Bosch Addresses Broad Array of Pressing Automotive Issues During 2005 SAE World Congress

WHAT: Bosch associates will participate in four panels during the 2005 SAE World Congress. Topics that will be addressed include optimizing the supplier role in vehicle launches, near-term to next generation automotive technology, and implications for conducting business in China.

  PANEL DETAILS:

  Monday, April 11
  Panel One
  Topic: The Perfect Launch (Original Equipment Suppliers Association panel)
  Who: Kevin O'Keefe, director, Chassis Division, Robert Bosch Corporation
  Bosch Topic: Importance of communicating with customers throughout the
               development and launch of products
  When: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. (registration); 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (program)
  Where: Room W2-62

Panelists will address ways supplier companies can improve internal launch processes, and encourage best practices through the supply chain.

  Panel Two
  Topic: The Next Generation of Automotive Safety Systems
  Who: Bob Rivard, vice president, Advanced Technology and Product
       Marketing, Robert Bosch Corporation
  Bosch Topic: Future role of active safety systems
  When: 1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
  Where: AVL Technology Theatre

  Panelists will address the future of active and passive safety systems.

  Tuesday, April 12
  Topic: Hybrids vs. Diesel vs. Modified Gasoline, the Near Term - Is It
         Time for a Reality Check?
  Who: John Moulton, president, Powertrain Division, Robert Bosch
       Corporation
  Bosch Topic: Challenges and trends of diesel and modified gasoline
  When: 1:45 - 3:15 p.m.
  Where: AVL Technology Theatre

Panelists will address where alternative powertrains are headed, and expectations in the market.

  Wednesday, April 13
  Topic: Engineering Design and Product Development Capabilities in China:
         Implications for the Global Automotive Industry
  Who: Peter Kilgenstein, executive vice president, Original Equipment
       Sales, Bosch (China) Investment LTD., Shanghai
  Bosch Topic: Special needs and requirements for working in China
  When: 3 - 4:30 p.m.
  Where: FEV Innovation Forum

Panelists will address issues such as near- and long-term implications for doing business in China, and factors influencing decisions by OEMs and suppliers to locate facilities in this high growth area.

  WHERE:    2005 SAE World Congress
            Cobo Center
            Detroit, MI