Bosch Releases Corporate Overview at Auto China 2026
413,000
€91 billion
82,000
What Happened
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services, employing roughly 413,000 associates worldwide and generating sales of €91 billion in 2025. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The company aims to shape trends such as automation, digitalization, electrification, and artificial intelligence, and offers cross-domain solutions combining hardware, software, and services.
Founded in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch, the company has a unique ownership structure. Ninety-four percent of its share capital is held by a charitable foundation, Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, and the majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG, which safeguards the company's long-term independence. Bosch employs some 82,000 associates in research and development.
Why this matters
This overview provides insight into Bosch's broad diversification, which strengthens its ability to innovate and adapt to trends like automation, digitalization, electrification, and AI.
Terms in This Story
- EV
- Electric vehicle, a vehicle powered fully or partly by electricity.
- ICE
- Internal combustion engine, the conventional petrol or diesel engine type.
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