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Bosch is in gear for EC UK sales up
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• ROBERT BOSCH foresees new chances for business expansion through the emergence of the single European market, but adds in its annual report for 1988 that this larger market will not automatically lead to additional growth.
Worldwide sales last year grew by nine per cent. In the UK sales were increased in real terms by 17%.
Anti-lock braking systems, it says, are being used by more and more commercial vehicles; almost all buses in West Germany have anti-lock brakes. And great interest is being shown by customers in traction control (ASR), complementing ABS for improved stability and traction when accelerating and starting.
A tyre pressure monitoring system for commercial uses has been developed and will be produced in the early 1990s. It monitors tyre pressure while the truck is driven and informs the driver of any pressure drop by means of a visual signal. An agreement has been reached with Monroe Auto Equipment to jointly develop ride control. Bosch will concentrate on developing and manufacturing the electronics, sensors and adaptors while Monroe focuses on special shock absorbers.
The companies are working together on the system concept, which involves "semiactive" systems in which the suspension and shock absorbing characteristics of a vehicle are matched to the current road and driving conditions within fractions of a second.
Electronic controllers are now supplied to three customers for diesel engines in commercial vehicles and further projects are expected.