JATO Red May/June 2009

THE LATEST NEWS AND VIEWS FROM JATO

MAY/JUNE 2009

Welcome to JATO Red
JATO Red is the at-a-glance top-line information tool for senior managers within the automotive industries – we warmly welcome you to this latest release. We hope that JATO Red will keep you briefed on developments which may affect you and look forward to hearing your feedback.
Product News
	JATO V4.4 coming soon V4.4 is a new package of revisions and enhancements that will make the product even more indispensable to your business. Customers have asked the following questions about V4: How can we reduce the database update time and use the internet for data transfer? Is there a way to ensure that the database is always up-to-date? JATO has listened, and the response is Automatic Database Updates in V4.4!
JATO Carspecs - The automotive solution for a challenging marketplace JATO Carspecs is a unique vehicle comparison and configuration solution, which enables customers to see the advantages of one vehicle against another. JATO Carspecs has been newly-released, now with a modern user-friendly interface with greater flexibility, all driven by new technology built in a .NET environment. JATO Carspecs is a showroom or on-line tool which shows the benefits of your vehicles over others and simply helps to sell more cars JATO Carspecs is a recognized solution across the global automotive industry, now providing even greater value To find out more and receive a complimentary demo of JATO Carspecs, please click more!
	New information available in JATO's databases JATO has expanded the list of countries and the content available in its Volumes and Model Mix databases.
	JATO staying with the pace of the market JATO saw an increase in its research activities in 2008, mainly due to the growth in market events. Staying in line with the industry to supply the most accurate and up-to-date automotive intelligence...
Industry Insight
	What is the challenge for the automotive industry? High on everyone’s agenda is the constant change in the automotive industry: the car's relationship with the environment is near the top of the list. JATO Consult understands these demands and has recently launched the first of a number of automotive-focused white papers, the JATO CO2 Report. Focusing on pan-European new car trends since 2003, the report provides essential insight into how markets, manufacturers and consumers are embracing new legislation and ecological responsibility - can you afford not to know?

Is the end at hand?
The industry is battling its way through an unprecedented crisis in spending (and lending) confidence. JATO has also stepped up a gear to support quite new requirements from its customers, and has been rewarded with key contracts as a result.

JATO – Focus on Asia
As China moves into the automotive industry ascendant to join Japan and Korea, JATO has restructured right at the top to provide strength on the ground in Asia: Nasir Ali Shah, JATO’s former Director of Business Development moves personally to Shanghai to manage Asian activities.

New faces – Andy Rothery
Further reinforcement for JATO’s Board of Directors: Andy Rothery joins JATO as Director – Business Services to drive activities in product management and development, marketing, training and customer care – Rothery will be working to step JATO up a gear to meet the increasing demands in the market.

Let us know what you think!
'JATO Red' has been produced to keep customers up-to-date on the changes in JATO and its products, as well as giving industry insight.

We would like to hear from you on what you think about 'JATO Red'. Please email us at jato.red@jato.com.

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