Cars are at the forefront of the digital music revolution with new figures showing a fifth of new vehicles sold in the UK this year will be without CD player, new research claims.
New research commissioned jointly by the Entertainment Retailers Association and the BPI revealed that internet-based audio is likely to overtake CD in new cars by 2021.
At the same time, the study claimed that the CD is still prevalent. The findings stated that new cars represent less than ten percent of those on the road while CD players will still be in new vehicles for five more years.
Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI and BRIT Awards, said: ‘Cars are the second most popular environment for listening to music after our homes, so are a key part of the music ecosystem.
‘Manufacturers design their models a good four to five years before they hit the road, which in the past has seen in-car listening follow trends in music consumption rather than lead them, but rapid advances in automotive design suggests that in-car technology will play a far bigger role in shaping how we listen to music in the future.’
A significant driver of take-up is expected to be widespread adoption of the CarPlay (Apple) and Android Auto (Google) standards.
Read the full report.
New research commissioned jointly by the Entertainment Retailers Association and the BPI revealed that internet-based audio is likely to overtake CD in new cars by 2021.
At the same time, the study claimed that the CD is still prevalent. The findings stated that new cars represent less than ten percent of those on the road while CD players will still be in new vehicles for five more years.
Geoff Taylor, chief executive of the BPI and BRIT Awards, said: ‘Cars are the second most popular environment for listening to music after our homes, so are a key part of the music ecosystem.
‘Manufacturers design their models a good four to five years before they hit the road, which in the past has seen in-car listening follow trends in music consumption rather than lead them, but rapid advances in automotive design suggests that in-car technology will play a far bigger role in shaping how we listen to music in the future.’
A significant driver of take-up is expected to be widespread adoption of the CarPlay (Apple) and Android Auto (Google) standards.
Read the full report.
