Bosch (Bosch Corporation)

Company Profile

■URL

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

■Address

1-9-32 Nakagawachuo Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa-ken 224-8601, Japan

Business Overview

-The Japanese corporate entity of Robert Bosch GmbH.

-The company has built an established business framework covering four business areas: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Energy and Building Technology, and Consumer Goods. In the field of Mobility, it offers a large number of comprehensive solutions that incorporate vehicle technology, the cloud, and services.

-Within the Mobility business, the Company is engaged in the following seven divisions:

1. Electrified Motion Division (Covers all components involving motors, from eAxles to seat adjusters.)
2. Vehicle Motion Division (Works in vehicle dynamics, from ABS and next-generation Electronic Stability Control (ESC) to steering systems.)
3. Power Solutions Division (Deal with internal combustion engines, fuel cells for mobility and stationary applications, electrolyzers, and hydrogen engines.)
4. Cross-Domain Computing Solutions Division (Engages in a wide range of solutions, from automated parking to automated driving.)
5. Mobility Electronics Division (Develops control units and manages the in-house production of semiconductors.)
6. Mobility Aftermarket Division (Takes care of the spare-parts market and expanding Bosch Car Service franchises.)
7. eBike Systems Division (Delivers drive units, rechargeable batteries, ABS, connected displays, and system solutions to eBikes.)

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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 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.
Jun 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.
May 2024	Relocated head office to Tsuzuki-ku, Yokohama