Why don't all manufacturers fit Bluetooth to cars?

Can you explain why relatively few manufacturers fit Bluetooth as standard on all their models? It seems that for most new cars you either add it as an option, or it's simply not available. With mobile phones being ubiquitous now, and assuming most drivers do not wish to break the law, one would have thought Bluetooth would be an automatic fitment (like a radio or a heater).

Asked on 1 April 2012 by ML, Chorley

Answered by Honest John
Bluetooth is becoming increasingly common. It doesn't always work with all phones, though. My Mazda 5's is incompatible with my Nokia that works perfectly with the Fiat 500's Blue & me.
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