Bosch Group's sales performance in various regions around the world

From a global regional perspective, Bosch Group's sales increased in all three major markets except Europe: Asia Pacific increased by 1% to 28.1 billion euros; North America increased by 5% to 16 billion euros; South America increased by 6% to 1.8 billion euros. However, sales in Europe fell by 5% to 44.5 billion euros.