Bosch has announced it is celebrating 100 Years of Bosch Car Service, with the first workshop opening its doors in Hamburg in 1921.
Max Eisenmann & Co., an automotive repair workshop based in Hamburg, became the first official Robert Bosch AG Installation and Repair Workshop and marked the birth of Bosch services.
The company founder, Robert Bosch, had recognised early on the necessity of a repair shop network. As the number of car owners increased, so too did the demand for specialised expertise that extended beyond country borders and oceans.
Bosch Car Service is now said to be the world’s largest brand-independent workshop network, with more than 15,000 companies in 150 countries.
As members of the global Bosch Car Service network, workshops receive support in the form of diagnostic technology, effective spare part logistics, and marketing measures. Customers also benefit from the availability of Bosch original parts at partner workshops as well as qualified automotive mechatronic technicians.
Thomas Winter, Head of Workshop Concepts at Bosch Automotive Aftermarket, explained: “Networking, automation, and new drive solutions – vehicle complexity is growing steadily. More and more cars now feature driver assistance technologies and new display and infotainment systems. This also means new challenges for workshops. Bosch is a reliable partner when it comes to accommodating the increasing requirements of the future – and can guarantee that, with Bosch Car Service workshops, car owners will always have a competent contact for services and repair.”
100 years after opening the first Bosch repair workshop, Bosch is celebrating this success story. The company reportedly has an optimistic outlook on the future, with its objective to further consolidate the global network with new partner workshops. It will also more closely coordinate customers and service stations on the basis of digital solutions and smart use of data, in a bid to reinforce its position as a reliable mobility partner around the world both today and in the future.
