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PANASONIC AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS COMPANY OF
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LAS VEGAS (January 6, 2014) ¾ Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America and the legendary Abbey Road Studios today unveiled the first Abbey Road Studios Premium Audio Demonstration Vehicle here at the Consumer Electronics Show. Combining more than 80 years of Abbey Road Studios history with Panasonic’s 60 years of automotive experience, the design concept is envisioned for a broad range of consumers and intended to create an emotional experience for any music genre.
“We received overwhelmingly positive reactions when our collaboration agreement with Abbey Road Studios was first was announced at the 2013 North American International Auto Show,” said Tom Gebhardt, President, Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of
The Panasonic/Abbey Road Studios design concept—the combination of two brands with mass appeal to markets across the globe—is configured in a 2014 Mini Cooper Clubman S.
Incorporated into the vehicle are 12 Panasonic automotive speakers and a 12 channel, 580 watt Panasonic automotive amplifier with Panasonic’s unique “Motion Control” feature. This one-of-a kind vehicle includes two authentic and revered EMI TG12412 equalizers designed and built by Abbey Road Studio’s in-house Recording Engineering Development Department. The addition of these two special equalizers, used at Abbey Road Studios since the early 1970’s, helps bring out some of the unique sound characteristics present in recordings made at the studios. Lastly, listeners can enjoy a selection of the iconic music tracks produced at Abbey Road Studios through the special “Abbey Road Studios Demo Channel” found on Aupeo’s personal radio streaming music service.
Abbey Road Studios, the birthplace of stereo recording, is arguably the most famous recording studio complex in the world. Legendary and timeless, it has an unparalleled status in the history of music — a place where some of the world's most celebrated artists, producers, composers and performers have come to record. Abbey Road remains one of the world’s most technically advanced recording and mixing facilities. With award-winning engineers, unique acoustic spaces, the greatest working microphone collection in the world, and a unique blend of vintage equipment and modern technology, it is easy to see why legendary artists return time and time again to record, mix and master their music.
“Consumers today have increasingly high expectations of the brands they trust and associate themselves with,” Panasonic’s Tom Gebhardt said. They expect each experience will meet or exceed the last. The distinction of our combined brands is the ability to be uniquely understood, appreciated and valued by consumers in a marketplace full of ever-expanding choices.”
According to information and analytics provider IHS (NYSE: IHS), Panasonic remained the top supplier of automotive infotainment systems worldwide, “putting it at the forefront of the fast-growing market for equipment that delivers information and entertainment to motorists.” A 2012 report by IHS found that Panasonic along with the rest of the Top 10 suppliers accounted for nearly two-thirds of overall motor vehicle infotainment revenue in 2012.
About Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of
Based in Peachtree City, Georgia, and with Detroit-area operations located in Farmington Hills, Mich., Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America is a division company of Newark, New Jersey-based Panasonic Corporation of North America, the principal North American subsidiary of Panasonic Corporation, which is based in Osaka, Japan, one of the world's leading developers and producers of innovative digital and other electronic products for consumer, business and industrial use. Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of
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