Ford To Partner With Best Buy To Offer Sync Assistance
16 October 2009 - 2:31AM
Dow Jones News
Ford Motor Co. (F) is partnering with electronic retailer Best
Buy to help teach consumers how to better use the auto maker's Sync
system.
Best Buy Mobile workers will assist Ford owners in paring their
cell phones with the Sync system. Sync, an in-vehicle system
co-developed with Microsoft Corp. (MSFT), allows drivers to change
radio stations and answer telephone calls through voice
activation.
There will be no charge for consumers who use the Best Buy
service. Local Ford dealers will remain the primary resource for
Sync training.
The move continues Ford's push over the past two years to
promote the technology aspects of its vehicles as it looks to
attract younger consumers. Chief Executive Alan Mulally will
provide a keynote address - for the second-year in a row - at the
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next year.
Sync currently allow users to access phone calls, browse their
MP3 devices, call 911 and get traffic or directions.
-By Jeff Bennett; Dow Jones Newswires;
jeff.bennett@dowjones.com; 248-204-5542