After offering buyouts to 2,100 local employees, Bosch today announced it was looking for around 210 to take the offer but that only 75 did.

The company will layoff folks to fill in that gap by mid January.

To read more about this latest development head over to The Charleston Regional Business Journal.

Bosch is heavily connected to the automotive industry, and is feeling the pangs of an ailing industry.

Update January 6: The Post and Courier has a story with a little bit more background.