Bosch Taps New Sales Chief, Realigns Aftermarket Group
Dan Sills has joined Robert Bosch as vice president of independent aftermarket sales. Sills will be responsible for aftermarket sales in the U.S., overseeing the national sales force, and will report to Odd Joergenrud, regional president for Bosch’s North American Automotive Aftermarket Division. In addition, Bosch said it has realigned its U.S. sales organization to
Bosch 3D Alignment System Earns Innovation Award
Bosch’s Diagnostics business unit, Beissbarth GmbH, received the "2010 German National Award for Outstanding and Innovative Achievement in the Field of Trade" from the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology for the development of the Easy 3D wheel alignment system. Beissbarth is part of the Diagnostics business unit of the Bosch Automotive Aftermarket division.
Bosch Exec Urges Aftermarket to Leverage New Media
Auto parts makers have always relied on traditional media to carry their advertising and PR messages. Now the Internet has become a necessary, and very useful, marketing communications medium. That’s the opinion of David Sholtis, vice president of Bosch’s Filtration Americas business unit. Speaking at the recent Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS) in Chicago, Sholtis
Bosch Invests in Upgrade to Test Facility
(Aftermarketnews.com) Bosch has invested approximately $8 million to renovate its vehicle test track in Flat Rock, Mich., to provide a state-of-the-art facility that will be used to test a variety of automotive technologies.
Bosch Changes N.A. Aftermarket Chief
Bosch named Odd Joergenrud as regional president for its North America aftermarket business.
Bosch Earns Supplier Honor
Bosch’s Automotive Aftermarket Division was named 2008 Supplier of the Year by BWP/Carquest.
Bosch to Acquire Morse’s Friction Business
(AftermarketNews.com) Bosch plans to acquire the brake friction business of the Morse Automotive Corp., headquartered in Chicago, Ill.
Bosch Closes Deal to Acquire Accu Industries
Robert Bosch LLC has finalized its acquisition of Accu Industries Inc.
Pamela Krebs Named Aftermarket Woman of the Year
(Akron/Tire Review) The Car Care Council Women’s Board has named Pamela Krebs, director, advertising and sales promotion for Robert Bosch Corp., as the fourth annual “Aftermarket Woman of the Year.”
Bosch to Acquire Beissbarth and Sicam
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The Bosch Group has unveiled plans to further consolidate its foothold in the workshop equipment market through the acquisition of Munich-based Beissbarth GmbH, and Italy’s Sicam s.r.l., companies that both belong to parent company Beissbarth Automotive Group GmbH.