IHS expects HERE will generate revenue from automotive map licensing in excess of €600 million in 2015, in addition to revenue from industries beyond automotive. The same forecast estimates that TomTom will generate approximately €64 million in revenue through automotive map licensing with automotive OEMs. Nokia built its mapping and location business on the back of an $8.1 billion acquisition in 2008 of US-based Navteq, a maker of geographic information systems used in the automotive industry. It was Nokia's largest deal ever, prior to the planned Alcatel-Lucent merger.