosch China Charity Center has fulfilled its social responsibility.
As an excellent employer shouldering corporate social responsibility, Bosch has been committed to the balance between ecology and society, benefiting the environment and society. Bosch China announced the establishment of Bosch China Charity Center 20 1 1. As the main body of Bosch's charity project in China, the center has been adhering to the core concept of "loving the world and helping the World Bank to do good" for ten years, and is committed to supporting charity work in four core areas: education traceability, poverty alleviation and self-help, promoting public welfare development and helping community building. By the end of 2020, Bosch China had donated RMB 654.38+37 billion over the past ten years, operated 654.38+085 charitable projects covering 29 provinces and cities, and established cooperative relations with 654.38+025 non-profit organizations, benefiting more than 340,000 people. Meanwhile, after ten years of development, the number of registered volunteers in Bosch China has exceeded 2,200. In 2020 alone, volunteers will provide more than 6,500 hours of volunteer service, covering the whole country 10 cities. "We set up Bosch China Charity Center ten years ago, hoping to have a professional team to carry out charity systematically. In the future, we hope to continue to work together with all sectors of society to explore more effective ways and means to promote charity work. " Dr Chen Yudong, President of Bosch (China) Investment Co., Ltd. said.