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Antitrust proceedings — the fear of losing everything

The National Socialists’ aspirations to global power had only been achievable with the aid of mighty economic companies. Which is why the Allies sought to break up large German corporations, including Bosch. However, the company had grown organically, which meant its individual parts were not viable on their own. In the end, the Bosch company remained almost intact, although it had to disclose its patents for all competitors to use.

Bosch turned to motor racing to help reconstruct business during the 1950s, having originally set up its "race service" for maintenance work and fitting spare parts in 1937.The successful use of Bosch technology under the harshest conditions was good advertising for its reliability and endurance.

“Made all over the world” — new pathways to an international company

Before Hitler seized power, more than 50 percent of Bosch sales came from international business. But after 1945 it was almost zero, and the company’s international assets had been expropriated. Thanks to good relations with longstanding partners and because of fast-growing markets in countries such as Brazil and India, the construction of a global network gradually took off. All the same, it would take until 1960 for international sales to once again exceed 20 percent at Bosch.

Bosch started setting up manufacturing facilities all over the world during the 1950s. The Bosch location in Clayton nearMelbourne supplied the Australian automotive industry with electrics such as ignition systems, windshield wiper systems,horns, generators, starters,and lighting.