Where are the Shimano and Bosch motors made?

[FoxTrot]

Hello all,
I will be buying an eMTB within the next 6 months. I am leaning toward a Bosch perfomance CX or Shimano powered bike. However, where the bike and motor are made is very important to me. I have searched the websites of both companies and did not find where their motors are made. Does anyone here know this information? Thanks!

 

[TForan]

I'm guessing China.

 

[JRA]

I think you would be hard pressed to find any eBike motor system that doesn't at least have some Asian parts if not the full assembly. Same goes for all other aspects of eBikes.

 

[rich c]

I don't know if its changed, but the Bosch motor was developed in France and the first mass production plant was in Hungary. Article doesn't mention if all the components are made there.

Bosch to make eBike motors in Hungary | Eltis

www.eltis.org

 

[Nova Haibike]

majority of Shimano products are actually made in Japan.

Primarily only the top-end stuff comes out of Japan. The rest is manufactured in China, Malaysia, and Singapore.

 

[Stefan Mikes]

FWIW, Specialized (Brose) motors are made in Berlin, Germany

 

[Dallant]

Hello all,
I will be buying an eMTB within the next 6 months. I am leaning toward a Bosch perfomance CX or Shimano powered bike. However, where the bike and motor are made is very important to me. I have searched the websites of both companies and did not find where their motors are made. Does anyone here know this information? Thanks!

My Allant says it’s “Assembled in Germany“ but I don’t know about the motor.

 

[E-Wheels]

majority of Shimano products are actually made in Japan. Look at the back side of your crank, derailleurs, shifters etc and they all say Made In Japan or just "Japan"
I would think the motors are made there too.

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My E8000 drive unit is made in Japan, battery cells made in Singapore & packed in China

 

[FoxTrot]

My E8000 drive unit is made in Japan, battery cells made in Singapore & packed in China

Thank you very much for the information. I do my absolute best to minimize the amount of Chinese labor in everything I buy. I know that I won't be able to totally eliminate it in this purchase but I am doing my due dilligence.

Does anyone have the same info for Bosch?

 

[FoxTrot]

FWIW, Specialized (Brose) motors are made in Berlin, Germany

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Thank you sir. I am considering Brose but the local Specialized dealers are not very friendly. I'm not too keen on buying an expensive toy and then giving years of business to people whom I don't like. I'm a big believer in "voting with your dollars".

 

[Ravi Kempaiah]

Does anyone have the same info for Bosch?

Bosch motors are built in Hungary and shipped to respective OEMs for assembly all over the world.
Bosch batteries use Samsung and LG cells and the pack is assembled in Poland.

 

[FoxTrot]

Bosch motors are built in Hungary and shipped to respective OEMs for assembly all over the world.
Bosch batteries use Samsung and LG cells and the pack is assembled in Poland.

Excellent info. Thank you!

 

[E-Wheels]

Bosch motors are built in Hungary and shipped to respective OEMs for assembly all over the world.
Bosch batteries use Samsung and LG cells and the pack is assembled in Poland.

Before I bought my current ebike about two years ago I took a Giant Powerfly for a test ride and noticed a made in China sticker on the drive unit