Garmin - The Global Leader in Satellite Navigation
Garmin is the world's leading mobile navigation technology company* and a global manufacturer of in-car sat navs, portable navigation devices, handheld GPS units, and GPS products for the marine, aviation, outdoor and fitness sectors.
The king of GPS receivers – that's how Garmin is known in the industry. And not without reason. Our number one position has been confirmed by leading independent technology market analyst Canalys, whose vice president Chris Jones said:
"Garmin is the global leader in personal navigation device sales. It increased its worldwide market share in 2010 and this trend is continuing."
Garmin International Inc is a member of the Garmin Ltd group of companies (Nasdaq: GRMN) that designs, manufactures, and markets navigation and communications equipment for the aviation, marine and consumer markets. Our product range includes:
- Automotive in-car sat navs
- Motorcycle sat navs
- Truck and LGV sat navs
- Marine GPS fishfinders, chartplotters and instruments
- Aviation GPS systems and instruments
- Mobile navigation apps for smartphones
- Custom manufacturing solutions
- Fitness products including GPS tracking and training watches
- Outdoor GPS handhelds for walking, mountaineering and geocaching
- GPS devices for golfers
- Personal GPS trackers for pets and possessions
Garmin’s mission is to enrich the lives of customers, suppliers, distributors and associates by providing the very best products offering superior quality, safety and operational features at affordable prices.
A history of innovation
What started out in 1989 with a handful of dedicated engineers and a great product idea has grown into the GPS leader — both in sales and critical acclaim. From the time our first GPS handhelds supported coalition forces in the first Gulf War of 1991, up to our current reputation as the foremost name in GPS innovation, Garmin has helped to take GPS to new heights by going well beyond the ordinary features and performance found in typical GPS receivers. Throughout this time innovation has been our watchword and our people continue to excel in the design of innovative solutions for all our customers.
Garmin today
Today, Garmin has a richly diverse product line and distributors in virtually every part of the world. We have built and sold millions of GPS receivers across all our market sectors. While our immediate success has resulted from developing innovative products for a variety of markets, our long-term success is based on a strong commitment to support our customers after the sale. We strive to win over new customers by offering them quality products at tremendous value, and by delivering superior after-sales service. We have demonstrated our success by converting them into Garmin loyalists who will support us for many years to come, and recommend us to others.
*As reported by independent market analyst firm Canalys