Bose Corporation Honored by General Motors as a 2003 Supplier of the Year.Business Editors/Automotive Writers FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2004 Bose Corporation The Bose Corporation is a privately-held American company based in Framingham, Massachusetts that specializes in audio equipment[2][3] and holds the philosophy of supporting its technological development through research (thus the company motto). was named as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for its overall business performance in providing GM with custom-engineered, premium sound systems for GM vehicles. The award was given during ceremonies Saturday, April 3 in Prague at the Hilton Prague Hotel's Congress Hall. "Bose Corporation is representative of the type of company we want to grow with as we drive to be the best worldwide," said Bo Andersson Bo Andersson (born March 15, 1951) is a former Swedish handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he was part of the Swedish team which finished seventh in the Olympic tournament. He played five matches and scored three goals. , vice president, GM Worldwide Purchasing Production Control & Logistics. "Bose has a balanced focus on performance and behavior that supports GM's priorities. They are a role model for all of our suppliers." "This award is particularly meaningful as it coincides with our third decade of working with GM," said Brandon Westley, vice president, Bose Automotive Systems See ITS, embedded system, drive-by-wire, adaptive cruise control, collision avoidance system, autonomous vehicle, heads-up display, DSRC, lane departure system, CAN bus, FlexRay and SYNC. Division. "It is gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to know that this collaboration has not only persisted, but grown even more productive and efficient over the years." In 1983, Bose launched an entirely new automotive category when it designed the industry's first factory-installed premium sound systems for four GM vehicles: the Cadillac Seville The Cadillac Seville is a luxury car that was manufactured occasionally by the Cadillac division of American automaker General Motors as a specialty model in the 1950s and 60s, and a regular production vehicle from 1975 to 2004. , Cadillac Eldorado
'' The Eldorado model was part of the Cadillac line from 1953 to 2002. The Cadillac Eldorado was the longest running American personal luxury car as it was the only one sold after the 1998 , Buick Riviera The Buick Riviera was an automobile produced by Buick in the United States from the 1963 to 1999 model years, with 1,127,261 produced.[1] A full-size coupé or personal luxury car, the early models of the Riviera in particular have been highly praised by , and Oldsmobile Toronado. These systems were custom-engineered and acoustically tuned for each vehicle model -- a unique approach that represented a major breakthrough in automotive sound. Today, the Bose Automotive Systems Division designs premium sound systems for leading auto manufacturers around the world, and the Bose-GM collaboration continues to grow. Custom-engineered Bose sound systems are now available across the GM vehicle lineup, including the 2005 Cadillac STS. This latest offering from Cadillac incorporates many next-generation audio innovations from Bose including discrete multichannel Using two or more paths for transmission or processing. It can refer to a variety of architectures including (1) multiple I/O channels between the CPU and peripheral devices, (2) multiple wires in a cable, (3) multiple "logical" channels within a single wire or fiber or (4) multiple surround sound, advanced digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). technologies, and newer patented speaker designs. The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. Award-winners are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price. This year, General Motors honored 77 suppliers for their excellence throughout 2003.
Bose and General Motors -- Moments in History
1983 Bose introduces the industry's first factory-installed
premium sound systems in the 1983 Cadillac Seville, Cadillac
Eldorado, Buick Riviera, and Oldsmobile Toronado.
1994 GM sells its millionth Bose-equipped vehicle.
1994 Bose achieves "Tier 1 Supplier" status with GM.
1997 The patented Bose Nd(R) woofer (known at the time as the
Timpani(TM) woofer,) makes its automotive debut in the 1997
Corvette.
1998 AudioPilot(R) noise compensation circuitry is introduced in
the 1998 Cadillac Seville STS.
1998 The Cadillac Seville STS features Bose(R) Jewel Cube(R)
speakers, another automotive first.
2003 The Cadillac XLR is the first GM vehicle to use TrueSpace(TM)
signal processing circuitry.
2004 Bose Studio Surround(TM) digital 5.1 surround sound system
debuts in the newly unveiled 2005 Cadillac STS.
About Bose Automotive Systems Division Bose Corporation was founded in 1964 by MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Professor Amar G. Bose. In 1983, Bose introduced the industry's first custom designed, factory-installed premium automotive sound system, setting a new standard in automotive audio. For more than twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. , the Bose Automotive Systems Division has been pioneering automotive sound technologies with a commitment to achieve an authentic, spacious and lifelike listening experience. As a result, Bose has achieved the highest car audio J.D. Power brand score(1). The Bose Automotive Systems Division supplies premium music systems to leading brands in Europe, Japan, and North America. (1) J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Automotive Component Branding Study(SM). Study based on 9,329 responses from consumers who were asked about their awareness (aided), familiarity and impression of 28 car audio brands. |
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