NEW YORK, NY , June 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Connected Car, the award-winning digital automotive tech community, has teamed up with TU Automotive, the largest auto tech event producer in the world. Over the next few months, The Connected Car and TU Automotive will work together to develop a full business integration that will provide the auto tech industry with extensive daily news and analysis coverage through digital publishing, which will align with TU Automotive's event portfolio.
The two businesses together will provide a one-stop shop for subscribers and event attendees who will now be able to access all things in the auto tech industry in one place. Additionally, clients from The Connected Car community and TU Automotive events will now have access to tens of thousands of new users.
"Bringing The Connected Car and TU Automotive together on one platform will be game changing in terms of what we will be able to provide our customers and audience," said Carolyn Dawson, Managing Director of TMT at KNect. "Merging an award-winning digital publishing community with the industry's leading events company will provide access to unparalleled content as well as sponsorship opportunities."
The Connected Car was launched in mid-July by Light Reading, a division of Informa, as a laser-focused resource for the leaders, innovators and stakeholders in the connected vehicle ecosystem to formulate effective business strategies to achieve competitive edge. In just nine months, The Connected Car has had a tremendous response, generating an average of 50,000 monthly page views and 30,000 monthly unique visitors. The Connected Car has also been honored with three industry awards, including the 2018 Folio Digital Award for Best Website Launch, the 2018 Platinum Ava Digital Award and the 2018 Gold Hermes Creative Award.
TU Automotive, also a division of Informa, is a world leader in providing events and business intelligence to the automotive technology community, covering telematics, auto mobility, autonomous vehicles and legal and insurance.
About Informa
Informa operates at the heart of the Knowledge and Information Economy. It is a leading business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events business. With more than 7,500 employees globally, it has a presence in all major geographies, including North America, South America, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.