1、Annual Report 2008As a leading technology and services company,we take advan-tage of our global opportunities for a strong and meaningful development.Our ambition is to enhance the quality of life with solutions that are both innovative and beneficial.We focus on our core competencies in automotive
2、and industrial technologies as well as in products and services for professional and private use.We strive for sustained economic success and a leading market position in all that we do.Entrepreneurial freedom and financial independence allow our actions to be guided by a long-term perspective.In th
3、e spirit of our founder,we particularly demon-strate social and environmental responsibility wherever we do business.Our customers choose us for our innovative strength and effi-ciency,for our reliability and quality of work.Our organizational structures,processes,and leadership tools are clear and
4、effec-tive,and support the requirements of our various businesses.We act according to common principles.We are strongly deter-mined to jointly achieve the goals we have agreed upon.As associates worldwide,we feel a special bond in our values that we live by day by day.The diversity of our cultures i
5、s a source of additional strength.We experience our task as chal-lenging,we are dedicated to our work,and we are proud to be part of Bosch.The Bosch Vision Creating value sharing valuesIf we want to work successfully as a team in a global and complex world,then we need a common image of the future f
6、or our company.This image this vision helps us bring our strategic thinking into clear alignment.Key DataBosch Group 2007 2008Sales revenue 46,320 45,127percentage change from previous year+6.0 2.6 Sales revenue generated outside Germanyas a percentage of sales revenue 75 74 Research and development