Deal could speed car electronics systems Samsung-Harman to inject new technology into infotainment

摘要

The union of consumer giant Samsung Electronics Co. and automotive leader Harman International Industries will speed up developments in future vehicle infotainment products. Samsung, the South Korean colossus of cellphones, TVs and memory chips, last week said it has agreed to acquire Harman - one of the auto industry's largest suppliers of media and communications components - for $8 billion. The merger gives Samsung a strong foothold in the automotive industry, which it has attempted to enter with electric vehicles and batteries in past years.