Bosch (Bosch Corporation)

Company Profile

■URL

https://corporate.bosch.co.jp/en/

■Address

3-6-7 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8360 Japan

Business Overview

-Since 1911 the Company has been the Japanese corporate entity of the major supplier Bosch (Robert Bosch GmbH based in Germany).

-As of December 31, 2022, the Company, with 5,980 employees, generated JPY 348.7 billion as a Bosch Group company.

Shareholders

-Unlisted Company

Shareholders	Investment Ratio (%)
Robert Bosch Internationale Beteiligungen AG.	100.0

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History

Jul. 1939	Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. was established with capital of 6 million yen in Kojimachi, Tokyo.
May 1940	Completed construction and began operations at the Matsuyama Plant (currently called the Higashi Matsuyama Plant), a factory producing fuel injection systems. (The city of Matsuyama has since been renamed to Higashi Matsuyama, in the Hiki District of Saitama Prefecture.)
Oct. 1941	Developed and began producing 6-cylinder fuel-injection pump for automobiles.
Jan. 1953	Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Oct. 1961	Listed on the the First Section of the Osaka Stock Exchange
Apr. 1963	Moved head office to Shibuya Ward, in Tokyo, after construction of the headquarters building was completed.
Apr. 1965	Started operations at Sayama Plant (a nozzle holder plant) in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture.
Jul. 1990	Adopted the name Zexel Corporation.
Sep. 1990	Moved main office from Shibuya to Toshima Ward, Tokyo.
Nov. 1993	Moved main office to Shibuya Ward, Tokyo after construction of the headquarters building was completed.
Aug. 1997	Robert Bosch GmbH became the primary shareholder.
Dec. 1998	Robert Bosch Corporation became the primary shareholder.
Apr. 1999	Issued new shares to be allocated to Bosch Group per a third-party stock allocation, whereby Robert Bosch GMBH became the primary shareholder and parent company.
Oct. 1999	Became the parent company of Bosch Brake Systems Corporation.
Mar. 2000	Transferred the automotive climate control devices business to Tama Seisaku-sho Corporation (currently called Valeo Thermal Systems Japan Corporation).
Jul. 2000	Name changed to Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation.
Jan. 2001	Took over gasoline injection, transmission, and other businesses from Bosch Corporation.
Aug. 2001	Issued new shares allocated to Robert Bosch GmbH.
Aug. 2001	Merged and absorbed Bosch Electronics Corporation.
Jan. 2002	Merged and absorbed Zexel SE Ojima into the company.
Jul. 2002	Merged and absorbed Bosch Brake Systems.
May 2005	Sold shares of a joint venture with Valeo (one time called Zexel Valeo Climate Control Corporation but which is currently Valeo Thermal Systems Japan Corporation), to Valeo.
Jul. 2005	Merged with Bosch K.K., leaving Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation as the surviving company and adopting its current name of Bosch Corporation.
Nov. 2006	Established Bosh Engineering Services Japan KK.
Oct. 2008	Became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bosch Group. The Company's stock was delisted.
Oct. 2009	Expanded office building and automotive maintenance shop at Bosch Technical Center Memanbetsu (TCM) in Hokkaido.
June 2010	Expanded Yokohama office, Bosch’s R&D base in Yokohama.
2013	Established Bosch Automotive Thailand Co., Ltd. in Rayong, Thailand.
2014	Established first auto parts plant in Indonesia (Bekasi, West Java).
Sep. 2016	Start of automated driving testing in Japan.
2022	Launched construction of a new R&D center in Tsuzuki Ward, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture.