Garmin to use Navteq map in in Australia and New Zealand

Garmin has announced that it will transition its map provider for the majority of its Nuvi range of personal navigation devices (PNDs) to Navteq from February 2012. Garmin PNDs in Australia and New Zealand released from next month will join the majority of Garmin's global range that already use Navteq as a map provider. "Navteq has been Garmin's map provider in the United States and throughout most European countries for many years and they have invested heavily in the Australian and New Zealand markets to
March 22, 2012 Read time: 1 min
490 Garmin has announced that it will transition its map provider for the majority of its Nuvi range of personal navigation devices (PNDs) to 295 Navteq from February 2012. Garmin PNDs in Australia and New Zealand released from next month will join the majority of Garmin's global range that already use Navteq as a map provider.

"Navteq has been Garmin's map provider in the United States and throughout most European countries for many years and they have invested heavily in the Australian and New Zealand markets to provide a quality map solution for our customers," commented Trevor Berrange, managing director, Garmin Australasia.
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