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Europe plugs into iPods, other MP3s: About 60% of cars will be able to play digital music by '07.(News)

Automotive News Europe, September, 2006 by Guyer, Lillie; Morton, Ian

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Byline: Ian Morton, Lillie Guyer

New-car customers don't have to look for long to find a car with an iPod or MP3 connection.

Nearly 60 percent of Europe's models will have optional iPod or MP3 connectivity by the end of the year. That number will rise to 90 percent by 2008, estimates Praveen Chandrasekar, a London-based senior research analyst with Frost & Sullivan.

More than 70 percent of the 2007 models to be sold in the US will offer the jacks and plug-in options, according to Apple Computer, which dominates the MP3 market with its ubiquitous iPod.

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Europe plugs into iPods, other MP3s: About 60% of cars will be able to play digital music by '07.(News)

Automotive News Europe, September, 2006 by Guyer, Lillie; Morton, Ian

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