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In-car DAB radio adoption is up across Europe
03.11.2016 - United Kingdom
Figures released recently show that DAB adoption in the car is growing in key markets across Europe — with over 1.7 million new cars sold with DAB in the first half of 2016 (compared to 2.7 million for the whole of 2015). Across eight countries surveyed, 31% of new cars now come with DAB as standard equipment — with all eight markets showing an increase in adoption rates compared to 2015.
More new cars with DAB+ sold in Europe
03.11.2016 -
- United Kingdom
More and more new cars in Europe are equipped with a radio on which digital radio can be received over the air via DAB+. In the first half of 2016, there were 1.7 million cars in Europe sold with DAB+.
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Is DAB the new FM?
03.11.2016 -
- United Kingdom
According WorldDAB for eight major European market survey shows that 31% of new car sales will be included in the DAB standard. DAB highest penetration rate in the United Kingdom, Norway and Switzerland. In the UK, new car factory in September this year 86% are equipped with DAB--
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Key markets show a steady rise in the popularity of DAB radios in cars
03.11.2016 -
- United Kingdom
Key markets in terms of digital radio, among which we can include Germany, Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, France, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland, have a steadily growing interest in this technology within the automotive industry. In the first half of this year it 1.7 million new cars were sold, which had the option of digital radio reception (DAB). For the full year 2015 this figure was 2.7 million.
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In-car DAB radio increases across Europe
03.11.2016 -
- United Kingdom
A new report, commissioned by WorldDAB and carried out by JATO Dynamics, shows that more than 1.7 million new cars sold in the first half of 2016 featured DAB (for the whole of 2015, 2.7 million cars were sold with DAB). Eight countries were surveyed as part of the study and all of them saw an increase in adoption rates compared to 2015, with 31 percent of all new cars now offering DAB as standard.
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SRG SSR is expanding digital radio DAB+ in Switzerland
03.11.2016 - SRG SSR WorldDAB Member - Switzerland
With the expansion, the DAB+ on offer in Switzerland is increasing to over 100 radio programs. Listeners can receive even more SRG programs from other language regions: Radio SRF 3, Couleur 3 and Rete Tre can be heard almost all over the country. The broadcasting area of the regional journals of Radio SRF 1 is also significantly expanded.
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Extending DAB + throughout Switzerland
03.11.2016 - SRG SSR WorldDAB Member - Switzerland
On 15 November DAB+ will expand in Switzerland as SRG switches to DAB+. This extension will mean listeners will be able to enjoy more than 100 stations broadcast via DAB+.
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Revised Mitsubishi ASX crossover on sale now
03.11.2016 - United Kingdom
Even the most basic model comes with alloy wheels, air-con, Bluetooth connectivity, all-round electric windows and seven airbags. Beyond that, ASX 3 adds cruise control, smarter looks and a DAB radio
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DAB growing in cars
03.11.2016 -
- Italy 
WorldDAB has published research by JATO Dynamics. The research
focuses on the automotive market in key countries across the world. In the first half of 2016 more than were sold 1.7 million cars with DAB+ were sold. In Italy 54% of the cars have digital radio .
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Toyota relaunches Camry RZ
03.11.2016 - Australia
The satnav system features SUNA traffic updates and runs through a seven-inch touch screen that is also the interface for the car’s audio system, which incorporates digital radio (DAB+) and voice recognition.
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