'Connected car production to grow 10-fold in 5 years'
Global connected car production is set to grow almost 10-fold in five years from 6.8 million in 2015 to 61 million in 2020, according to research firm Gartner. For 2016, the production of new automobiles equipped with data connectivity, either through a built-in communications module or by a tether to mobile devices, could reach 12.4 million, it added.