[dav305z]

Not really news - it was buried in 2009 model info for the Cobalt, HHR, and G5 - but I hadn't seen anything official before today. Also good to know the G6 won't be the ******* child anymore with an ancient radio.


http://blogs.automobilemag.com/6293898/car-news/gm-to-offer-ipod-integration/index.html

 

[mgescuro]

Great. 6 years after much of the other cars in the world started offering it.
GM's on a roll now....

How much longer till iPhone integration? 10 years?

 

[mbukukanyau]

Great. 6 years after much of the other cars in the world started offering it.
GM's on a roll now....

How much longer till iPhone integration? 10 years?

I will most likely never own an Iphone, I prefer Sprints Mogul, so, Ipod intergration is fine by me. If they offer phone intergration, Bluetooth suffices.

 

[genjy]

Wow, talk about GM being late to the party.

This is like VW Tiguan late.

 

[EldoFan]

Uhh.....unless I'm wrong, I see those nifty lil Aux In ports on the 2008 Malibu & Cobalt (according to Chevrolet's site)

 

[genjy]

Uhh.....unless I'm wrong, I see those nifty lil Aux In ports on the 2008 Malibu & Cobalt (according to Chevrolet's site)

Aux-in is not ipod integration.

 

[mgescuro]

I will most likely never own an Iphone, I prefer Sprints Mogul, so, Ipod intergration is fine by me. If they offer phone intergration, Bluetooth suffices.

Well... most GM's don't even have bluetooth capabilities!
Sure... wait for Onstar 8.0 with bluetooth. How many GM cars have that now? Oh that's right... 1. And you have to plop down $86,000 for it.

Uhh.....unless I'm wrong, I see those nifty lil Aux In ports on the 2008 Malibu & Cobalt (according to Chevrolet's site)

AUX ports aren't "iPod Integration."

 

[Titanic]

Wow, talk about GM being late to the party.

This is like VW Tiguan late.

That's almost as bad as Kia Borrego late.

 

[EldoFan]

Ooops.....read the article wrong there!

 

[nsap]

Well... most GM's don't even have bluetooth capabilities!
Sure... wait for Onstar 8.0 with bluetooth. How many GM cars have that now? Oh that's right... 1. And you have to plop down $86,000 for it.



AUX ports aren't "iPod Integration."

Huh? 96% of the 2009 fleet has Bluetooth; starting with the Cobalt on up. My cousin just bought a 2009 Malibu 4-cylinder LT...even it has Bluetooth. Works very smoothly too.

 

[mgescuro]

Huh? 96% of the 2009 fleet has Bluetooth; starting with the Cobalt on up. My cousin just bought a 2009 Malibu 4-cylinder LT...even it has Bluetooth. Works very smoothly too.

2009's have them now? Finally!! :clap:
It only took them... 7 years or so....

 

[nsap]

2009's have them now? Finally!! :clap:
It only took them... 7 years or so....

Yeah....Works good too.

There are only a handful of products that don't have it.

 

[zabolots]

There are only a handful of products that don't have it.

2009 G8 does not yet have it available. I suspect that they're burning through the old OnStar inventory they shipped over to AUS before they send out the upgraded units.

 

[nsap]

2009 G8 does not yet have it available. I suspect that they're burning through the old OnStar inventory they shipped over to AUS before they send out the upgraded units.

Right. The next production run of G8's will have Bluetooth standard.

 

[gto4ibf]

Uhh.....unless I'm wrong, I see those nifty lil Aux In ports on the 2008 Malibu & Cobalt (according to Chevrolet's site)

This is supposed to be full control of your Ipod through the radio.

 

[dav305z]

Just to clarify, the picture is of the old AUX port on the HHR. GM doesn't have official photos up of the new system yet.

 

[AndrewGS]

GM has offered an iPod integration cable (PAL - Personal Audio Link, Part# 19171028) that plugs in to the back of the black-tie radios for a while now.

 

[zete]

GM has offered an iPod integration cable (PAL - Personal Audio Link, Part# 19171028) that plugs in to the back of the black-tie radios for a while now.

I wonder if that'd work with my 08 Enclave -- it doesn't have Nav. It seems to have the black-tie radio. It would definitely be worth having!

 

[AndrewGS]

I wonder if that'd work with my 08 Enclave -- it doesn't have Nav. It seems to have the black-tie radio. It would definitely be worth having!

It's not listed for the Enclave, but I don't know why it wouldn't work. I guess the only way to know is to see if someone has tried it or try it yourself.

 

[fp115]

So what do people like me with Zune's do? I would never be caught dead with Apple's horrible quality products, especially iPods.