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Robert Bosch is one of the world's top makers of automobile components. OEM and aftermarket automotive products account for more than 70% of the company's sales. Bosch's automotive offerings include antilock braking and fuel-injection systems, auto electronics, starters, and alternators. The company also makes industrial machinery and hand tools and owns 50% of Bosch-Siemens Hausgerate, a European appliance maker. Bosch's Blaupunkt unit is a major manufacturer of car audio equipment. The company is seeking a buyer for the Mannesmann Plastics Machinery division of its Bosch Rexroth joint venture with Siemens. The Robert Bosch Foundation, a charitable organization, owns 92% of the company; the Bosch family owns 8%.
COMPETITION |
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Hughes Electronics Corporation (GMH)
Siemens AG (SI)
TRW Inc. (TRW)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 30,058.10
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 7.0%
Employees: 196,880
Revenue per employee: $152,672.19
KEY PEOPLE |
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Hermann Scholl
CEO
CONTACT INFO |
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Robert-Bosch-Platz 1
D-70839 Gerlingen-Schillerhöhe, Germany
Phone: 49-711-811-0
Fax: 49-711-811-6630
Online: Web Site
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