According to preliminary figures, the Bosch Group increased its sales by 2.7% in 2013, to €46.4 billion, despite the difficult economic environment (adjusted previous-year figure: €45.2 billion). Earnings have developed fundamentally better, but are once again affected by the situation of the solar energy division, which remained difficult in 2013. In early 2013, the company announced its decision to exit its activities in crystalline photovoltaics. According to preliminary figures, and leavi...