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Blaupunkt History
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BLAUPUNKT, A HISTORY OF QUALITY, INNOVATION AND PERFORMANCE For more than 60 years, generations of car enthusiasts have regarded Blaupunkt as a symbol of quality, innovation and performance. Indeed, the name, which means "blue dot" in German, refers to the quality control mark used by inspectors to identify the best products of the original Ideal Radio Factory. When customers began asking for radios with the "blau punkt," the name stuck. As the mobile electronics division of The Robert Bosch Corporation, Blaupunkt's products represent the finest examples of German attention to high performance, precision craftsmanship and ergonomic detail. Sixty-two years ago, the company made its first car radio. To prove its durability, the vacuum-tube unit was installed in a car and driven across the Sahara desert -- no easy trip even today. In the years that followed, Blaupunkt has left many marks on the mobile electronics industry: the first FM car radio, the first FM stereo car radio, the first remote control car radio, the first in-car CD player, the first data-bus operated car stereo, the first RDS car radio, the first fiber-optic linked CD changer, the first car stereo amplifier with built-in all-source noise reduction, and the first tuner timer. Blaupunkt car audio products continue to be the benchmark against which all other products are compared in the car audio industry. For information and dealer locations, call (800)-950-BLAU [2528]. # # # Blaupunkt |