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Now we have " infomercials" comming from the MFG"s? Perhaps this is french and I don't understand?
What the hell is "Infotainment"?????????????

LOL - it's the name for the stereo system

Well, if you're serious Zepp, then I am getting way to old for this crap. It's either information or entertainment, "taint" both!

these JACKWAGONS have entertained me enough!!!!!!!!

Infotainment is a term that was first used several years ago. I remember the sales manager complaining about it. If I remember correctly it was supposed to refer to a joining of all the systems in the vehicle - mostly Onstar and radio/video systems. Of course that has expanded to include much more these days - wireless hotspot anyone...

Maybe it is used by GMCCA now days - that is the only way to explain some of the situations we have all experienced. Supposed to be information but actually turns out to be entertaining. If it isn't entertaining then it is just so sad...

This is just an excerpt out of AP
"WASHINGTON (AP) -- Just because you can talk to your car doesn't mean you should. Two new studies have found that voice-activated smartphones and dashboard "infotainment systems" may be making the distracted-driving problem worse instead of better.

The systems let drivers do things like tune the radio, send a text message or make a phone call while keeping their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel, but many of these systems are so error-prone or complex that they require more concentration from drivers rather than less, according to studies released Tuesday by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Utah.

One study examined infotainment systems in some of the most common auto brands on the road: Chevrolet, Chrysler, Ford, Hyundai and Mercedes. The second study tested the Apple iPhone's Siri voice system to navigate, send texts, make Facebook and Twitter posts and use the calendar without handling or looking at the phone. Apple and Google are working with automakers to mesh smartphones with infotainment systems so drivers can bring their apps, navigation and music files into their cars."

Good news for body shops.

Our Dealer receives those monthly, some of them are demo videos to be played in the vehicles or accessory headrests.

Some of them are attention grabbing!