101 Facts About Bosch

Bosch is a German company that builds mobility solutions, household appliances, survey equipments, stand-alone machines, heating systems, and energy management solutions. Bosch makes products and solutions for the following four verticals:
1. Mobility – hardware and software solutions
2. Consumer Goods – household appliances and power tools
3. Industrial Technology – drive and control
4. Energy and building technology

Below are 101 facts about Bosch that you will love reading:

1. Robert Bosch GmbH is a German company and is generally known as Bosch.
2. Bosch is a 135 year old company. The Bosch company was started in the backyard of the Stuttgart-West on 15 November 1886.
3. Robert Bosch was born on 23 September 1861 and died on 12 March 1942 which means he lived a little beyond 80 years.
4. Robert Bosch once stated, “Every job is important, even the lowliest. Let no man delude himself that his work is more important than a colleague’s.”
5. Robert Bosch, the founder of Bosch, was a mechanic and worked at various factories before starting Bosch.
6. In the first year of the foundation, Bosch made the first low voltage magneto for gas engines.
7. Robert Bosch founded the first factory for Bosch in 1901.
8. Robert Bosch GmbH holds around 71.18% stake in Bosch limited.
9. The father of Robert Bosch was a liberal and educated as well.
10. Robert Bosch was not interested in studies, and thus he decided not to attend the University.
11. However, Robert Bosch was apprenticed as a precision mechanic.
12. Robert Bosch, after completing his University, worked as a journeyman in various factories.
13. Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH holds the 92% shares of the Robert Bosch GmbH.
14. Including the sales and services, Bosch has a presence in over 150 countries.
15. Bosch applied for 4,600 patents globally in 2014.
16. Bosch’s business was transformed into a corporation in 1917.
17. Towards technical education, Bosch has donated $1 Million Reichsmarks.
18. Bosch has invested €3.6 Bn in the R&D (Research and Development) department.
19. Bosch has registered a revenue of 41.7 Billion Yuan (€5 Bn) and around 34,000 employees in 2012.
20. Bosch has registered a complete turnover of around INR 19,511 crores in India in 15 months.
21. Bosch founded the Oxygen sensor in 1976.
22. Bosch founded electric motor control in 1979.
23. Bosch founded the traction control system in 1986.
24. Bosch founded the xenon light for cars in 1991.
25. Bosch founded the electronic stability control in 1995.
26. Bosch has started its path with the automobile industry and now spread in various industries such as household appliances, medical equipment, surveillance, and security systems.
27. In 1897, Bosch designed better magneto ignition devices and started installing them into automobiles, making them the only trusted superpower in the Industry.
28. Bosch produced the 100,000th Magento in 1906.
29. One of the biggest dreams of Bosch in the motor vehicles industry was to introduce Diesel fuel injection.
30. One of the engineers of Bosch has invented the very first high voltage spark plugs.
31. Robert Bosch GmbH was one among the 12 children.
32. Bosch has spent a lot of money to make peace between France and Germany.
33. Bosch has introduced the concept of an 8 hour workday in all industries.
34. Robert Bosch manufactures automotive products and is the world’s biggest company in their niche.
35. In 1936, Bosch founded the Robert Bosch Hospital in Stuttgart, Germany.
36. Robert Bosch donated the Robert Bosch Hospital on his 75th birthday.
37. Robert Bosch has a great interest in agriculture and also owns the farm.
38. Robert Bosch was the eleventh child of his home and was born in Albeck, Geany.
39. Robert Bosch completed his schooling from the Realschule (Secondary-technical school) in the Ulm between 1869 to 1876.
40. Bosch founded the Feuerbach plant near Stuttgart in 1910.
41. Bosch started producing the headlights in the Feuerbach plant.
42. Basch turned into a corporation in 1917.
43. Bosch started producing the windshield wipers and injection pumps for diesel in 1926 and 1927, respectively.
44. Bosch also purchased gas appliances production of the Junkers & Co. in 1932.
45. In 1932, Bosch developed its first power drill and presented the Car radio.
46. Dreilinden Maschinenbau GmbH and Elektro- und Feinmechanische Industrie GmbH was founded by the Bosch as the alternative plants.
47. Bosch used the “Dreilinden Maschinenbau GmbH” and “Elektro- und Feinmechanische Industrie GmbH” for the production of armaments.
48. Dreilinden Maschinenbau GmbH and Elektro- und Feinmechanische Industrie GmbH – these two plants were built with a very high secrecy and closely cooperated by the Nazi authorities.
49. Bosch AG turned out to be a limited liability company (GmbH) in 1937.
50. The 5000 employees were working in the Dreilinden Maschinenbau GmbH plant of Bosch, including many forced laborers, war prisoners, etc.
51. During World War II, 2,711 people deported to Germany from the occupied countries were forced to work in the Bosch plant in Hildesheim.
52. In 2001, Bosch acquired the Mannesmann Rexroth AG and later renamed it Bosch Rexroth AG.
53. A new testing center was opened by Bosch in Vaitoudden in north Sweden in 2001.
54. Bosch founded a new development center in Abstatt in 2004.
55. In 2002, Bosch acquired Philips C.S.I., which was famous for developing and manufacturing professional communication and security products.
56. Bosch was praised by the Deutsche Zukunftspreis (German Future Prize) in 2005 and 2008.
57. Bosch has planned a new development center in 2008 in Renningen.
58. Bosch acquired telex Communication and Electro-Voice in 2006.
59. Bosch has expanded its area widely; they are much more expanded now from the cars to the construction.
60. Bosch was always globally involved from the very start and expanded itself.
61. Bosch has established itself majorly in the U.S.A., U.K, India, and many more.
62. The Bosch contribution also uplifted several economies of different countries.
63. Bosh’s main core values are – Global empowerment, the industrial revolution, creating solutions for every need, fulfilling all the promises on time, and customers’ approval.
64. Bosch stated that they are at the top because of their core values.
65. Bosch Power tools have solutions for almost every need in construction, surveying, etc.
    Some of the power tools of Bosch are also widely used in other fields like sports, archeology, mining, etc.
66. Bosch has three major types of power tools – Measurement Tools, Leveling Tools, and Detection Equipment.
67. The famous tools of Bosch power tools are – Laser Levels, Laser Range Finders, Detectors, Total Stations, Radar Scanners, etc.
68. Bosch has made numerous measurement and leveling tools.
69. Bosch ensures the availability of a wide range of compatible spares and accessories around the world.
70. Bosch power tools over other brands are more beneficial because they are more productive, save more time, energy, and money.
71. Bosch commits each sale for a life long.
72. The after-sales service of Bosch stands it out from the rest of the brands.
73. The most popular Bosch products are – Bosch G.L.M. 50 C, Bosch G.L.M. 40 Laser distance measurer.
74. Bosch generated revenue of around €71.5 Bn in the year 2020.
75. The main market of Bosch is Europe, even after its global existence.
76. Bosch has earned around 50% of its revenue of 2020 from the European market.
77. Bosch incurred an R & D (Research and Development) cost of around €5.9 Bn.
78. Bosch said,” The main goal of our company is to win the customers by giving them the best possible service.”
79. Once Robert Bosch was asked – How do you measure customer satisfaction? The smile on the face of customers as the project ends, they replied.
80. Bosch has worked on more than 800 projects in 2018.
81. Bosch has tackled one of their biggest projects for 26 months, which has brought 150 various department associates together.
82. Ongoing values of the Bosch are – fairness, reliability, responsibility, and initiativeness.
83. Bosch groups founded the ASSET Automotive Systems und Engineering Technology GmbH as a 100% subsidiary in 1999.
84. Bosch acquired Erpha Electronics GmbH in 2002.
85. In 2003, a name was renamed Bosch Engineering GmbH, and also an integration of Bosch Motorsport took place.
86. Bosch was established in Japan, North America, Austria, China, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Italy, and Holzkrichen between 2006-15.
87. In 2012, Erphi Electronics GmbH was renamed Bosch Systems Engineering GmbH.
88. Bosch Engineering GmbH and Bosch Systems GmbH were merged and got their new name as Bosch Engineering GmbH in 2013.
89. Robert Bosch GmbH acquired ITK engineering in 2017.
90. Bosch started the company – Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering at the age of 25 in 1886.
91. The Bosch company used to install and repair the telephones, telegraph, and other light engineering tasks.
92. Bosch industries faced a massive downfall during the world war.
93. After the impact of World War, Bosch industries massively rebounded in 1927.
94. The Bosch industry became more growthful after expanding into manufacturing cameras and power tools, T.V. sets, refrigerators, and radios.
95. Bosch open-heartedly donated around 10 million reichsmarks to the public of Germany.
96. Bosch company was legally benefited during the first world war from the armament.
97. Bosch operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy & Building Technology.
98. Bosch group once stated that their main strategic objective is to create the solutions for a connected life.
99. Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.”
100. Bosch has nearly 11 manufacturing sites, seven development centers, and 28,500 associates in India.
101. The trust carries out the Entrepreneurial ownership of functions of Bosch.Here we finish 101 facts about Bosch. Bookmark this page and share this interesting article with your friends who are fans of the Bosch brand.

     Sources:

     https://www.bosch.com
     https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Bosch_GmbH
     https://www.bosch-professional.com
     https://www.bosch-pt.co.in