Chronology
As of November 2, 2010
| 1939 | Jul. | Technical license contract with Bosch regarding “the production and marketing of diesel engine parts for land, air, and sea vehicles and stationary engines”, which was reached agreement in Aug. 1938, takes effect (after approval by Japanese government) |
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| 1940 | May | Operations begin at Matsuyama plant (present Higashimatsuyama plant) |
| 1955 | Aug. | Production facilities for capacity-doubling devices for automobile steering system split off as separate concern, renamed Jidosha Kiki Co., Ltd. The company merged into Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. in October 1999 |
| 1973 | Jun. | Nihon Denshi Kiki Co., Ltd. (present Hitachi Ltd.) as a conglomerate company with equal funding from Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Bosch and Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 1984 | Jun. | In order to enable Bosch antilock braking system ABS to enter the Japanese market, Nippon ABS Ltd. is formed, a joint venture between Robert Bosch GmbH and Nippon Air Brake Co. Ltd. (renamed to NABCO Ltd. in 1992, present Nabtesco Corporation). |
| 1990 | Jul. | Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. changed its company name to Zexel Corporation. |
| 1992 | Oct. | Airbag Systems Co., Ltd. (company name was changed to Bosch Electronics Corporation in October 2000) as a conglomerate company with equal funding between Bosch and Diesel Kiki Co., Ltd. was established. |
| 1997 | Aug. | Robert Bosch GmbH became the largest shareholder (controlling share: 30.1%) of Zexel Corporation. |
| 1999 | Apr. | Bosch Group's controlling share for Zexel Corporation reached 50.04%. |
| Oct. | Bosch Jidosha Kiki Co., Ltd., NABCO Ltd. and Nippon ABS, Ltd. formed "Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd.", integrating their passenger car brake activities under the industrial leadership of Bosch Group. | |
| 2000 | Mar. | Car air-conditioner business was transferred from Zexel Corporation to Tama Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (renamed to Zexel Climate Control Corporation in Apr. 2000; to Zexel Valeo Climate Control Corporation). |
| Jul. | Company name was changed from Zexel Corporation to Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation. | |
| Oct. | Company name was changed from Airbag Systems Co., Ltd. to Bosch Electronics Corporation. | |
| 2001 | Jan. | Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. transferred its Air Brake business to JKC Truck Braking Systems Co., Ltd. (present Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems Japan Ltd.). |
| Jul. | Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. transferred its Power Steering business to Unisia JKC Steering Systems Co., Ltd. | |
| Aug. | Bosch Group's controlling share for Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation reached 55.5% due to allocation to third party, Robert Bosch GmbH. | |
| Sep. | Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. transferred its Exhaust Brake Valve business to Knorr-Bremse Commercial Vehicle Systems Japan Ltd. | |
| 2002 | Jul. | Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation merged with Bosch Braking Systems Co., Ltd. and Bosch Electronics Corporation. |
| Jul. | Aisin AW Co., Ltd., Robert Bosch GmbH and Bosch Automotive Systems Corp. established a joint venture company, CVTEC Co., Ltd. for the production of CVT push belts. | |
| 2003 | Aug. | Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation transferred Torsen business, Zexel Torsen Company and Zexel Belgium Holding, S.A. to Toyoda Machine Works, Ltd. |
| Dec. | Bosch Automotive Systems Corporation changed Zexel Valeo Climate Control Corporation from a consolidated subsidiary to a equity method affiliate due to transfer of 10% of all issued shares of Zexel Valeo Climate Control Corporation to Valeo Climatisation S.A. | |
| 2005 | Apr. | Bosch Automotive Systems Corp. sells Zexel Valeo Climate Control Corporation and Valeo Zexel China Climate Control SA to Valeo Systems Thermiques SAS. |
| Jul. | As of July 1, Bosch K.K. was merged into Bosch Automotive Systems Corp. In addition, Bosch Automotive Systems Corp. changed its company name to Bosch Corporation. | |
| 2006 | Nov. | Bosch Engineering Services Japan K.K. (renamed to Bosch Engineering K.K. since September 2008), a fully-owned subsidiary of Bosch Corporation, is established to satisfy the increasing need for engineering services in the Japanese automotive industry. |
| 2007 | Feb. | Bosch acquires Telex Communications Holding, Inc. (TCH) in the U.S. in Sep. 2006. In accordance with this merger, Bosch Corporation's security system business is transferred to EVI Audio Japan, Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of TCH. |
| 2008 | Sep. | Bosch Engineering Services Japan K.K. renamed as Bosch Engineering K.K. |
| Oct. | Bosch Corporation becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bosch Group. | |
| 2009 | Oct. | Bosch Corporation made extensions to the office building and automobile mechanic plant for the Technical Center Memanbetsu. |
| 2010 | Jun. | Bosch Corporation made an extension to the Yokohama office for development and application in Yokohama, Japan. |
