Frankfurt/Karlsruhe, Germany – Whether connectivity, automation, optimized drive systems or electromobility, Bosch Automotive Aftermarket takes a leading role in the imminent transition of the automotive industry. “Bosch increasingly relies on connected and data-based solutions. Already today, they allow for a lot of processes to be made more quickly and efficiently,” Manfred Baden, president of the Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division, said at the international trade fair Automechanika in Frankfurt. According to the auditing and consulting company PwC, there will be more than 470 million connected vehicles on the roads by 2025. Accordingly, the market for software and data services on the aftermarket will experience yet another significant growth and it will be a decisive factor concerning the future growth of the sector. “Bosch Automotive Aftermarket wants to continue growing in 2018 as well. With innovative concepts for effective and efficient maintenance and repair throughout the complete product life cycle as well as connected solutions for diagnoses and workshop processes, we support our partners concerning both current and future vehicle stocks,” Baden said. Connectivity and new data-based solutions bear the potential to optimize the workflow at the workshop while allowing them significant time savings. Bosch Connected Repair workshop software, for instance, prevents time-consuming duplication of work. In case of vehicle repairs, it provides the vehicle data once registered on all PC-based systems. In future, Augmented Reality will ease even rather sophisticated repair tasks for the workshop employees. This is yet another time saver – bringing about time savings of up to 15 percent on average. For this approach concerning the field of workshop trainings, Bosch received the Automechanika Innovation Award this year.
The Automotive Aftermarket division (AA) provides the aftermarket and repair shops worldwide with modern diagnostic and repair-shop equipment and a wide range of spare parts – from new and exchange parts to repair solutions – for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Its product portfolio includes products made as Bosch original equipment, as well as aftermarket-specific products and services developed and manufactured in-house. About 13,000 associates in more than 150 countries, as well as a global logistics network, ensure that spare parts reach customers quickly and on time. AA supplies testing and repair-shop technology, diagnostic software, service training courses, and information services. In addition, the division is responsible for the “Bosch Service” repair-shop franchise, one of the world’s largest independent chains of repair shops, with some 15,000 workshops, and more than 1,000 “AutoCrew” partners.
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The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 421,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2022). The company generated sales of 88.2 billion euros in 2022. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. With its more than 400 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral since the first quarter of 2020. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 85,500 associates in research and development, of which nearly 44,000 are software engineers.
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