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SoundMan Car Audio Show Picked Up By Discovery Internet TV Co.

The SoundMan “Amplified” car audio show, in which a car audio shop films it’s day-to-day installations and posts...

Pioneer Electronics Enters Sports Gadget Market

Pioneer Electronics (USA), the car and home audio company, is entering the bicycle/cycling industry with some high tech...

Blaupunkt Ships First Redesigned Radios Under Rockford

Rockford Corp., the new North American distributor of Blaupunkt, announced it is now shipping six new car radios...

By 2040 We’ll Watch Movies While Driving

What will happen to car electronics when the self-driving car becomes real, as expected within 10 years? GM’s...

Best Improvement in the iPhone 5

The reviews are in on Apple’s new iPhone 5, which becomes available Friday starting at $199 on contract....

Your Store Should Have a 70% Closing Rate

Yes, your store should have a closing rate of 70 percent, says Jamie Wood of rep firm Perpetual...

Cerwin-Vega to Enter Head Units

Speaker and amplifier supplier Cerwin-Vega Mobile will branch into  new categories for the supplier including car audio head...

Drivers Want Better Car Audio Systems

Premium car audio is in high demand, at least on the OEM side. A new study by IMS...

Audiovox: Insurance Gadgets Will Help Car Audio Dealers

At the end of this month, Audiovox will ship the Car Connection gadget powered by Sprint that was...

Audiovox to Launch First Dyle Back Seat TV

Audiovox Electronics announced it will develop the first Dyle Mobile DTV rear seat system. (Mobile DTV is a...

The First App Incubator for Cars

Have you ever dreamed up an app that might be great for car audio?  If so, you may...

Hertz Intro’s First Budget Compact Amps; Audison Launches bit Tune

Elettromedia will ship this month its first Hertz budget priced compact car audio amplifiers. Hertz's Rob Wempe holds...

First Head Unit from Wet Sounds

Wet Sounds, a maker of a marine hifi amps and speakers,  is developing its first marine radio, which...

12 Volters Take Note: The Problem with Electronics Retailing

Retail as we know it is shifting so fast, The Wall Street Journal last week asked, “Is there...

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Top Dealer Gripes and Tips from KnowledgeFest

After attending over a half dozen seminars at KnowledgeFest last month we noticed some common dealer gripes and...

The Aftermarket is Now 25% of Total Autosound Pie

It’s a tough blow for those in the aftermarket but the retail end of car audio now represents...

Next Tech Wave in Car Audio Is Not Hardware

At least 4 leading aftermarket suppliers say that the next tech wave in car audio will be apps. ...

12V Newcomer Ships First-to-Market Aftermarket Blindspot Detector

Goshers, a Mason Hill company based in Los Angeles, is shipping what may be the first aftermarket blindspot...

Car Audio: How to Bring People in the Store…The Phone

The phone is money calling you. At KnowledgeFest 2012 last week, sales trainer Del Ellis presented steps to...

Car Device Mirrors All Apps

A car kit will launch September 1, that lets you mirror any app onto your car radio screen...