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At the beginning of 2004, the Bosch Group had approximately 232,000 associates, more than half of which were outside Germany. The company has around 258 subsidiaries and associated companies in over 50 countries. A total of 249 manufacturing sites, 185 of which are located outside Germany, support the international activities. A key part here is played by the efficient sales and customer service organization with approximately 11,000 Bosch Service centers in 130 countries.

The Bosch Group is the world’s second largest provider of automotive technology. In 2003, the company generated sales of 23.6 billion euros with products for the car, which represents about 70% of the Bosch Group's total revenue. A total of 143,600 associates work in this sector.

  

The four largest business areas are:

  • fuel-injection technology for combustion engines (diesel and gasoline)

  • systems for active and passive vehicle safety (brakes, ABS, traction control, ESP, airbag control units)

  • electrical machines (starters, alternators, small-power motors)

  • products for mobile communication (car radios, navigation and driver information systems)

Audi and Bosch partner on diesel engines in Le Mans

Dec 12, 2005 -- Bosch is a key partner of Audi in the development of the new diesel-powered racing car R10 for Le Mans. The globally active supplier fits the state-of-the-art Common Rail technology to the race engines. Diesel engines are already offering high power and great fuel economy in millions of mass produced vehicles. Audi is now taking advantage of this performance for motor sports – it is expected to provide the decisive edge in racing.

Bosch supplies the complete Common Rail system for the R10. High pressure pumps and piezo-inline injectors were specifically tuned to racing conditions by the Bosch Motorsport service, which also designed new control units for this purpose.

Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003

Sales¹

 27,906 31,556 34,029 34,977 36,3573

Percent of sales accounted for by international business

 66 72 72 72 71

Workforce at mid-year

 194,335 196,880 218,377 225,897 229,439

    of which in Germany

 96,808 91,110 98,975 102,685 105,621

  of which abroad

 97,527 105,770 119,402 123,212 123,818

Investments in fixed assets¹

 1,946 2,111 2,368 2,006 2,028

Expenditure on research and development¹

 1,921 2,030 2,274 2,487 2,650

Annual net income¹

 460 1,380² 650 650 1,100

¹ Figures in million EUR

² Special effect of "pay-out-and-reinvest" procedure at Robert Bosch GmbH

³ Including valuation changes due to tax-basis eliminations (deletion of Section 308, Paragraph 3 of the Commercial Code) and the expanded recognition of deferred taxes in the consolidated financial statements in accordance with DRS (German Accounting Standard) 10.

Bosch Automotive Technology Revenue:


source: Bosch Group

Key Elements for the Future Success of Automotive Electronics
Franz Fehrenbach keynotes conference, offers insight on improving quality, mastering complexity

DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 19, 2004 – In his Convergence 2004 keynote address this morning, Franz Fehrenbach, chairman of the board of management, Robert Bosch GmbH, identified three key, interconnected factors important to the future success of automotive electronics: complexity, quality, and common standards.

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