A communication system for a vehicle includes an interior assembly and an
in-vehicle communication control that is located in the vehicle remote
from the interior assembly. A wired connective link electrically connects
the interior assembly and the in-vehicle communication control. A
human-machine interface is located at the interior assembly and is
connected to the in-vehicle communication control via the connective link
to communicate at least one human-machine interface signal between the
human-machine interface and the in-vehicle communication control. A gobal
positioning system control in the vehicle communicates at least one
GPS-dervied signal to one of the interior assembly and the in-vehicle
communication control via the connective link and the at least one
human-machine interface signal and the at least one GSP-derived signal
share the connective link such that the connective link comprises a
shared common connective link between the in-vehicle communication
control and the interior assembly.