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.
Top Story 12 Volt 2022
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Top 12V Story of The Year

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We were surprised to see many of the top stories of 2022 were about businesses bought or sold...

CTB Wireless Adds Brandmotion, Arkon Mounts
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CTB Wireless Announces Further Expansion Into 12 Volt

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PASADENA, CA — CTB Wireless, Inc. announced today its further expansion into the 12 volt industry. CTB Wireless...

Sundown Monster 18-in Subwoofer for Car
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Mega Subwoofer Due From Sundown

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Sundown Audio announced two limited run subwoofers designed for demo builds. The first is a "monster" subwoofer that...

Sony Mobile ES
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Sony Top 3 Demo Build Winners Announced

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Sony Car Audio announced the top three winners of its Mobile ES demo car build contest. They were...

Electric Vehicle Amplifiers
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Selling Your Shop; Call Tint World

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If you are a car audio or automotive-type shop looking to sell, Tint World may be interested in...

Alpine webinar
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Alpine to Hold Virtual Product and Sales Training

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Press Release (UNEDITED): AUBURN HILLS, MI– Alps Alpine North America, Inc. (“Alpine”) will offer a choice of three,...

Sony Demo Car Absolute Electronix
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Sony Car Audio Build Contest Finalists

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 Sony Car Audio has announced the top 10 demo car finalists for its recent Sony Mobile ES  build...

Zapco logo
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Zapco Gets New Master Distributor

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Zapco, a pioneering amplifier company in the early days of car audio and on the competition circuit, has...

Compustar Goes Direct With Tint World
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Compustar Goes Direct With Key Dealer

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Firstech, maker of Compustar and DroneMobile remote start and security, and Momento dash cameras announced a new direct...

DS18 Big 5 Electronics Celebrate 10 Year Partnership
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DS18 Looks to Acquire Legacy Brands

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a car and pro car audio brand that has grown since its US launch in 2014 to be...

Race Sport Lighting New Rep
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Race Sport Boosts Dealer Margins

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Press Release: RINGWOOD, IL--Race Sport Lighting announced multiple changes to benefit industry resellers in 2023 including pricing changes...

Fox Acoustics Expands
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Fox Acoustics Expands

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Fox Acoustics, Houma, Louisiana, maker of subwoofer boxes, is expanding its operations and expects to more than quadruple...

Oracle Light Bar
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Oracle Ships New Lightbars

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METAIRIE, LA – Oracle Lighting (www.oraclelights.com   is proud to announce the launch of its new 5900 Series Multifunction...

Winter prediction 2023-2024
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Remote Start Sales Update

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Despite the fact that remote start is expected to be available on 90 percent of vehicles this year,...

Jim Fosgate Passes
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Rockford Mourns Loss Of Jim Fosgate

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Rockford sent out a public tribute to its founder Jim Fosgate, who passed away this month. Here it...

Cool Car Tech at CES 2023
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12 Volt Exits CES 2023

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Few if any car audio suppliers are planning to exhibit at CES 2023, and some said they do...

Alpine Status Drop-In Speakers
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Alpine Ships Drop-In Status Speakers

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Alpine (Alps Alpine North America) is now shipping the last of its new Status line components-- three OEM-Fit...

Jim Fosgate Passes
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Founder of the Car Amplifier Passes

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Jim Fosgate, 85, often called the inventor of the car audio amplifier, passed away Friday. He was the...

Note to Our Readers

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We recognize that our email headlines have been incorrect this week due to a glitch from our email...

ZZ-2 Tesla Wireless CarPlay
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One of First CarPlay Kits for Tesla

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ZZ-2 announced one of the first CarPlay kits to work with the touchscreen in Tesla vehicles.  The ITZ-TSL,...