IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 943 
Recognizing Robert Bosch Corporation and its 100 years of commitment 
and leadership in the United States manufacturing industry. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 25, 2006 
Mr. KNOLLENBERG submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing Robert Bosch Corporation and its 100 years 
of commitment and leadership in the United States man-
ufacturing industry. 
Whereas Robert Bosch Corporation has become synonymous 
with market leadership in automotive original equipment 
and aftermarket products, industrial automation systems, 
power tools and accessories, security technology, pack-
aging equipment, thermo-technology, and household ap-
pliances; 
Whereas, in 1886, Robert Bosch opened a workshop for pre-
cision mechanics and electrical engineering in Stuttgart, 
Germany; 
Whereas, in 1906, Robert Bosch New York, Inc., was found-
ed, and, in 1908, was renamed Bosch Magneto Company; 
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Whereas during the First World War, the United States Gov-
ernment expropriated Bosch Magneto Company, includ-
ing its patents and factories, and sold the company to an 
investment group that renamed the company as American 
Bosch Magneto Company; 
Whereas, in 1921, the Robert Bosch Magneto Company was 
founded in order to distinguish its products from the 
products of American Bosch Magneto Company; 
Whereas Robert Bosch Magneto Company and American 
Bosch Magneto Company eventually merged, and after 
1938, the organization was known as American Bosch 
Company; 
Whereas during the Second World War, the company was ex-
propriated by the United States Government once again; 
Whereas, in 1953, Robert Bosch Corporation was founded in 
New York; 
Whereas, in 1983, the Robert Bosch Corporation won back 
the trademark rights expropriated during the Second 
World War and regained the unrestricted right to use the 
Bosch name worldwide; 
Whereas Bosch Group is comprised of a manufacturing, 
sales, and after-sales service network of approximately 
280 subsidiaries, and more than 12,000 service centers, 
in over 140 countries; 
Whereas Robert Bosch Corporation has over 80 primary loca-
tions in the United States, and, in 2005, United States 
sales reached $7 billion; 
Whereas automotive technology is the largest business sector 
for Robert Bosch Corporation, with more than 14,000 as-
sociates and, in 2005, sales of approximately $5.5 billion; 
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Whereas Robert Bosch Corporation’s automotive technology 
innovations include market-first products such as antilock 
brakes, traction and electronic stability control systems, 
gasoline and diesel fuel-injections systems, and electrical 
and electronic systems and components; 
Whereas Robert Bosch Corporation, Automotive Aftermarket 
Division, received the 2005 Lincoln Silver Award for 
Progress Toward Excellence, which recognizes the com-
pany’s organizational strength and performance based on 
leadership, strategic planning, customer and market 
focus, information and analysis, human resources, and 
process management; 
Whereas, in the United States, Robert Bosch Corporation has 
been issued 5,917 patents and remains a leader in the 
automotive field; and 
Whereas Robert Bosch Corporation and its associates uphold 
a commitment to local communities through charitable 
giving and community service: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes— 
(A) Robert Bosch Corporation’s 100 years 
of commitment and leadership in the United 
States manufacturing industry; and 
(B) the innovations and technological ad-
vancements achieved by the thousands of Rob-
ert Bosch Corporation associates; and 
(2) congratulates the Robert Bosch Corporation 
on its centennial anniversary in the United States 
and trusts the company will continue its excellence 
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and position in the community during the 21st cen-
tury. 
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