Articles tagged with: Pnds and Eu

Global PND Shipments Will Stagnate at 39 Million Units in 2009

The once booming personal navigation device market is grinding to a halt in 2009 with little or no growth expected in most regions. With the European PND market forecast to decline and the North American market remaining flat, Asia-Pacific remains the only growth market.  more

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North America overtakes EMEA as largest satellite navigation market

North America overtook EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) as the largest regional market for pnds (portable navigation devices) in the final quarter of 2008, according to the latest research from Canalys. In Q4 2008, the US alone accounted for 52% of the worldwide PND shipment total, compared to 36% for EMEA.  more

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Record sales of Portable Navigation Devices in Europe

With 18.1 million units sold in 2008, demand for Portable Navigation Devices (pnds) increased by 3 million units compared to 2007; a 20 percent rise. In quarter 4 the economic crisis took its toll on the market. The industry defied falling prices through a variety of innovations.  more

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