1.5 mln portable navigation devices (PNDs) shipped in the US in
the Q4 2006. Overall PND shipments for the year hit 2.9 mln units, up 269% on 2005. Garmin was market leader in 2006 with 50% share, ahead of Magellan and TomTom. The US represented 23% of the global market in the quarter, up from just 15% a year earlier.
| Portable navigation market in 2006 | |||||
| 2006 | 2005 | Growth | |||
| Shipments | Share | Shipments | Share | YTY | |
| Total | 2,867,820 | 100.0% | 777,280 | 100.0% | 269.0% |
| Garmin | 1,443,150 | 50.3% | 389,910 | 50.2% | 270.1% |
| Magellan | 415,160 | 14.5% | 181,460 | 23.3% | 128.8% |
| TomTom | 396,530 | 13.8% | 100,590 | 12.9% | 294.2% |
| Mio Technology | 119,690 | 4.2% | 610 | 0.1% | 19521.3% |
| Lowrance | 66,420 | 2.3% | 32,720 | 4.2% | 103.0% |
| Others | 426,870 | 14.9% | 71,990 | 9.3% | 493.0% |
| Source: Canalys | |||||