Garmin® nüvi 2565LM wins Best Performer Award
New Delhi, May 7, 2012- Garmin Corporation, a unit of Garmin Ltd., the global leader in satellite navigation, today announced has affirmed its place in GPS devices market when Garmin nüvi 2565LM won BEST PERFORMER award in GPS devices comparison test announced by ThinkDigit magazine. The milestone is another feather in Garmin’s cap as it recently reached a milestone of selling more than 100 million of its products to motorists, pilots, boaters, runners, cyclists, golfers, hikers, hunters, and geocachers – who all depend on Garmin to help show the way.
Photo on the right, Mr. Daniel Chien (R) Garmin Senior Sales Manager, South East Asia and India and Mr. Vikas Gupta (L) Director at ThinkDigit Magazine presenting , The "Best Performer Award" for winning their survey on GPS products.
Performance of nüvi 2565LM was praised for its quick startup, standby on time, solid mount, map clarity and precision as compared to its competitors in the Indian market. “This award is of utmost importance to us and it cements our assertion of the quality that we provide in our products. Recently we have reached a milestone of selling more than 100 million products, which also shows the popularity of our devices worldwide. We would like to assure our valuable customers and also the prospective customers that Garmin will never let them down on quality and innovation,” says Tony An, Marketing Director, Garmin Corporation.
The jury was of the view that Garmin gets advantage because of its excellent display quality, touch screen response, voice guidance, and quality of navigation overall. What impressed the jury about nüvi 2565LM is that it guides the user to the lane she/he has to stay in and also tells the user about fuel average. “In just 23 years, we’ve gone from a startup company into one that is a global consumer brand – and one that continues to extend its reach by creating new markets and product categories that focus on location technology,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin’s president and COO. “It is our associates and customers who have made this achievement possible. Garmin is fortunate to have a global workforce that is passionate, able to dream big and execute successfully on those ideas. Our customers are also passionate about their Garmin devices, and the feedback they provide has been instrumental in delivering new products that make their activities safer, more successful, and more enjoyable,” he adds.
The tests were done on two test routes in Delhi NCR, which covered the mix of colony roads, main roads, and National Highways. It was done to check how the devices perform in guiding and leading to the precise locations. Tests also showed that Garmin nüvi navigator has the trends feature, as well as the ability to understand the users’ navigation behaviour. The parameters on which the devices were tested are: navigation quality, voice navigation, display and sound quality, and GPS lock time.
Garmin was founded in 1989 by a small group of engineers with a big idea: that GPS technology could be utilized by everyday consumers for both work and play. In 1991, Garmin sold its first GPS-enabled device. Six years later, in 1997, the company sold its millionth unit. A decade after that, in 2007, it had sold 25 million devices. It only took another five years for Garmin to sell its 100 millionth product.
In addition to continually advancing its highly diversified automotive/mobile, fitness, outdoor, marine, and aviation markets, Garmin is growing its presence geographically in emerging markets like China, India, and South America; investing in its global automotive OEM capabilities; and making key strategic acquisitions that enhance the company’s technology portfolio.
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