TWICE applauds QNX OS-powered OnStar 4G LTE with VIP Award

Megan Alink

Our customers are all VIPs, and we love nothing more than seeing them shine with industry recognition. Recently, TWICE named the OnStar 4G LTE powered by the QNX Neutrino OS to its list of Very Important Product (VIP) Award winners in the in-dash navigation multimedia receivers category.

The product builds a Wi-Fi hotspot into the vehicle so customers can stay online easily while they’re on the go. Up to seven devices, including computers, smartphones, video game consoles and tablets, can be paired to the hotspot for use any time the car is on. OnStar 4G LTE also gives customers access to the same features that OnStar is known for, including emergency assistance, security, navigation and vehicle diagnostics.

Congratulations to our customer OnStar and the rest of the TWICE VIPs! You can view the full list of categories and winners on the TWICE website.

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France July 2015

Feeling Tired?

Vacances Edition 

Over 2.000 units were sold in the French EV market, up 82% YoY, thus pulling the EV Share to new record heights, it is now at 1.22%, slightly above the 1.19% of June.

Looking at the monthly models ranking, the Renault Zoe continues far above the competition (What a surprise!), with almost 700 units, followed by the standard runner-up Nissan Leaf (240 units).

In an edition with a larger number of estimates than usual, the VAG cousins should continue to impress, securing Top 5 positions in July.

Pl	Model	Sales
1	Renault Zoe	694
2	Nissan Leaf	240
3	Volkswagen Golf GTE e)	200
4	Renault Kangoo ZE e)	150
5	Audi A3 e-Tron e)	130

Looking at the YTD ranking, while the podium positions remain stable, the BMW i3 is closing in on the #6 Bolloré Blue Car, with only 39 units separating them, while the Smart Fortwo ED had a dismal performance last month, selling only 20 units (A third of what it had sold twelve months ago), losing two positions to #13, to the benefit of the Peugeot iOn, now #11 when two months ago was only #15, and the Goupil LCV.

In the manufacturers ranking, Renault is the Lord of the Throne (50% Share), followed at a distance by Nissan (12%) and Volkswagen (9%).

Pl	France	July	YTD 15	%	'14Pl
1	Renault Zoe	694	5.730	40	1
2	Nissan Leaf	240	1.425	10	3
3	Renault Kangoo ZE e)	150	1.134	8	2
4	Volkswagen Golf GTE e)	200	984	7	N/A
5	Audi A3 e-Tron	130	713	5	N/A
6 7 8	Bolloré Blue Car BMW i3 * Mitsu. Outlander PHEV e)	74 67 50	551 512 413	4 4 3	4 6 5
9	Tesla Model S	54	380	3	10
10	Renault Twizy e)	50	321	2	8
11 12	Peugeot  iOn Goupil	81  40	294 250	2 2	13 9
13	Smart Fortwo ED	20	242	2	7
14 15 16 17 18	Nissan e-NV200 / Evalia e) Kia Soul EV Porsche Cayenne Plug-In e) Citröen C-Zero Volkswagen e-Up!	49 32 30 28 16	239 217 157 131 110	2 2 1 1 1	12 19 N/A 14 11
19 20	Volkwagen e-Golf Peugeot Partner EV e)	7 5	81 79	1 1	15 17
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30	BMW i8 Volvo V60 Plug-In e) Mercedes B-Class ED Citröen Berlingo EV e) Toyota Prius Plug-In Mercedes S500 Plug-In e) Mercedes C350e e) Porsche 918 Opel Ampera Mitsubishi I-Miev	7 10 11 5 5 5 2 1	57 54 49 43 20 17 12 8 6 2	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	21 18 N/A 16 21 N/A N/A 27 23 N/A
	TOTAL	2.063	14.231	100

e) Estimate

* - 19 Bev, 48 Rex

Source: Avere France; Automobile Propre

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