Paris, October 21th 2008 – Parrot announced today that it will supply its cutting-edge technology in automotive multimedia connectivity to the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group, a major automotive manufacturer and a new client for Parrot.
This launch gives a new dimension to Parrot’s growth in the automotive industry as it now tackles the Korean and US car markets through the Hyundai Kia Automotive Group.
"Automakers are looking for solutions that will allow broad in-car connectivity and convenience to vehicle owners. Parrot has the technology that enables these solutions and our chipsets and modules are being selected by more and more car equipment manufacturers for their OEM head unit business worldwide" said Eric Riyahi, OEM Executive Director at Parrot.
The implemented solution, based on the Parrot CK5050+ module, brings to Hyundai and Kia vehicles state-of-the-art features such as hands-free telephony, music audio streaming and multi-lingual, speaker-independent voice recognition. This latest feature is a major innovation in the automotive world : customers will launch calls by calling out their contacts’ names, with no need to record voice tags or browse their phonebooks, thus enjoying a drastically increased driver comfort.
The first models to receive these features are Kia Borrego (a.k.a Mohave) and Kia Lotze, in Asian Markets.
For more information, please visit
http://www.parrotoem.com or contact:
Berthilde GOUPY - +33 (0)1 48 03 74 07
berthilde.goupy@parrot.com
About Parrot
Parrot, a global leader in wireless devices for mobile phones, stands on the cutting edge of innovation. The company was founded in 1994 by Henri Seydoux as part of his determination to drive the inevitable breakthrough of mobile phones into everyday life by creating high-quality, user-friendly wireless devices for easy living. Parrot has developed the most extensive range of hands-free kits on the market for cars, motorbikes and scooters, including wireless multimedia products geared towards audiovisual applications. In 2008, Parrot launched a new prestige line of high-end products bearing the hallmark of renowned artists.
Parrot, headquartered in Paris, currently employs 500 people worldwide, generates 86.6% of its sales overseas and stands as a fast-growth company (2007 revenues: 220 million euros, tripled since 2005) listed since 2006 on Euronext, Paris.
About Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group
Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Co. has grown into the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group which was ranked as the world's sixth largest automaker in 2006 and includes over two dozen auto-related subsidiaries and affiliates. Employing over 75,000 people worldwide, Hyundai Motor posted sales of US$74.9 billion in 2007 on a consolidated-basis and US$32.8 billion on a non-consolidated basis (using the average currency exchange of 929 won per US dollar). Hyundai vehicles are sold in 193 countries through some 6,000dealerships and showrooms. Further information about Hyundai Motor Co. and its products is available at www.hyundai-motor.com.
Kia Motors Corp.
(http://www.kia.com) -- a maker of quality vehicles for the young-at-heart-was founded in 1944 and is Korea's oldest manufacturer of motor vehicles. More than 1.4 million vehicles a year are produced in 14 manufacturing and assembly operations in eight countries which are then sold and serviced through a network of distributors and dealers covering 165 countries. Kia today has over 40,000 employees worldwide and annual revenues of almost US$17 billion.
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