Ford teams up with Tencent to develop in-vehicle music system

Ford Motor Company displayed its new generation in-vehicle entertainment and communication system SYNCAppLink at the 2014 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES). In the meantime, Ford announced the cooperation with Tencent, one of China's largest Internet firms, on the integration of QQ Music and SYNCAppLink platform. "More and more people expect that they can hear their favorite music no matter when, so the integration of SYNCAppLink and QQ Music can make it come true, even when they are driving," said Bai Sizhe, Service Director of Ford in Asia-Pacific, Africa and Europe, "Also, the adding of QQ Music can better provide help for consumers in listening to the electronics music in the process of driving. Perfect function of products and special design for usage scenario can guarantee safety driving and amazing music enjoyment for consumers on their way."

At present, Ford has already cooperated with many companies, including China Unicom and Baidu, to launch different mobile applications. Yet, this is the first time that Ford brings music to the application finance electronics platform. QQ Music is China's leading platform for network music, which is widely used in people's life. Besides computers, it can also be downloaded to the mobile phones and many other consumer electronics devices, so that people can listen to their favorite songs whenever at home or on the way to office. This is the first time for QQ Music to represent the application product of Chinese music showing at the International CES in Las Vegas.
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