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Construction of a new refrigeration plant and a logistics center in St. Petersburg began in 2007. The center not only sells locally produced appliances, but also BSH imports. The majority of the cooling appliances produced in St. Petersburg are destined for the Russian and Ukrainian market.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0028, inform 2005/4, p. 8; A01-0025, Annual Report 2007, p. 7; F-BSH-001, 40 Jahre BSH – Eine Chronik, p. 122.</ref> After just three years, BSH is the market leader with Bosch in the segment of free-standing static fridge-freezer combinations. An assembly plant for washing machines was opened additionally in 2012 in St. Petersburg.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0030, Annual Report 2012, p. 46.</ref> In 2008, BSH was able to proudly proclaim that it had a base of 3.5 million customers in Russia.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0037, inform 2014/2, p. 11.</ref>
Construction of a new refrigeration plant and a logistics center in St. Petersburg began in 2007. The center not only sells locally produced appliances, but also BSH imports. The majority of the cooling appliances produced in St. Petersburg are destined for the Russian and Ukrainian market.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0028, inform 2005/4, p. 8; A01-0025, Annual Report 2007, p. 7; F-BSH-001, 40 Jahre BSH – Eine Chronik, p. 122.</ref> After just three years, BSH is the market leader with Bosch in the segment of free-standing static fridge-freezer combinations. An assembly plant for washing machines was opened additionally in 2012 in St. Petersburg.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A01-0030, Annual Report 2012, p. 46.</ref> In 2008, BSH was able to proudly proclaim that it had a base of 3.5 million customers in Russia.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0037, inform 2014/2, p. 11.</ref>
===== Onward and upward in Russia despite the crisis =====
In 2015, the home appliances market in Russia experienced a drop of 14 percent compared with the previous year.<ref>BSH Corporate Archives, A05-0038, inform 2015/3, p. 7.</ref> Despite the serious economic situation caused by the EU sanctions due to the Ukraine crisis, BSH has maintained its presence in Russia.<ref>https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/sanctions-dont-matter-on-russian-market-says-germanys-bsh-ceo-49468 (Retrieved 7.12.2016).</ref>
[[file:PED(1).jpg|thumb|The Regensburg-based Electronics, Drives and Systems (EDS) has a production site in the Slovakian town of Michalovce. (Source: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH)]]
[[file:PED(1).jpg|thumb|The Regensburg-based Electronics, Drives and Systems (EDS) has a production site in the Slovakian town of Michalovce. (Source: BSH Hausgeräte GmbH)]]


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