North American Automotive Infotainment System Market Early Market Development Stage Necessitates Increasing Consumer Awa

1. North American Automotive Infotainment System MarketEarly Market Development Stage Necessitates Increasing Consumer Awareness “The key challenge is to increase consumer awareness regarding the emerging infotainment technologies and systems and their value proposition. ” Automotive & Transportation

2. Industry Trends • The market is in its evolving stages and on a high growth track. Hence, it is witnessing introduction of innovative products at declining prices • The markets for rear-seat entertainment systems, compressed audio players, satellite radio and satellite television systems are expected to demonstrate sustainable growth in the long term • In 2004, the North American automotive infotainment system market is estimated to have generated $2.08 million - a 356 percent increase from 2001 • The OE and aftermarket segments are evenly balanced at this stage, however, as the market matures, the OE market is expected to lead the aftermarket in terms of revenue

3. Industry Trends (Cont’d) • The system suppliers are aggressively pursuing enhancement of human machine interfaces and undertaking hardware- and software- level integrations to develop products featuring multiple applications • Increasing consumer pull, higher take rates from automakers, and availability of value-added infotainment systems at declining prices are expected to drive the rapid growth of this market

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7. What’s Included • Rear-seat entertainment system OEMs and aftermarket participants • Compressed audio player system OEMs and aftermarket participants • Satellite radio system OEMs and aftermarket participants • Mobile satellite television system manufacturers and participants • Automakers

8. What’s Included • Satellite radio and satellite television service providers • Component manufacturers • Subsystem or module suppliers • System installers • Distributors and retailers

9. Key Market Participants • Alpine Electronics, Inc. • Audiovox Electronics Corp. • Blaupunkt • Clarion Corporation of America • Delphi Delco Electronics Corp. • Harman/Becker Automotive Systems • Hyundai Autonet • Johnson Controls, Inc. • JVC America, Inc. • Kenwood USA Corp. • KVH Industries, Inc. • Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. • Panasonic Automotive Electronics Co. • Pioneer Electronics (USA), Inc. • RaySat, Inc. • Siemens VDO Corp. • Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. • Visteon Corp. • XM Satellite Radio, Inc.

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