Translations:Robert Bosch GmbH/7/en

1962: A salesman is giving advice in the Bosch store in Stuttgart. (Source: Robert Bosch GmbH - Corporate Archives, signature 6 001 17486)

The reconstruction following the war years progressed successfully. Most of the foreign subsidiaries were rebuilt and some new ones added. The product range was expanded to include a host of new innovations, including a diesel injection pump in addition to vehicle lighting, windshield wipers and power brakes. Further production branches were added by the mid-1930s, with production of home appliances commencing in 1933 with the first electric refrigerator. Robert Bosch AG transformed itself at this time from a pure automotive supplier to a broadly diversified electronics corporation. Robert Bosch turned the public limited company (AG) into a limited liability company (GmbH) in keeping with his "... desire that Robert Bosch GmbH (...) remains active for as many generations as possible, securing their financial independence, their autonomy and capacity to act at all times."