History of Bosch Group in Japan
In 1911 an initial agency contract in Japan was signed, and the first repair workshop for Bosch products in Japan was established the following year in Yokohama. In 1972 Bosch K.K. was founded as a wholly-owned Japanese subsidiary. In 1997 Bosch became the largest shareholder (30.1%) of ZEXEL Corp. (renamed to Bosch Automotive Systems Corp. in 2000; Bosch Corporation since July 2005) and in 1999 Bosch's shareholding in ZEXEL reached over 50%. In July 2002 Bosch's automotive original equipment business in Japan merged into the new entity of Bosch Automotive Systems Corp.
On July 1, 2005 Bosch K.K. was merged into Bosch Automotive Systems Corp. In addition, Bosch Automotive Systems Corp. changed its company name to Bosch Corporation. The merged company will provide customers with even better service and state-of-the-art technology while generating further synergy effects through the effective utilization of the business resources.
We aim to further strengthen our position as a key partner for Japanese customers, as well expand the good relationship with Asian customers.
