1、aAnnual Report2000Front page illustration:Since our new high-pressurediesel injection system oper-ating on the unit injector prin-ciple generates injection pres-sures of up to 2,050 bar,it isvery economical.The high-pressure injectors are manu-factured using extremely nar-row tolerances and are thus
2、very sensitive to contamina-tion in the diesel fuel.Suchcontamination is held back bya fine strainer produced by alaser beam which within fiveseconds“shoots”540 holes ina steel sleeve.These holeseach have a diameter of lessthan 0.1 mm.Bosch Group Worldwide20001999Sales61,71754,579percentage change f
3、rom prior year+13+8.4Foreign salesas a percentage of sales7266Research and development expense3,9713,757as a percentage of sales6.46.9Investments in tangible fixed assets4,1283,806as a percentage of depreciation118128Number of employeesaverage for the year196,880194,335as of January 1,2001/2000198,6
4、66194,889Total assets47,92640,743Equity capital16,21012,998as a percentage of total assets3432Net income for the year2,7001900Unappropriated earnings(Dividends of Robert Bosch GmbH)5,0901801 Special effect of“pay-out-and-reinvest”procedure at Robert Bosch GmbHKey Figures(million DM)3Table of Content
5、sPageSupervisory Council4Management5Senior Management6Supervisory Council Report8Management Report10Automotive Technology Business Sector18Industrial Technology Business Sector26Consumer Goods and Building Technology Business Sector30International Business36Research and Development40Employees of the
6、 Bosch Group42Financial Statements of the Bosch Group Worldwide44Major Companies of the Bosch Group Worldwide62Financial Statements of Robert Bosch GmbH64Ten Year Statistics Bosch Group Worldwide664Supervisory CouncilDr.phil.Dr.rer.oec.h.c.Marcus Bierich,Stuttgart,Chairman(until April 11,2000)Former