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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--

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.

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.

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.

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+.

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

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 .

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.

Figures released today 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 – with all eight markets showing an increase in adoption rates compared to 2015.

The small-scale DAB trial for Aldershot has added a second transmitter to its service to expand the coverage area.The service is provided by BFBS, which has been offering a number of radio stations from a transmitter site in Woking but now has added a transmitter based in Aldershot too. The Ofcom trials of these SSDAB services are due to run until summer of 2018.