German automotive supplier Eberspächer has announced the construction of a new production plant for electric vehicle (EV) heaters in Ruse, Bulgaria. The 17,000-square-metre building will supply car manufacturers with EV heaters from the beginning of 2024. The heaters will be used in EVs and plug-in hybrid models for the European market. The new site will include production and logistics areas, an office, and a canteen complex. Eberspächer expects to complete the building in autumn and start production in early 2024.
To meet high market demand until the new building is available, an interim production facility in Ruse was already put into operation in January 2023. Eberspächer will create around 180 jobs this year, with plans to expand to up to 500 employees and an annual production capacity of around 2.4 million heaters beyond 2025.
The site offers space for future expansion, Eberspächer said. It will feature a photovoltaic system on the roof surface and a state-of-the-art air conditioning and heating system for the production and office areas. The company aims to focus on sustainable energy supply.
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Ruslan Papazyan, General Manager of Eberspaecher Bulgaria, said that the new site will help the company to grow with e-mobility. The market for battery-electric passenger cars is growing, and the demand for electrical heaters will rise sharply in the coming years, he added. Ruse, the fifth largest city in Bulgaria, is located in the north of the country directly on the Danube.
