Press Release
MapmyIndia signs up with General Motors for
in-car GPS navigation
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GM
premium car models to come equipped with MapmyIndia Navigator GPS device as
standard accessory
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GM
dealerships all over India
to offer MapmyIndia Navigator as GM genuine accessory
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First
time ever that all India
GPS navigation device is coming equipped as standard accessory in cars
New
Delhi, January 9, 2008: MapmyIndia
Navigator, the recently launched in-car GPS navigation device for all India which has received tremendously positive
response and reviews, will now come
equipped as a standard accessory in all variants of General Motors’
premium cars in India.
With this development, MapmyIndia Navigator becomes the first GPS navigator in India
to be available as a standard accessory with a car, this unprecedented
initiative on the part of GM sends positive signals for the navigation industry
in general, particularly for MapmyIndia. The MapmyIndia Navigator is the most
comprehensive and accurate in-car GPS navigation device for all India will also be available for sale at all 78
GM dealerships across India
as a certified GM genuine accessory, where anyone can walk in and purchase the
product.
MapmyIndia Navigator is a portable,
satellite-connected, in-car GPS device, that provides real time, voice guided,
turn by turn navigation for seamless travel across India, be it intra-city or
inter-city (not a separate city map, and separate basic India map). With the
MapmyIndia Navigator, one can get guidance to any destination across India,
and search for nearby points of interest such as ATMs, petrol pumps,
restaurants etc. This device is a perfect fit for cars as it solves many
on-the-road needs and desires for the entire family – saving time, effort
and hassle by giving real-time navigation guidance to unfamiliar destinations,
providing a sense of safety on the road with real-time location information
using GPS satellites, and entertaining with movies and music playback on a
large colour touch screen.
“GM is a world leader in the
automobile industry and is well known for taking innovative steps to offer the
best to its customers. Being India’s
leader in digital maps and consumer navigation services, we are excited to
partner with GM and improve the in-car and driving experience of GM car owners
with the MapmyIndia Navigator GPS. This partnership is one more step for us in
the direction of MapmyIndia’s own vision of providing Indian consumers
the best navigation products and services - on the internet, mobile, and
in-car” says Mr. Rakesh Verma, MD, MapmyIndia.
About
CE Info Systems / MapmyIndia
CE Info
Systems (P) Ltd., a New Delhi-based ISO 9001-2000 Company founded in 1992, is India’s
leader in premium quality digital map data and consumer navigation
services. Since 1994, through continuous field surveys and
state-of-the-art mapping technology, the company has built its proprietary
MapmyIndia Maps, the most comprehensive, accurate, robust and reliable
navigable map dataset for all India.
MapmyIndia is driving the Indian navigation industry by providing internet,
mobile and in-car navigation products to end consumers directly as well as in
partnership with leading international and national players. The company has
been providing GIS based enterprise solutions to over 500 leading corporate and
government organizations in every vertical. In 2004, MapmyIndia was short
listed by NASSCOM as a showcase company for IT innovation in India. Most recently,
MapmyIndia’s Managing Director was elected by GPS Business News as the
‘World’s GPS Businessman for the year 2007’ for driving the
navigation industry in India.
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For more
information contact:
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White Fish Communications Pvt Ltd
Hemant
Arya: +91 98107 80153
Anil
Nagwani: +91 98112 68046
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CE Info Systems Pvt Ltd / MapmyIndia
Vidhi Agrawal: +91 93134
72733
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