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This new model includes DAB digital radio and satellite navigation.

At its meeting on 29 June in Berlin, the German-French Radio Commission requested the German and the French Governments to ask EU Institutions to assist with EU-wide market development of digital radio, by making it mandatory for all new radio receivers sold to be equipped with DAB+. This is particularly relevant for the automotive industry, to future-proof all new vehicles.

The car comes with bi-xenon headlights, a 6.5-inch colour display, DAB radio and 10-speaker hi-fi.

The Multimedia Pro package which includes professional navigation, 20GB hard drive, voice recognition and touch controller, Harman Kardon 12-speaker audio, head up display and DAB+ digital radio.

The Minister of Culture in Norway has confirmed digitizing radio will not be postponed until the neighboring countries have moved to digital. Therefore the proposed dates for the digital switchover will remain the same.

The widespread adoption of DAB+ depends primarily on the availability of affordable entry-level devices for customers to choose from. This a great entry level digital radio and costs 50 Euro.

Listening to digital radio has skyrocketed with an increase of 74 percent compared to 2015. Bavarian households now own 1.48 million digital radios. The number of people who have a DAB+ device in their home has nearly doubled from 550,000 to 1.088 million (98 percent growth). DAB+ in the car has also seen an increase of 31 percent to 392,000 units.

Standard kit includes climate control, a rear parking camera with sensors, DAB radio, Bluetooth and adaptive cruise control.

The DAB pop-up digital station will be featuring the best of Soul and Motown and will be broadcast on DAB in London, Birmingham, Teesside, Tyne & Wear, Humberside, Leeds, Edinburgh, Northern Ireland, Tayside and Inverness.

The focus of this expansion is regional and on motorway coverage. This expansion will bring digital radio services to Pfaffenberg and Bamberg/Geisberg sites in Bavaria and Brandenburg (Pritzwalk).