Nation to be second in Bosch's headcount

The world's leading auto parts maker Bosch said China would represent some 40 percent of its total workforce in the Asia-Pacific by the end of 2008, placing the region's workforce second only to Germany in terms of numbers.

"China is a main contributor to the increase of the Bosch business in Asia. We attach a special importance to the recruiting, training and retaining of skilled associates," said Uwe Raschke, who has just taken charge of Bosch's Asia-Pacific business.

Raschke is the successor to Rudolf Colm, who has taken up a new role within the Bosch board of management, steering the worldwide activities in the consumer goods and building technology business sectors.