Amy Gilroy

Amy Gilroy

Amy has been reporting on the consumer electronics industry since cellphones and compact disc players were first introduced. She's worked for numerous industry publications and was a senior editor at This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE) magazine for 15 years.
Prolific Audio offers vehicle specific car stereo dash kits for Sony radios.
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Sony Radio Kits From Prolific Audio

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Retailer Joe Oetjen of Xclusive Autosound, IL has been producing dash kits exclusively for Sony XAV-AX8500 and XAV-9500ES...

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New IPhone 17 Features

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By Bill Braun The upcoming iPhone 17, announced today by Apple, will offer those who use their iPhone...

Sky High Car Audio launches its own subwoofers, amplifier lines.
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Sky High Launches Own Amp, Sub Lines

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Sky High Audio, a wholesale distributor based in Nevada, is launching its own brand of subwoofers and amplifiers...

BOSS Elite to introduce its first Harley motorcycle replacement radio
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BOSS Elite to Intro Harley Radio

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BOSS Elite plans to release its first Harley Davidson replacement radio next quarter.  It will offer wireless/wired CarPlay...

Cerwin ships unusual powered subwoofer
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Cerwin Ships Unusual Powered Subs

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Cerwin Vega is shipping two unusual under-the-seat powered subwoofers.  One includes a built-in 4.1-channel amplifier for system building,...

Top story CEoutlook September 2025
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Top CEoutlook Story August 2025

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A lot has happened in car audio in the supposedly slow news months of July and August. Car...

Ground Zero appoints industry vet as a director
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HKI (Ground Zero) Appoints Industry Vet

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HKI USA, the US importer for SounDigital, Ground Zero, Resolut Technology, and Four Connect Wiring Products announced it...

Cold winter may help remote start sales this winter.
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Heads Up for Remote Start Retailers: Winter Weather Forecast

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A traditional cold and snowy winter is forecast by The Old Farmer’s Almanac, for this winter, which may...

SSV Works introduces street legal turn signals for Polaris
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SSV Intros Street Legal Turn Signal Kit for Polaris

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Press Release (UNEDITED):  GEORGE, UT– SWITCH Works by SSV Works announces the release of the Tango2™ Plug-&-Play Street-Legal...

PRV expands into traditional car audio.
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PRV Dives Deeper Into Traditional Car Audio

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PRV, which has been selling pro car audio components for 16 years, is expanding deeper into traditional car...

Don't panic when retail is tough, but take these actions.
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Don’t Panic, But Do Respond

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By Mr Retail The state of retail is sure volatile in 2025. From traffic flow to pricing changes,...

SEMA press release guidelines for CEoutlook submissions.
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SEMA Urges Congressional Action on ADAS

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Press Release (EDITED): WASHINGTON, DC--The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) is urging the Department of Transportation (DOT) and...

Modus participates in Electrify Expo San Francisco
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Modus Displays at Electrify Expo SF

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Press Release: (UNEDITED): OXNARD, CA--Fresh on the heels of a successful Electrify Expo in Redmond, Wash, Modus will...

Alpine switches sales force to independent manufacturer reps.
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Alpine Changes Aftermarket Sales Force

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By James Chevrette and Amy Gilroy Alpine (Alps Alpine North America) is implementing a change in its sales...

Foss Audio becomes largest car audio chain with purchase of Car Toys stores.
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Car Toys to Sell Most of its Stores, Enters Chapter 11

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Car Toys Inc, the 47-store, Seattle based car audio chain, announced it has entered into a voluntary Chapter...

JVCKenwood logo
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JVCKENWOOD Hires new Digital Marketing Manager

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Press Release (UNEDITED): Long Beach, CA – KENWOOD and JVC Mobile Electronics are pleased to announce the addition...

Ground Zero's GZDSP6-10SQ won best sound processor from EISA 2025-2026
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Top DSP, Car Audio Amps 2025-2026: EISA

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The EISA awards recognize some of the top international products in car audio and other consumer electronics categories....

American Bass ships new amp line.
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American Bass Ships New VFL Amplifiers

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American Bass is shipping its new car and motorcycle audio VFL Rebel Series amplifiers. Shown at SEMA last...

Car audio sales are down
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More Numbers for Car Audio Dealers

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Car audio is one of the few aftermarket areas in SEMA's Accessory & Appearance segment expected to decline...

Ford $30,000 truck
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Ford is Developing $30,000 EV Pickup

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Ford is planning to release in 2027 a mid-sized electric pickup truck at a $30,000 base price.  It...