OREANDA-NEWS. August 3, 2012. Following approval from the relevant antitrust authorities, Bosch has taken over the business operations of Koller + Schwemmer GmbH & Co. KG, headquartered in Nuremberg, Germany. The takeover will be effective as of July 31, 2012. The business operations of Koller + Schwemmer will be now be managed by a newly founded, wholly-owned Bosch subsidiary that will operate under the previous name.
With the acquisition of Koller + Schwemmer, the Bosch Automotive After­market division is expanding its portfolio of products in the spare parts business to include diesel components, allowing the company to ensure long-term availability of diesel spare parts. It is also planning to further expand the scope of its remanufacturing activities across the entire prod­uct life cycle. Bosch will continue to operate the existing Bosch Car Service and the Bosch Diesel Center from Koller + Schwemmer, as well as small-series production and aftermarket production of classic spare parts.

The Automotive Aftermarket division (AA) provides the aftermarket and repair shops worldwide with a complete range of diagnostic and repair shop equipment and a wide range of spare parts - from new and exchange parts to repair solutions - for passenger cars and commercial vehicles. Its product portfolio includes products made as Bosch original equipment, as well as aftermarket products and services developed and manufac­tured in-house. More than 11,000 associates in 140 countries, as well as a global logistics network, ensure that some 450,000 different spare parts reach customers quickly and on time. In its “Diagnostics” operations, AA supplies testing and repair-shop technology, diagnostic software, service training, and information services. In addition, the division is responsible for the “Bosch Service” repair-shop franchise, one of the world's largest independent chains of repair-shops, with some 15,000 franchises. In addition, AA is respon­sible for more than 500 “AutoCrew” partners.