| 2005 |
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| January |
- GM announces OnStar will become standard equipment on all GM Vehicles by the year 2007
- ComCARE applauds GM's decision to make OnStar standard equipment
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| February |
- OnStar personal calling reaches its 500-million minute milestone
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| April |
- GM announces the return of its 'Hot Button' marketing program
- OnStar by GM debuts "Out of the Blue" 30-minute documercial
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| May |
- OnStar launches new digital Sound Studio
- OnStar reminds subscribers to 'buckle-up' during National "Click it or Ticket" Mobilization campaign
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| June |
- OnStar by GM captures three Telematics Update Awards, making it the only multiple winner in the 2005 judging and an eight-time winner in the award's three-year history
- OnStar by GM received the coveted 21st Century Achievement Award by the Computerworld Honors Program for its visionary use of information technology in the Transportation category
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| 2004 |
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| January: |
- OnStar and GMAC Insurance create innovative insurance products
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| February: |
- New OnStar digital hardware offers improved Voice Recognition and Continuous Digit Dialing
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| March: |
- OnStar expands availability in RV Industry with new partnerships
- OnStar helps police nab FBI fugitive on \'America's Most Wanted\'
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| April: |
- OnStar partners with the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)
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| June: |
- OnStar and Verizon Wireless introduce the America's Choice Plan
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| July: |
- OnStar offers a TTY help line for subscribers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired
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| August: |
- OnStar introduces Multilanguage Voice Services so subscribers can communicate with OnStar in English, French or Spanish
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| September: |
- GM Certified Used Vehicles launches OnStar promotion
- GM Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN) available on a full range of 2005 models and doubles production of OnStar equipped vehicles
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| October: |
- Verizon Wireless offers the America's Choice with OnStar plan nationwide
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| December: |
- OnStar achieves another first as winner of Good Housekeeping's "Good Buy" award for best service
- OnStar reaches three-million subscribers
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| 2003 |
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| January: |
- General Motors announces it will expand XM Satellite Radio to 44 models in 2004 which will cover over 75 Percent of GM's 2004 Fleet
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| February: |
- OnStar announces it is available on 11 additional vehicles throughout the 2003 calendar year and will offer services on more than 60 models from seven different automotive manufacturers
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| April: |
- OnStar launches new advertising campaign using voices of real subscribers to tell OnStar story in radio ad campaign
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| May: |
- ComCARE Alliance recognizes OnStar advisor for heroic achievement
- OnStar reminds subscribers to \'Buckle Up\' supporting the \"Buckle up America\" campaign
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| June: |
- OnStar helps police in suburban Chicago recover the first stolen OnStar-equipped motor home
- The ComCARE Alliance and Telematics Update Magazine recognize OnStar for its outstanding performance and leadership in the field of telematics
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| August: |
- Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN) debuts on New Malibu and Malibu Max
- OnStar expands Real-Life Stories advertising campaign to TV
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| September: |
- OnStar Personal Calling reaches 200-million minute mark
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| December: |
- OnStar relocates to GM Renaissance Center in Detroit, MI
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| 2002 |
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| January: |
- General Motors announces it will offer XM Radios in 24 car and truck \'03 models
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| April: |
- Cadillac announces it will be the first automotive brand to offer XM Satellite Radio on all 2003 Models, 25 total
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| May: |
- Cadillac and OnStar offer six-months Directions & Connections Service at no charge on Certified Pre-Owned Cadillac's
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| June: |
- OnStar announces their services will be offered on 44 of 53 GM models in 2003
- OnStar expands safety and security services to RV Industry
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| July: |
- GM announces it will offer Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN) in 2003
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| August: |
- OnStar sells 50-millionth OPC minute
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| October: |
- OnStar names new Vice President of Wireless Business
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| 2001 |
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| February: |
- OnStar teams with Fidelity Investments to allow OnStar subscribers to monitor, manage and trade in their Fidelity personal investing accounts via OnStar\'s hands-free, voice-enabled Virtual Advisor.
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| April: |
- OnStar celebrates one million subscribers
- Audi announces the availability of OnStar for the redesigned 2002 Audi A4
- OnStar partners with Dow Jones to allow OnStar subscribers to hear their favorite Wall Street Journal business news and features while driving
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| May: |
- OnStar expands its Virtual Advisor entertainment content to include soap opera and other TV series updates, horoscopes and children\'s programming
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| June: |
- The Computerworld Honors Program awards OnStar with the coveted 21st Century Achievement Award for its Virtual Advisor service
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| July: |
- OnStar teams up with Walt Disney Internet Group (WDIG) to provide the latest news, sports and entertainment from ABCNEWS.com, ESPN.com and Disney.com
- Speech Technology magazine readers vote a Peak Performance Award for Best Speech Deployment to OnStar and its technology providers for the Virtual Advisor
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| August: |
- OnStar Personal Calling and Virtual Advisor launch nationwide
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| November: |
- OnStar announces it will end the 2001 calendar year with close to two million subscribers
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| December: |
- Safe & Sound, Directions & Connections, and Luxury & Leisure go into effect and replace Safety and Security and Premium, which had been in place since 1999
- OnStar subscriber base reaches 2 million
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| 2000 |
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| May: |
- Honda and OnStar jointly announce that OnStar will be available in Acura vehicles in 2002, beginning with the 2002 Acura RL luxury sedan
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| September: |
- BusinessWeek names OnStar among the "Web Smart 50" as one of the world's leading companies that harness the power of the Web to create innovative products and services that take new approaches to changing the way global businesses operate
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| October: |
- OnStar names new Vice President of Wireless Business
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| November: |
- OnStar celebrates 500,000 subscribers
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| 1999 |
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| February: |
- OnStar and Mary Kay announce agreement to provide OnStar on Mary Kay fleet of pink Cadillacs
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| March: |
- OnStar celebrates 50,000 subscribers milestone
- OnStar launches 3-button format in 11 additional General Motors vehicles
- GTE (later Verizon Wireless) announces a new cellular network that supports OnStar 3-button format
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| November: |
- GM President and COO Rick Wagoner demonstrates prototype of OnStar Virtual Advisor to audience at SEMA show in Las Vegas-- the prototype is the world\'s first personalized Web-based car
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| 1998 |
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| January: |
- Saab announces OnStar availability on 1999 models at the Detroit auto show
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| March: |
- OnStar becomes available in Canada
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| August: |
- OnStar installed in 10 Avis Cadillacs for a pilot program at Detroit Metro Airport
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| October: |
- OnStar 3-button format is factory-installed on Cadillac Escalades at Arlington Assembly Plant in Texas
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| 1997 |
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| January: |
- Pontiac-GMC announces OnStar availability on the Denali/Envoy when it goes to market in February 1998
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| December: |
- OnStar announces the auto industry\'s first remote diagnostics, enabling subscribers to get an immediate analysis of the severity of a problem indicated by a warning light in their vehicles
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