Major 12V Suppliers Raise Prices; Not By Much
Many suppliers announced price increases on September 1 or in the preceding weeks. Given the skyrocketing cost...
12-Volt Selling Online – Pros and Cons
If over 57 percent of car audio sales are transacted online, should you be selling from your website...
Letter From a Top Retiring Dealer
From Michael Meza, Cartunes of Santa Rosa, CA After more than four decades in the mobile electronics industry,...
Best Subwoofer in Europe, North America & Asia – EISA Awards
The best overall car audio subwoofer measured by exceptional sound, fitment and engineering in Europe, North America and...
Should You Go Into Fleet Work?
Car audio shop Automotive Specialty Systems, CT, entered the fleet market in 2015 and it's now 90 percent...
When 12V Retail Keeps Calling You Back
You may remember that Dan Bowman, an award winning salesman and knowledgeable 12-volt guru, started a consultant business,...
12-Volt Manufacturers Prepare for Slate Truck
The $25K bare bones EV Slate Truck that ships without a radio has many suppliers considering creating audio...
Diamond Ships Ultra Large Harley Speaker Kit
Diamond Audio will ship this month an extra large late model Harley speaker/cut in kit offering the largest...
JVCKENWOOD and Alps Alpine Report Q1 Sales
Both JVCKENWOOD and Alps Alpine reported lower profits due in part to the higher cost of memory and...
New Dashcam Law in Canada Effecting US Commercial Drivers
A new law requiring dashcams in commercial trucks traveling through BC Canada may create business for Canadian and...
What’s Happening with Tariff Refunds?
We know of a few car audio suppliers who have received tariff refunds as well as many larger...
Best Buy Switches Up Merchandising for 12-Volt
Best Buy is in the process of removing old demo displays in hundreds of stores and switching to...
Car Audio Buyers Are Younger Than You Think
Ever wonder the percentage of car audio customers that are under the age of 40? According to the...
Shortages in Car Audio Speakers Continue
Shortages in car audio speakers and spot shortages in other 12-volt categories continue although some say supplies will...
LinksWell Launches New IQ Series
LinksWell has launched a new IQ series of vehicle-specific radios that offer smaller screens (at 11.5-inches) than the...
Dolby Atmos Gains Ground
Now that Pioneer has a Dolby Atmos car radio (called the SPHERA), and Car Toys is heavily promoting...
Aquatic AV’s New Harley Deck at $799
After originally offering an iconic ultra waterproof single DIN head unit for Harley-Davidson motorcycles, Aquatic AV recently launched...
Dynaudio’s Parent Develops First of a Kind System
by Amy Gilroy After announcing last week it will exit the North American market, Dynaudio is back in...
New Ground Zero Micro Amps
Ground Zero has launched its smallest amplifiers to date in a new Radioactive series with three models that...
Installing IIDs? Soon You Can Install This Too
A number of states are have passed laws for mandating the use of a speed limiter, that might...