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MINI USA OFFERS REAL TIME TRAFFIC DATA WITH CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO'S TOTAL TRAFFIC NETWORK
Wed Mar 14 09:00:00 CET 2007 Press Release
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - March 14, 2007 - MINI USA announces that it is offering Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network traffic data on navigation-equipped 2007 MINI Cooper and Cooper S hardtops beginning March production. The service, which is integrated into the vehicle's optional navigation system, will come standard and free-of-charge for Clear Channel Radio's traffic service, which is now available in 44 markets across the U.S. The real time traffic information provided will allow MINI drivers to avoid potential delays due to traffic congestion or road closures.
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2007 MINI Hardtops With Optional Navigation System Come Standard with Clear
Channel Traffic Data
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - March 14, 2007 - MINI USA announces that it is offering
Clear Channel Radio's Total Traffic Network traffic data on navigation-equipped
2007 MINI Cooper and Cooper S hardtops beginning March production. The
service, which is integrated into the vehicle's optional navigation system,
will come standard and free-of-charge for Clear Channel Radio's traffic
service, which is now available in 44 markets across the U.S. The real time
traffic information provided will allow MINI drivers to avoid potential delays
due to traffic congestion or road closures
"The MINI Cooper and the MINI Cooper S are fun to drive, so it makes sense to
offer Clear Channel's real time traffic data service, allowing MINI drivers to
avoid traffic tie-ups and keep on motoring," said Jim McDowell, Vice President
of MINI USA. "And adding traffic information standard with our navigation
system means customers won't have to pay recurring subscription fees to access
the service."
"We are excited that MINI is now offering our traffic data as part of its
navigation system on select models," said Jeff Littlejohn, Executive Vice
President of Distribution Development for Clear Channel Radio. "MINI is part of
a growing list of Total Traffic Network partners, including BMW that are able
to provide customers with reliable, high-quality, real-time traffic improving
navigation in some of the country's most congested cities."
About Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network
Clear Channel Radio is the first broadcaster to launch a ground-breaking
programming and technology service delivering real-time traffic data directly
to vehicles, using its own network of reporters, traffic cameras, helicopters
and airplanes - Total Traffic Network. Clear Channel's Total Traffic Network
now serves more than 125 metropolitan markets in three countries, including the
United States, Mexico and New Zealand. Total Traffic Network delivers
real-time traffic data via in-car or portable navigation systems, broadcast
media, wireless and Internet-based services. For more information, please log
on to www.realtimetraffic.net.
Customers currently using Total Traffic Network's real-time reports include BMW
of North America, Garmin International, Nextel, Verizon Wireless, Kenwood
Electronics, Tom Tom Navigator GPS, MSN Autos, MapPoint, Cingular QPass, ATX,
AAA, Rand McNally, Weatherbug, Microsoft SPOT, Siemens VDO, Mio Technology, and
Cobra Electronics.
MINI in the US
MINI is an independent brand of the BMW Group. In the United States, MINI USA
operates as a business unit of BMW of North America, LLC which has been present
in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began
distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to
include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW
brand, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor Cars; DesignworksUSA,
an industrial design firm in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley
and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co.,
LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group's global manufacturing network and
is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4 models and X5 Sports Activity
Vehicles. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through
networks of 339 BMW passenger car centers, 334 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle
centers, 143 BMW motorcycle retailers, 81 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30
Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group's sales
headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff
Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet
at:
www.bmwgroupna.com
www.bmwusa.com
www.bmwmotorradusa.com
www.miniusa.com
www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com
About Clear Channel Radio
Clear Channel Radio is a leading radio company focused on serving local
communities across the U.S. with more than 110 million listeners choosing Clear
Channel Radio programming each week. The company's content can be heard on
AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, on the Internet, via iPods, and via
mobile-navigation devices from Cobra, Garmin, Kenwood and others. The company's
operations include radio broadcasting, syndication and independent media
representation. Clear Channel Radio is a division of Clear Channel
Communications, Inc. (NYSE:CCU), a leading global media and entertainment
company. More information on the company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.
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