Audi, Volkswagen, Porsche, Mercedes, Proton, Vauxhall, Pontiac, Holden and BMW all fit Blaupunkt (now simply Bosch) products into their cars, often branded with the car manufacturer's own mark (e.g. Р”В«laupunkt also used the brand 'Velocity' to sell products aimed at the top, audiophile end of the market. High-end models typically had German place names.

In Blaupunkt model nomenclature, this can be translated as 'An RDS CD player capable of controlling a Multichanger, rated at 4Р“вЂ”30Р’В W RMS (4 Р“вЂ” 30 = 120) from model year 1996'. Р”Р‡or many years, Blaupunkt car audio equipment models often carried the name of a city somewhere in the world, e.g. The company attempted to have ARI used in the UnitedРІР‚вЂ¦States, but had only a few radio stations per major city involved. Р”Р„fter the 2011 take-over, Blaupunkt became a managed brand name with all production outsourced to China.Р”В«laupunkt was involved in the development of the Autofahrer-Rundfunk-Informationssystem traffic-information system for car radios, and provided this feature on their German-market car radios from the late 1970s. In 1983, it began selling an in-dash CDРІР‚вЂ¦player. By the 19s, Blaupunkt had become one of the leading German manufacturers of car radios and car audio equipment. In 1949, Blaupunkt advertised the first FM-capable car radio. Later, factories were set up in Tunisia (speakers) and Malaysia (speakers and electronics). It is still owned and operated by Bosch, used exclusively to produce OEM units for car manufacturers and 24V (e.g. In 1938 it changed its name to 'Blaupunkt', German for 'blue point' or 'blue dot', after the blue dot painted onto its headphones that had passed qualityРІР‚вЂ¦control.Р”Р„fter the WorldРІР‚вЂ¦WarРІР‚вЂ¦II, Blaupunkt moved its headquarters and production to Hildesheim.Р”В«laupunkt took over a former Philips/ Grundig factory in Portugal to produce automotiveРІР‚вЂ¦headРІР‚вЂ¦units. Every single item was carefully tested by technicians and labelled with a quality symbol - the blue point.Founded in 1923 in Berlin as 'Ideal,' the company was acquired by RobertРІР‚вЂ¦BoschРІР‚вЂ¦AG in 1933.

In 1923 - when radio broadcasting made its first sound in Germany - the 'Ideal' company was founded in Berlin. In the 1920's Blaupunkt still had another name. This car radio was 465 Reichsmark and so one third of the price of a small car. A remote control by the steering wheel was the perfect answer back then - an apparatus limited to only comfortable top-end cars. Due to its capacity this great-grand-father of the car radio could not be placed within the driver's reach. The antenna wire was stretched under the roof or under the floorboards. That voluminous apparatus for medium and long wave took up nearly ten litres of space more than sixty years ago. In 1932 the first European car radio from the Ideal company, the model Blaupunkt AS-5, laid the foundation for the current automotive sound systems. Units such as the Europa, Grand Prix and Mexico were quite similar in performance. Great as replacements for Becker car radios, many new model Becker units had the same or similar wiring, so can easily be replaced. These units will sound and look great in your European car (or any car for that matter!), especially the likes of Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, Ferrari, Maserati and more. With the 'Blue Dot' in your car, you can be sure you have products of excellent quality that are superior in design, performance and reliability.

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