New DVD Navigation System now available on Touran

Customers are now able to order a new DVD navigation system with touch screen technology on Touran models, giving them quicker route calculations, clearer map illustrations and easier programming thanks to new controls.
For the first time, the new unit can be operated easily and precisely using a touch screen. The additional control rows (hard and soft keys) using the piano key principle have been kept and enhance the user-friendly concept. The new system calculates routes in record time using a high performance 750 MIPS (million instructions per seconds) processor and is capable of displaying multi-coloured maps in 16:9 format.
An integrated 30 GB hard drive is used to store navigation data and can also be used to save audio files. The high-resolution display on the electronic navigator displays maps, images and videos in much higher quality than previously possible. Maps can be displayed in a birds eye view as well as the familiar arrow icons in split-screen mode.
An integrated DVD drive allows Touran owners to play common CD formats like MP3 and WMA (Windows Media Audio) as well as play DVDs (when the vehicle is stationary). A Secure Digital card slot on the front of the unit allows access to various AUDIO data formats. The modern radio module with four 20 Watt speakers and excellent sound and reception completes the system.
The new DVD navigation/radio with touch screen costs 1,175; to upgrade the system with the addition of an armrest-mounted six-disc CD autochanger costs 1,445.
Volkswagen says sales rose 7.6 per cent through May
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) _ Volkswagen AG, Europe’s biggest automaker by sales, said Thursday that its new car sales rose 7.6 per cent in the first five months of the year to 2.5 million amid rising demand in Europe and Asia.
The Wolfsburg-based company said sales of its VW-branded cars rose 7.1 per cent to 1.5 million in the January-May period versus a year ago, while commercial vehicle sales rose nine per cent to 191,000.
The company’s Skoda brand reported a 14 per cent increase in sales to 255,000, while sales of its luxury Audi AG unit rose 9.6 per cent with 420,000 models sold.
But sales by its Spanish unit, Seat, fell 1.6 per cent to 180,000 from the first five months of 2006.
Sales growth was strong in Europe, where sales rose 2.9 per cent to 1.58 million vehicles, and in Asia, where sales rose 20 per cent to 414,000 cars.
Sales in South America and South Africa also showed gains, with deliveries up 24 per cent, while in North America, the VW and Audi brands saw a 1.8 per cent increase with 215,000 cars sold.
Shares of Volkswagen slipped 1.7 per cent to 113.25 euros ($152.05) Thursday in Frankfurt. If you are looking for vw aufkleber, check out here.