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No diesels
without Bosch
1927
First series-mature
diesel injection
system
1931
First complete
diesel system
1960
First distributor
pump
1986
First electronic
diesel control unit
1987
First diesel direct
injection
1994
First unit injector
system
1997
First common rail
system
2004
First common rail
system with piezo
injectors
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Bosch and
enthusiasm
for diesels
Achievements
since 1990 due to
innovations from
Bosch for diesel
engines in cars:
98 percent
lower particulate
emissions
story. And now, at this present point in time, old prejudices among
end users are being swept away by ever more economical, even
thriftier, quieter yet at the same time considerably more sporty diesel
engines.
So it is no wonder that nowadays virtually every second newly regis
tered passenger car in Europe is a diesel, and that in total almost a
quarter of all vehicles worldwide are driven by a modern compressionignition engine. Globally, we predict that the share of diesel vehicles
will continue to rise over the years to come. Because the victorious
march of the most economical diesel engines of all time is meanwhile
conquering even markets where tough opposition had previously been
encountered: for instance in the USA, or in Asia.
96 percent
reduction in
nitrous oxide
including hydro
carbon emissions
98 percent
drop in carbon
monoxide emissions
And for diesel
engines in commercial vehicles:
97 percent
lower particulate
emissions
86 percent
reduction in
nitrous oxide
including hydrocarbon emissions
87 percent
drop in carbon
monoxide emissions
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In the old days, diesels were bought almost exclusively for their fuel
Comparison
between a modern
diesel and a comparable gasoline
passenger car:
Over 30 percent
lower fuel
consumption
About 40 percent
greater range
Some 25 percent
lower CO2
production
Around 50 percent
higher torque
A diesel passenger
car is frequently
an economical
proposition even
if the annual mileage is less than
10,000 kilometers
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What do fruit from South America, shoes from Italy, tea from India,
Diesel engines
with components
and systems from
Bosch are not
only found in cars
and commercial
vehicles.
Additional fields
of application
include, among
others:
Stationary diesel
engines:
for example emergency generators
Agricultural
machines:
such as tractors
or combine harvesters
Construction
machines:
such as bulldozers
and dump trucks
Rail vehicles:
such as railcars
and diesel loco
motives
Ships:
ranging from yachts
to ocean giants
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Bosch for a
diesels entire
working life
Engineering
services
Test centers
Bosch service network in all regions
Bosch eXchange
program
Bosch automotive
tradition
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Investment in
research and
development in
2008:
1886 has developed in the course of over 120 years into the worlds
largest automobile components supplier and the technological
leader especially for diesels. Its is the hard work of each individual,
their willingness to take a long-term approach, accept mistakes and
overcome setbacks which has permitted Bosch to build up a company
culture rich in tradition and experience yet always oriented toward the
future. For us the past is not a comfortable chair to simply rest upon,
it is always a springboard to the future true to the philosophy of
the founder of our company, Robert Bosch, who once said: Those
who have ceased to be better have ceased to be good!
Even today we owe our independence to his foresightedness. This
is why we at Bosch still think and act with a view to the long term
without looking for short-term gain and financing our growth from
our own profits. To allow this to succeed, our internal obligation is
to constantly use our new ideas and innovations to set market-ori
ented trends in the motor-vehicle sector in general and on the diesel
market in particular, trends that we drive forward until we achieve
success. With this aim in mind we also participate strongly on the
international level on numerous technical boards and committees.
Bosch Group:
3.9 billion euros
around 9 percent
more than in the
previous year and
some 9 percent of
our total turnover
Worldwide, the
Bosch Group employs a staff of over
32,500 in research
and development,
18,300 of them in
Germany
A total of over
3,850 patents.
Around 45 percent
of these help to
conserve the environment and our
natural resources
Automotive Technology Division:
3.25 billion euros
approximately
12 percent more
than in the previous year and some
12 percent of our
total turnover
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Diesels on the
way to the future:
Higher injection
pressures
Improved turbocharging
Downsizing
Downspeeding
Thermal
management
Start/Stop
Diesel hybrid