To say that GM is bending over backwards to sell cars in general and cars with navigation systems in particular is an understatement. But they're just throwing money away if they don't get out in front of customers and tell their story effectively.

The rapid ramp up of available solutions from automotive OEMs [original equipment manufacturers' is a stark contrast to the normal five-year product development cycle in the automotive industry. The variety of solutions reflects the swiftly changing landscape of the mobile audio market where branded audio solutions, surround sound and mobile device integration are driving market growth.

The rapid ramp up of available solutions from automotive OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) is a stark contrast to the normal five-year product development cycle in the automotive industry.

The rapid ramp up of available solutions from auto manufacturers is a stark contrast to the normal five-year product development cycle in the automotive industry.

You'd think they'd be bending over backwards to make sure that anybody they brought in at this point was squeaky clean.

All the cars were submerged, so the alarm systems were going off.