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April 26, 2013

TomTom says sales fall, turning from navigation market
The Hague (AFP) April 23, 2013
TomTom, the Dutch maker of vehicle navigation systems, on Tuesday published a 13 percent drop in first quarter sales and said it was diversifying its product line to counter a market now saturated with portable navigation devices. TomTom's sales fell to 202 million euros ($262 million) and the group posted a net loss of 2.3 million euros, worse than the loss of 1.5 million euros suffered in the same period a year earlier, the group said in a statement. It pointed to contracting European and Nor ... read more

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