Bosch is a German technology company best known for automotive technology, but it also makes power tools, home appliances and industrial technology. The company calls itself the world's largest automotive supplier. About 412,400 people worked for Bosch worldwide in 2025, and revenue was around 91 billion euro.
Robert Bosch founded the company in 1886 in Stuttgart as a workshop for precision mechanics and electrical engineering. The headquarters is now in Gerlingen. The ownership is unusual. The Robert Bosch Stiftung holds about 94 percent of the shares but has no voting rights. The Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG holds about 93 percent of the votes and practically no shares. As a result the company stays independent and is not listed on the stock exchange.
Bosch is split into four sectors. Mobility Solutions covers automotive technology. Industrial Technology includes Bosch Rexroth, among others. Consumer Goods covers home appliances through BSH and power tools. Energy and Building Technology supplies heating and building technology.
Bosch Rexroth is a separate brand within the group for hydraulics and drive technology. In parts catalogues it is listed separately from the Bosch brand.
Bosch parts carry their own number, which is printed on the part itself. Use it to look up the part and compare it with the number from the vehicle or machine manufacturer.
Automotive technology, power tools, home appliances and industrial technology.
No. A foundation holds almost all the shares, and a trust company holds almost all the voting rights.
Bosch Rexroth is part of the Bosch group for hydraulics and drive technology, with its own part numbers.