Garmin® Navigation Devices ties up with Maruti Genuine Accessories (MGA)
New Delhi/ 18th February 2013 - Garmin Corporation, a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced that it’s Personal Navigation Devices (PND) nüvi 40LM and nüvi 50LM would also be available as Maruti Genuine Accessories (MGA). Through this venture the Garmin PNDs will be available on Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) dealership network.
With this arrangement Garmin has increased its footprints across India and would help MSIL to provide its customers a world class product and whole new experience of Navigation. Talking about the venture Mr. Daniel Chien, Senior Manager, APAC team of Garmin Corporation said “MSIL is a leader in the Indian automobile industry and is well known for providing best to its customers. Being global leader in the satellite navigation industry, we are excited to partner with MSIL and improve the in-car and driving experience of Indian car owners”.
Garmin India launched nüvi 40LM and 50LM devices for the mass market, priced at Rs. 8450 and Rs. 9990 for nüvi 40LM and 50LM respectively. With the launch of nüvi 40LM and 50LM Garmin is making sure that people with limited use of GPS features should also enjoy the advantages of technology.
The devices will come with free maps of Singapore and Malaysia, two of the most visited places by Indian vacationers. In India, NAVTEQ Maps power portable navigation devices (PNDs) by worldwide leading navigation brand, Garmin. These devices like other Garmin devices will have broadcast in Hindi, Indian English, Punjabi, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tami, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali and Oriya.
Salient Features of nüvi 40LM and 50LM:
4214 cites nap coverage at street level, 7.3 million Point Of Interests, 4.3 inch wide screen for 40LM and 5.0 inch wide screen for 50LM. Text-to-speech speaks street names in Indian accent, Voice Guidance supports 10 languages, House Search, Lane Info, High-Sensitivity Receiver, Highway Mode, Free Lifetime Map Support, Pre-loaded NAVTEQ India map, Malsing (Singapore/ Malaysia) maps, Enhanced Junction View.
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Garmin Corporation, is a unit of Garmin Ltd. (Nasdaq: GRMN), the global leader in satellite navigation. Since 1989, this group of companies has designed, manufactured, marketed and sold navigation, communication and information devices and applications – most of which are enabled by GPS technology. Garmin’s products serve automotive, mobile, wireless, outdoor recreation, marine, aviation, and OEM applications. Garmin Ltd. is incorporated in Switzerland, and its principal subsidiaries are located in the United States, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Garmin, Bluechart, City Navigator, Colorado, Foretrex and Oregon are registered trademarks and Dakota, is a trademark of Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries.
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