The Australia/Oceania Region: Difference between revisions

The white goods of both BSH brands have since become established names in the region. Bosch dishwashers won an Australian energy-saving award in 1989. At the time, they were the only dishwashers on the Australian market to receive five (out of six possible) stars.<ref>BSH Group Archive, A05-0012, inform 1989/3, page 11.</ref> The entry into the Chinese market in 1994 paved the way for further development in the Asia-Pacific region. This development was coordinated from Singapore.<ref>The representative office was founded in 1996. It later became a subsidiary and eventually the Regional Headquarters. BSH Group Archive, A01-0013, Business Report 1995, page 6.</ref> In 2004, two BSH subsidiaries were founded in Australia and New Zealand. <ref>BSH Group Archive, A05-00276, inform 2004/3, page 5.</ref> BSH Home Appliances Pty Ltd. has been based in Clayton, a suburb of Melbourne, since 2004. BSH Home Appliances Ltd. in Auckland is responsible for sales in New Zealand.