1、Robert Bosch GmbHRobert-Bosch-Platz 1D-70839 Gerlingen-SchillerhheMailing address:Postfach 106050D-70049 StuttgartTelephone+49 711 811-0Fax+49 711 811-1987782130 Printed in GermanyAnnual Report2001aaBosch Group7 Front page illustration:One hundred years ago,on January 7,1902,wereceived a patent on a
2、system combining aspark plug with a high-voltage magneto.Thisignition made a decisivecontribution to thereliability of the gasolineengine and thus to thepopularity of the auto-mobile.Here:A spark plug withfour ground electrodesfor direct-injection gaso-line engines.The elec-trodes are formed froman
3、alloy containingyttrium.This is a“rareearth”,and endows thespark plug with its out-standing resistance toheat and wear.Robert Bosch GmbH,StuttgartOriginated as the“Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering”founded by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart in 1886Responsible for a total of 218 s
4、ubsidiaries,of which 34 are domestic and the remaining 184 are situated outside Germany Owners:Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH,Stuttgart,92%Bosch family,8%Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG,Stuttgart,execution of the entrepreneurial ownership functions3Table of ContentsPageKey Figures4Introduction5Supervi
5、sory Council6Supervisory Council Report7Board of Management8Senior Management10Management Report12Automotive Technology Business Sector22Industrial Technology Business Sector30Consumer Goods and Building Technology Business Sector34International Business38Research and Development42Environmental Prot
6、ection44Employees of the Bosch Group46Financial Statements of the Bosch Group Worldwide50Major Companies of the Bosch Group Worldwide68Financial Statements of Robert Bosch GmbH70Ten Year Statistics Bosch Group Worldwide725IntroductionTo our business partners and friendsI address myself to you here p