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Total research and development costs for fiscal year 2012 in the Automotive Division increased by 32.1% year-on-year. Alongside new models, the main focus was on the electrification of our vehicle portfolio and increasing the efficiency of our range of engines, among other things, whereas alternative drive technologies accounted for an increasing proportion. The capitalization ratio increased to 27.5% (23.1%). Research and development costs recognized in the income statement in accordance with IFRSs were higher than in 2011, at €8.9 billion (€7.2 billion). This meant that their ratio to sales revenue in the Automotive Division remained unchanged at 5.1% (5.1%).
On December 31, 2012, the Research and Development function – including the equity-accounted joint venture companies in China – employed 42,089 people Group-wide (+21.1%), corresponding to 7.7% of the total headcount.
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION | ||||||||||
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€ million |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 | |||||
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Total research and development costs |
9,515 |
7,203 |
6,257 |
5,790 |
5,926 | |||||
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of which capitalized development costs |
2,615 |
1,666 |
1,667 |
1,947 |
2,216 | |||||
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Capitalization ratio in % |
27.5 |
23.1 |
26.6 |
33.6 |
37.4 | |||||
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Amortization of capitalized development costs |
1,951 |
1,697 |
2,276 |
1,586 |
1,392 | |||||
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Research and development costs recognized in the income statement |
8,851 |
7,234 |
6,866 |
5,429 |
5,102 | |||||
