Renault to include Parrot’s multimedia connectivity in its car range

Paris, February 19th 2009 – Parrot announced today that its cutting-edge technology in automotive multimedia connectivity, in collaboration with Continental, is now available as factory-fitted equipment in the Renault vehicle range.

This new technology created by Parrot includes iPhone™, iPod™ & USB connectivity, smart track browsing. It comes after the existing Parrot Bluetooth® hands-free telephony technology adopted by Renault since 2003 (CMLTb).

With this new solution, Renault customers will be able to connect all their portable devices (iPhone™, iPod™, MP3 players, USB devices) directly to the car audio system and browse through their music playlists using the head unit man-machine interface and the vehicle display.

This solution is available on the European market for the vast majority of the Renault range, in vehicles such as the New Megane family, Clio III, New Twingo, New Laguna and Koleos.

"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.
For more information, please visit www.parrotoem.com or contact:
Berthilde GOUPY - +33 (0)1 48 03 74 07
berthilde.goupy@parrot.com

ABOUT PARROT

Founded in 1994, Parrot has rapidly established itself as a pivotal global player for wireless mobile telephone accessories. Drawing on its tried-and-tested expertise on voice recognition and signal processing technologies, Parrot was one of the very first companies to produce Bluetooth®-enabled wireless hands-free car kits, having identified this standard’s vast potential as early as 1999.
Determined to accompany the mobile telephone’s irresistible breakthrough into our day-to-day lives, Parrot has been developing a new range of Multimedia products since 2006, including wireless hi-fi systems and LCD photo frames.
Today, Parrot truly has a major international focus, both in terms of its client base, with 86.6% of sales generated outside of France, and in terms of production, outsourced to carefully selected partners, enabling it to achieve the best possible level of quality and responsiveness. Parrot is now particularly well positioned to capitalize on the bright future opening up for mobile telephone devices.
Parrot has seen sustained growth in its consolidated revenues, which have tripled since 2005. In 2007, Parrot sold over 5 million product units and generated 220 million Euros in revenues, up 32% on 2006.

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