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Faurecia
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Even Car Seats Get Bluetooth

Yes, even your seat in the car may soon radiate with Bluetooth so you can adjust it perfectly...

CES logo
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Pre-CES Car Stereo Peek at 2013

The CES show is only a month away and we’re getting a glimpse of what to expect in...

blind spot detection
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Next Gotta Have Auto Tech Coming in Q1

Two thirds of consumers are interested in safety features like blind spot detection when they next buy a...

Klippel
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Rockford First With Speaker “Klippel” Verfication

Rockford Fosgate said it is the first company to be certified in a new standard for manufacturing and...

MTX Road Thunder eXtreme
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MTX Lets Go of Reps for 2013

MTX has terminated many if not all of its manufacturer representatives for 2013, according numerous sources including reps,...

Nuance Dragon Drive!
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3 Years Till In-Car Voice Really Rocks

Voice recognition at its best in a car today is about 90 percent accurate.  The goal of the...

Shop Small
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Small Business Saturday Worked–Get Involved!

Here’s a statistic for you: over 90 percent of small businesses say that Black Friday has little or...

Sound of Tri-State
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Car Audio Black Friday Wrap Up

Once again retailers in the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying group reported solid Black Friday weekend...

Chevy MirrorLink
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Siri Comes to Chevy Sonic and Spark EV

Chevrolet announced it will offer Siri “Eyes Free” voice control technology in the 2013  Sonic and electric Spark...

Ford Fiesta 2014
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MyFord Touch Gets Better Voice Control

Ford is offering a newly improved version of the MyFord Touch and Sync radio system with better voice...

NRF Revised Forecast
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Black Friday Beginning to Backfire for Retailers

By some accounts, it was a record Thanksgiving weekend this holiday, with sales up 13 percent over last...

Mobile One
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A Car Audio Thanksgiving Story

Just about every small business goes through hard times. Retailers in the Northeast struck by Hurricane Sandy had...

Best Buy
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Best Buy in for Rough Holiday: WSJ

After Best Buy reported a loss of $10 million for its recent quarter on Tuesday, The Wall Street...

Kenwood
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Kenwood to Intro WiFi Car Deck at CES

Kenwood will introduce at CES in January, one of the industry’s first in-dash navigation/radios with a WiFi connection...

NPD
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Car Audio NPD Results for Q3

Car audio sales to retailers in the third quarter showed fairly steady sales in amplifiers and speakers, but ...

WCC and Maxxsonics
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Maxxsonics and West Coast Customs Announce Collaboration

Maxxsonics said it has entered a licensing agreement with West Coast Customs to provide car audio products under...

thunderball hurricane
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Car Audio Takes up to 50% Hit in NE From Hurricane Sandy

In states hit hard by Hurricane Sandy,  sales of car audio products have dropped off by 30 to...

Intraphex mirror
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Aftermarket Mirror Gets Smartphone-Like Screen

A new rear view replacement  mirror from Intraphex  offers a built-in 4.3 inch capacitive touch screen—the kind used...

Aamp inSeam
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More In-Car CES Innovations Awards

Monday, we reported on the “Best of Innovations” Awards won by Sony and Phoenix Gold.   Here follows some...

Sony XAV-70
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CES 2013 Best of In-Car Innovations Goes to Sony, Phoenix Gold

There are CES Innovations Awards and then there are but a few “Best of Innovations Awards” in Design...