PSA spreads the eCall message; French automaker to extend its emergency call system to 2 more EU countries.(News)

Byline: Ian Morton

After three years of experience with its emergency call system in seven European countries, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will extend the service to two more EU member states during the first half of 2007.

PSA launched the service in 2003 in partnership with French messaging system Steria and European networks NetSize and Inter Mutuelles Assistance (IMA). It currently covers France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg.

In 2005, a traffic information service was added, and in January this year the system was certified as complying with ...