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Munich. The BMW Group is maintaining its strong sales momentum: The number of BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce brand automobiles delivered to customers worldwide in April climbed 14.6% to reach 116,391 (prev. yr. 101,591) vehicles. A total of 432,037 (prev. yr. 378,865 / +14.0%) vehicles were sold in the first four months of the year.

NXP Semiconductors supports European Union to save annual 2.500 lives by cost-effective eCall

In the presence of Viviane Reding, Commissioner for the Information Society and Media, Marc de Jong, NXP Semiconductors executive vice president, business unit automotive and identification, today signed the eCall Memorandum of Understanding. Through his signature, NXP Semiconductors pledges its full support for eCall, the pan- European emergency call system.

NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the landmark shipment of its two billionth automotive transceiver, reaffirming its leadership position in the automotive networking market. Building on 15 years of experience in automotive networking, NXP continues to collaborate with industry leaders to enable automobile manufacturers to push down overall network costs while driving up system performance, communication speeds, quality and reliability.
“NXP’s landmark shipment of transceivers for automotive networking echoes the importance of efficient and intelligent communications among automotive components to deliver on the paramount need for safety, comfort