The Brose Group We are a partner to the international automobile industry and deliver our mechatronic systems and electric drives to about 80 automotive manufacturers and more than 30 suppliers. Approximately 21,000 employees work for Brose at 53 locations in 23 countries on all major automotive markets worldwide. In the 2011 business year, our corporate group generated a turnover of more than 4 billion euros. Currently, Brose is the fourth-largest family-owned company among the top 100 automotive suppliers worldwide. We exploit our expertise in mechanics, electrics and electronics gained over decades to find the right solutions tailor-made for the needs of our customers. The focus is on new products designed to cut fuel consumption, thus helping to reduce CO2 emissions. At the same time, our components and systems enable us to contribute toward making automobiles safer and more comfortable to use. Our goal is to extend our development and quality leadership even further. Moreover, we intend to step up our worldwide activities, particularly in Asia. Through innovative capability, leading edge manufacturing technology and logistics, above all, through strategic investments and a stable ownership structure, we seek to have a long-term partnership with the automakers.