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TomTom Debuts 6-Inch PND in Europe

05/09/2012
Dutch GPS maker TomTom today introduced a new Personal Navigation Device (PND) that features a 6-inch touchscreen display. The so-called Start 60 is available immediately and cost €200.  Besides its large screen size the device is relatively basic in terms of feature, and mostly targets new PND...

RIM Selects TomTom to Power its Traffic Services

05/08/2012
TomTom today announced that Research in Motion is using TomTom HD Traffic services for its Blackberry apps. In addition to the Blackberry branded app, Blackberry Traffic, TomTom maps and location content is used in BlackBerry Maps, and for BlackBerry Locate Services, which gives third party...

TomTom Enters Speedcam Warning Market with Dedicated App

05/03/2012
TomTom today announced the availability of a dedicated iPhone application that offers speedcam warnings to drivers. The app informs drivers of their speed, the speed limit, the type of camera ahead (fixed, mobile, red light, average speed cheks) and the remaining distance to reach it. A...

TomTom Launches Dedicated PND for Caravans and Campers

04/30/2012
Right in time for the summer holiday season in Europe, TomTom announced last week the TomTom GO LIVE Camper & Caravan, a connected Personal Navigation Device (PND) featuring 5-inch color touchscreen. “This specialist navigation device provides tailored routes by vehicle type and has...

PND Market Decline Continues

04/26/2012
Based on yesterday’s TomTom financial earnings, it appears the market size in Europe for Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) was 2.0 million units compared to 2.4 million devices in the same quarter of last year, a 17 percent decrease. TomTom mentioned the deteriorating economic climate in Southern...

TomTom Reports Q1 Loss of €2m

04/25/2012
Dutch GPS navigation maker TomTom today reported €2 million loss in the first quarter of 2012 out of a revenue of €233 million, down 12% compared to the same quarter last year (Q1 2011: €265 million). The company maintained their guidance of full year revenue of around €1.1 billion and adjusted...

TomTom Debuts Web-based Batch Geocoder for 52 Countries

04/24/2012
Unveiled today at the Geospatial World Forum in Amsterdam, the TomTom Global Geocoder is a web service that offers batch geocoding in 52 countries. In the past TomTom was already offering a batch geocoder to its customers, but this was only software, not providing a fully hosted, on-demand...

Rumours of TomTom Delisting from Stock Market

04/23/2012
On Friday a Dutch business magazine (Management Team) ran a story about a rumour of TomTom majority shareholders considering a delisting from the Amsterdam stock market. The article sent shares of the GPS maker up 15 percent. Management Team based its claim on two anonymous financial sector...

TomTom Expands Navigable Map, Covers to 36M Kms of Roads

04/17/2012
Dutch navigation provider TomTom today announced the availability of its latest map product update that covers more than 200 countries and territories globally, with navigable coverage for 109 countries or 36 million kilometres of roads.   Some of the enhancements include: - Continued expansion in...

TomTom Claims HD Traffic Outperfoms Competitors: Study Methodology Under Question

03/27/2012
TomTom today at the Intertraffic exhibition in Amsterdam published the result of a study from the German Aerospace Center that, according to the GPS maker, demonstrates TomTom’s HD traffic superiority against the competition. The methodology used is however mixing results from traffic feed and...

Waytag Partners with TomTom, Database Reaches 17.5 million Locations

03/20/2012
Almost two years ago GPS Business News interviewed with Warren Venter, founder of Waytag (read here2232). Venter had embarked on a mission to simplify physical addresses into what he called !waytag, a free and permanent location identifier that moves with an end-user wherever they are. The user...

The Business of Celebrity Voices for GPS Navigation Systems

03/15/2012
From a simple marketing feature to a real content business, celebrity and novelty voices for turn-by-turn navigation systems follow the trends of the business from PNDs to handsets and tomorrow to dashboard navigation. This comprehensive feature describe the market players, technologies, distribution mechanisms, prices, and penetration rates.

Peugeot & NAVTEQ Intro in-Dash Nav in Morocco (UPDATED)

03/08/2012
Digital map maker NAVTEQ and French car maker Peugeot have teamed up to offer “the first ever factory fitted navigation system in Morocco.“ The Peugeot WIP NAV system with the NAVTEQ Map will be offered as an option on the Peugeot 207, 308, 3008 and 5008 models.NAVTEQ map of Morocco features 75,000...

Geneva: New Dacia Lodgy Gets Low Cost Nav

03/06/2012
Unveiled today ath the Geneva Motor Show, the Dacia Lodgy is a MPV Car with a low cost price tag starting at €9,900 that adds up to the range developed over the years by the brand part of the Renault group. Among the optional features is MEDIA NAV, a multimedia and GPS navigation infotainment...

Renault TomTom Carminat: 1.3M Sold, 400K Connected

03/06/2012
Today at the Geneva motor show GPS navigation maker TomTom gave some insight about its partnership with Renault. Since its inception in the first half of 2009, the Renault Carminat TomTom in-dash navigation system has been embedded into 1.3 million cars sold, 400,000 of them with the TomTom LIVE...

HTC To Use TomTom Maps in India

03/05/2012
TomTom and HTC last week announced a partnership where the handset maker will use TomTom map data to power its smartphones in India.For the navigation software HTC continues to use its global turn-by-turn navigation supplier, Route 66.“This partnership marks the first consumer-focused...

TomTom Revenue Takes 31% Dive in 4Q 2011

02/28/2012
TomTom today published its financial revenue for the last quarter of 2011, announcing 31 percent revenue decline, down to €357 million from €516 million the same quarter the previous year. Earnings per share went down dramatically from €0.23 to €0.05.In the fourth quarter revenue from the consumer...

TomTom PNDs Debut in Indonesia; Late Market Entry for Satnav Maker

02/21/2012
Dutch GPS navigation system manufacturer Tomtom announced today the launch of its Via and GO 2050 series of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) in Indonesia, available through consumer electronics stores and online.This is a late introduction for TomTom PNDs in Indonesia as competitors Garmin and...

TomTom, AutoNavi to Introduce HD Traffic in China

02/15/2012
Dutch GPS maker TomTom and Chinese Map and LBS provider AutoNavi have announced today a new partnership to introduce HD Traffic, a premium real-time traffic solution, to drivers across China. The service will be rolled-out across China, covering up to 30 important Chinese cities by the end...

TomTom Enters Insurance Telematics Market in the UK

02/08/2012
TomTom today announced its first customer in the telematics insurance market. United Kingdom-based insurance broker Motaquote will use TomTom technology for Fair Pay Insurance, a product that rewards good drivers with lower premiums. “Our entry in the insurance market with our proven fleet...

TomTom’s Fleet Management Service Now Oversees 180,000 Vehicles

02/02/2012
TomTom this week announced that its fleet management service, TomTom Business Solutions now has over 180,000 vehicles and 15,000 customers in 21 countries. The Dutch company is currently building a network of local reseller partners able to locally offer vamue added services such as product...

TomTom PNDs Available at U.S. Chevy Dealerships

01/31/2012
Dutch GPS navigation vendor tomTom today announced an agreement with General Motor where they will sell their Personal Navigation Devices (TomTom VIA 1405 or VIA 1505) as an option to Chevrolet vehicles buyers at the dealership. Chevrolet dealerships are offering these PNDs to customers who...

TomTom Wins Traffic Deal for British AA Website

01/23/2012
TomTom has announced an agreement with the British Automobile Association (the AA), to provide real-time HD Traffic information for the AA’s Traffic News website. “With winter upon us, we are focused on helping drivers prepare for their journeys by using the most up-to-date traffic...

TomTom from Hold to Buy, Interview with SNS Securities

01/23/2012
Martijn den Drijver, Head of Equity Research at SNS Securities recently changed his TomTom rating from Hold to Buy, as the conclusion of the publication of a report he wrote about the the Dutch navigation supplier. GPS Business News interviewed with him to better understand what motivated this new...

TomTom Recruits Former NAVTEQ Traffic Director for Europe

01/18/2012
Andreas Erwig has joined TomTom early January as the head of product management for TomTom HD Traffic. Erwig was previously Traffic director for Europe at NAVTEQ until Nokia decided to close the NAVTEQ Traffic office in Bonn, Germany in May 2011. Unlike in the United States, where Nokia sold...

PND Market Decline: 33m Units Sold Worldwide in 2011

01/17/2012
A new research unveiled today by analyst firm Berg Insight shows that global shipments of Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) declined to about 33 million units in 2011. This research is falling quite far off the analyst house's prior prediction, expecting that the market “will peak at about...

Key Trends Seen at CES 2012

01/16/2012
As the Consumer Electronics trade show has come to its end it is interesting to dive into the key trends seen on the show floor and affecting the GPS, telematics and location-based services industries. Car Makers Evolve their Telematics Services Interestingly we have seen this year more...

TomTom Talks Privacy

01/12/2012
TomTom today announced it has been cooperating with the Dutch Data protection Autorithy (CBT) that ran an investigation over the allegated sharing of its customer private location data with third parties. CBT has confirmed that TomTom is fully compliant with Dutch privacy laws, altough it...

TomTom: “Incremental Map Updates to be Available End of 2013 for OEMs“

01/11/2012
Charles Cautley, who joined tomTom a few years ago has recently taken the head of TomTom’s business to business activities. GPS Business News met with him at the CES trade show in Las Vegas and we talked about the latest TomTom reorganization, the freshly announced content deal with Samsung...

CES: TomTom Simplifies North American PND Line up

01/11/2012
Today at the CES trade show in Las Vegas TomTom announced a new Personal Navigation Device (PND) line up for North America in an effort to clarify its offer for consumers. TomTom devices are now available in three clear step-up ranges named Start, VIA, and GO LIVE. The Start is the entry...

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