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2003<br />
Acquisition of Buderus AG, Wetzlar,<br />
Germany<br />
2004<br />
Opening of the engineering center<br />
in Abstatt<br />
Acquisition of Sigpack Systems AG,<br />
the Swiss packaging machinery<br />
manufacturer<br />
2005<br />
Acquisition of the Swedish company<br />
IVT Industrier AB, Tranås<br />
<strong>Bosch</strong>-Zünder published worldwide<br />
in eight languages<br />
2006<br />
Acquisition of Telex Communications<br />
Holdings Inc., Minneapolis, MN,<br />
(USA)<br />
2007<br />
Acquisition of U.S. electric heatpump<br />
manufacturer FHP Manufacturing<br />
Company in Fort Lauderdale, FL<br />
Assumption of industrial leadership<br />
of Pacifica Group Ltd., Melbourne,<br />
Australia<br />
Acquisition of Pharmatec GmbH in<br />
Dresden, Germany<br />
Acquisition of telehealth solutions<br />
provider Health Hero Network in<br />
Palo Alto, CA (USA)<br />
2008<br />
Acquisition of majority shareholding<br />
in the photovoltaics manufacturer<br />
ersol Solar Energy AG, Erfurt, Germany<br />
(now <strong>Bosch</strong> Solar Energy AG)<br />
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Acquisition of majority shareholding<br />
in the abrasives manufacturer sia<br />
Abrasives in Frauenfeld, Switzerland<br />
Exhaust-gas turbocharger joint<br />
venture with Mahle GmbH, Stuttgart<br />
Acquisition of Innovations Software<br />
Technology GmbH in Immenstaad,<br />
Germany (now <strong>Bosch</strong> Software<br />
Innovations GmbH)<br />
SB LiMotive joint venture set up<br />
with Samsung SDI to develop and<br />
manufacture lithium-ion batteries for<br />
vehicles<br />
Acquisition of the industrial technology<br />
specialist Hägglunds Drives AB,<br />
Mellansel, Sweden<br />
2009<br />
Acquisition of majority shareholdings<br />
in the German companies aleo solar<br />
AG (Prenzlau and Oldenburg) and<br />
Johanna Solar Technology GmbH,<br />
Brandenburg<br />
Acquisition of Freud SpA, Milan, Italy<br />
2010<br />
New manufacturing facility for eightinch<br />
wafers goes into operation in<br />
Reutlingen, Germany<br />
Start of production of lithium-ion<br />
rechargeable batteries for automobiles<br />
at SB LiMotive in Ulsan, Korea<br />
2011<br />
Official opening of the first manufacturing<br />
site in Vietnam
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