OnStar Expands Availability in RV Industry With New Partnerships
09 März 2004 - 2:30PM
PR Newswire (US)
OnStar Expands Availability in RV Industry With New Partnerships
DETROIT, March 9 /PRNewswire/ -- OnStar is increasing availability
of its safety, security and peace of mind services in the
recreational vehicle (RV) market by entering into new agreements
with nine major RV manufacturers representing approximately 60
percent of RV production in North America. Country Coach, Travel
Supreme, Marathon, National, Tiffin, Forest River, Blue Bird,
Featherlite and Georgie Boy are the latest RV manufacturers to
offer OnStar's Special Edition services as a factory option on
their Class A motor homes. These RV manufacturers are actively
installing OnStar hardware on vehicles currently in production. In
only 15 months, over 1,300 RVs have been equipped with OnStar
hardware. And over 90 percent of RV OnStar subscribers are renewing
their OnStar service. "OnStar features are a perfect match for
today's RV owners, who are constantly on the road," says OnStar
President Chet Huber. "OnStar provides RV owners safety and
security with emergency services and travel assistance including
door-to-door and point-of-interest locations. OnStar's powerful
three-watt Personal Calling phone with an outside antenna, superior
reception and hands-free operation are also important to RV owners
traveling to remote sites." OnStar is available on the following 13
RV manufacturers: Country Coach Travel Supreme Marathon Monaco
Newmar Coachmen National Tiffin Forest River Blue Bird Georgie Boy
Featherlite Newell OnStar provides hardware systems to RV
manufacturers through a distribution agreement with RiverPark
Incorporated of Elkhart, Indiana. OnStar's RV Special Edition
services are provided at the touch of OnStar's three-button system:
-- The red emergency button connects on a priority basis with a
live OnStar advisor and provides the vehicle's GPS location. The
advisor can contact a nearby emergency service provider to request
emergency/safety/rescue personnel to the vehicle location or direct
the driver to a nearby hospital or other emergency service point.
-- The blue OnStar button connects with a live advisor who utilizes
GPS data sent from the vehicle to help RV drivers find gas
stations, requestroadside services, find campgrounds, or gather
information on millions of travel points of interest in the OnStar
database. -- The white OnStar button allows RV owners to make phone
calls throughout the U.S. and Canada using OnStar Personal Calling
(OPC), an integrated hands- free, voice-activated cellular phone.
Not unlike OnStar-equipped cars and trucks, RV owners can make or
receive calls to and from friends and family while in far away
places. Using OPC, the caller can also access OnStar Virtual
Advisor, which provides the caller with local weather, sports,
stocks, and location-based traffic reports. OPC and Virtual Advisor
are available in most markets and require an OnStar OPC-enabled
vehicle, existing OnStar service contract and prepaid calling
minutes. About OnStar OnStar, available on a range of vehicles from
seven auto manufacturers and 13 RV manufacturers, is the nation's
leading provider of in-vehicle safety, security and information
services using the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite
network and wireless technology. OnStar RV Special Edition services
include stolen vehicle assistance, emergency services, roadside
assistance with location, route support, and convenience services.
OnStar Personal Calling allows drivers to make and receive
hands-free, voice-activated phone calls through a nationwide
cellular network and access traffic and weather reports, as well as
sports scores, stock quotes and news through Virtual Advisor. More
information about OnStar can be found at http://www.onstar.com/ .
OnStar is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. About
RiverPark RiverPark, Inc. was founded in 1981 as a national
distributor of mobile audio products to the U.S. recreational
vehicle industry. Over the years, RiverPark has increased its
offerings to include a full line of electronics and at the same
time expand into other OEM markets. The industries that they serve
include recreational vehicles, van conversion, marine, manufactured
housing, limousine, and specialty vehicle industries. In serving
these markets, RiverPark has often sought alliances with major
consumer electronics companies in order to develop products
specifically designed for the OEM accounts that they serve.
RiverPark distributes major lines including: OnStar, Bose, DHS,
Eaton Vorad, KVH, Magellan, Samsung, Sony, and Visteon. DATASOURCE:
OnStar CONTACT: Michael Merrick of OnStar Communications,
+1-248-588-2844, ; or Corey Krol of RiverPark Incorporated,
+1-574-522-7781, Web site: http://media.gm.com/ http://www.gm.com/
http://www.onstar.com/
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