Research and development is what drives the 43.7-billion Euro a year Bosch Group, including its Automotive Electronics Division headquartered in Reutlingen, near Stuttgart. The group invested 7.6% of revenues in R&D in 2006 - the bulk going to automotive technology. In 2006, Automotive Technology (AE) generated sales of nearly 27.2-billion Euro, with nearly 10% invested in R&D.
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