Vehicle email notification using data from different sources

A method of providing vehicle information to an owner or other recipient, comprising the steps of:

• (a) accessing vehicle data using a telematics unit of the vehicle;
• (b) transmitting the vehicle data from the telematics unit to a central data system;
• (c) accessing predefined static content stored at the central data system;
• (d) obtaining at the central data system additional data received from a data source outside the central data system;
• (e) constructing a notification message containing the predefined static content along with vehicle information that includes at least some of the vehicle data and at least some of the additional data;
• and
• (f) sending the notification message to a recipient via an electronic messaging system.