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==== BSH Hausgeräte GmbH ====
==== BSH Hausgeräte GmbH ====
A further drastic change followed at the beginning of 2015. On January 5, Siemens AG sold all its shares in the joint venture to Robert Bosch GmbH. From then on, the company's official name was BSH Hausgeräte GmbH. BSH now belonged exclusively to the Bosch Group as a largely independent company group. For Siemens, the home appliance division was the last business unit with a direct link to the consumer. With its withdrawal from the joint venture, its focus was then fully on industrial business.
A further drastic change followed at the beginning of 2015. On January 5, Siemens AG sold all its shares in the joint venture to Robert Bosch GmbH. From then on, the company's official name was BSH Hausgeräte GmbH. BSH now belonged exclusively to the Bosch Group as a largely independent company. For Siemens, the home appliance division was the last business unit with a direct link to the consumer. With its withdrawal from the joint venture, its focus was then fully on industrial business.


The new company strategy was promising for BSH: The company was able to increase revenue by a billion euros in the first year alone. Revenue of 12 billion euros was thus achieved in 2015. The number of employees grew to 56,500 in fiscal 2015.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0035, Annual Report 2015, page 5.</ref> A remarkable achievement, which was even more significant considering the transformation of BSH's organizational structure taking place at the same time.<ref>BSH / NextLevel News 07, January 2015, page 1.</ref>
The new company strategy was promising for BSH: The company was able to increase revenue by a billion euros in the first year alone. Revenue of 12 billion euros was thus achieved in 2015. The number of employees grew to 56,500 in fiscal 2015.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0035, Annual Report 2015, page 5.</ref> A remarkable achievement, which was even more significant considering the transformation of BSH's organizational structure taking place at the same time.<ref>BSH / NextLevel News 07, January 2015, page 1.</ref>