1、BOSCH IN FIGURES78.1Annual report2017BOSCH IN FIGURESSome 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in 60 countriesbillion euros EBIT in 2017125 engineering locations worldwidebillion euros sales revenue in 2017Roughly 402,000associates worldwidebillion euros expenditure on research and development78.
2、17.34.9The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services.It employs roughly 402,000 associates worldwide(as of December 31,2017).The company generated sales of 78.1 billion euros in 2017.Its operations are divided into four business sectors:Mobility Solutions,Industrial Technol
3、ogy,Consumer Goods,and Energy and Building Technology.As a leading IoT company,Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes,smart cities,connected mobility,and connected manu-facturing.It uses its expertise in sensor technology,software,and services,as well as its own IoT cloud,to offer its cus
4、tomers connected,cross-domain solutions from a single source.The Bosch Groups strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life.Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm.In short,Bosch creates technology that is“Invente
5、d for life.”The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiaries and regional companies in 60 countries.Including sales and service partners,Boschs global manufacturing,engineering,and sales network covers nearly every country in the world.The basis for the companys future gr
6、owth is its innovative strength.At 125 locations across the globe,Bosch employs roughly 64,500 associates in research and development.The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch(18611942)as“Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.”The special owner-ship structure