NAVIGON Software Selected by Delphi for Its New Personal Navigation Device
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The automotive components leader teams up with Germany's premier navigation software provider for NAV200, one of the newest entrants to the personal navigation market
LAS VEGAS and CHICAGO, Oct. 31 / - NAVIGON, Germany's leading navigation software maker, helped Delphi Corporation recently launch NAV200, a compelling new entrant to the personal navigation device market - one of the fastest-growing sectors in consumer electronics.
Delphi's NAV200 comes with clout and credibility given the company's global leadership position in automotive technology and systems components. Delphi, with a history that spans more than 100 years, is a world leader in mobile electronics, and vehicle components and systems technology. Today, Delphi is the leading manufacturer of satellite radios and accessories with over 14 million sold to date. In fact, three out of four people listen to satellite radio on Delphi hardware. Delphi hopes to follow that success with NAV200. The product employs NAVTEQ digital maps and will launch in North America, quickly followed by Europe and South America. In the U.S., NAV200 will sell for $399.99.
"NAVIGON played a pivotal role helping to bring this product to market. They understood the business of integration," said Adiel Avelar, global navigation business line manager, Delphi. "They helped make the journey to market smooth and easy - just what you want from a real world navigation experience."
Headquartered in Germany and with a growing presence in the Americas, NAVIGON creates custom navigation software solutions for the world's best known brands in consumer electronics, as well as custom navigation software solutions for personal navigation devices and smartphones.
"Delphi's pedigree in mobile electronics technology is unrivaled," said Andreas Hecht, General Manager of the Americas for NAVIGON. "We're pleased to be part of what we hope and expect will be a very successful product for Delphi."
About NAVIGON
NAVIGON creates navigation software solutions for some of the world's best-known brands in consumer electronics. NAVIGON makes the software that drives navigation products from Sony, Delphi, Fujitsu-Siemens, and more. Founded in Germany in 1991, NAVIGON invented the world's first mobile GPS navigation product - and today, consistently ranks as Germany's most trusted name in navigation. NAVIGON continues to break new ground in the sector with the recent release of onboard and off-board navigation software created specifically for smartphones. NAVIGON is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with offices throughout Europe, the U.S. and Asia.
NAVIGON USA headquarters is in Chicago, Illinois. For more information, go to navigonusa.com/ .
About Delphi
Delphi was the first company to integrate a radio into the dashboard in 1936, the first to bring satellite radio to the vehicle in 2001 and the first to bring a portable satellite radio to the market in 2002. To date, Delphi has sold more than 14 million satellite radio receivers and accessories. In fact, three out of four satellite radio subscribers listen on Delphi hardware. Delphi continues to expand its in-vehicle and consumer electronics technologies and offers a broad portfolio of products to answer a wide variety of information and entertainment needs. For more information, visit www.delphi.com/media .
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Source: NAVIGON
CONTACT:
Peg Herbst,
+1-773-510-7258,
peg.herbst@navigon.com
Carly Herrig,
+1-312-233-1356,
carly.herrig@edelman.com,
both for NAVIGON
Web site: navigonusa.com/
http://www.delphi.com/media
