"With two decades of automotive experience, as well as extensive Android project knowledge, Wind River provides an ideal mix of expertise to address the latest IVI trends, " said Georg Doll, general manager of automotive solutions at Wind River.

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In order to get to market quickly and deliver the highest quality device, it was critical to collaborate with an expert like Wind River who possesses deep automotive and Android experience.

ENGADGET: Wind River and Clarion pair up to bring Android to your imported street racer

Chrysler capped off its best October in five years, with sales rising 10% despite the three-day disruption of Hurricane Sandy. (Ford, for example, despite estimating that the storm cost the industry 20, 000 to 25, 000 sales, reported a small sales increase.) With gas prices declining and consumer sentiment rising, experts expect automotive manufacturers to experience gains into 2013.

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Garmin's automotive OEM group utilizes the company's long-standing experience in interface and hardware design from its automotive, avionics and marine segments to develop innovative in-car navigation, telematics and infotainment systems.

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Don Butler, the Vice President of Marketing for Cadillac, represents a new cadre of car company executives, who has experience in both the automotive and telematics industries.

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Our SiRFprimaII auto infotainment platform is designed to enable a premium automotive navigation, entertainment and augmented reality experience that is affordable for everyone.

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Founded in 2000 as a wholly owned subsidiary of TMC, Toyota Media Service is a consumer IT service provider for Toyota automotive customers that actualizes the connected, in-car experience.

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