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Oracle Wins Court Battle With Chinese Imitator
Oracle Lighting, maker of automotive LED lights, said it won a court battle with a Chinese manufacturer it...
With COVID Spiking Are Sales Slowing Down?
With COVID-19 cases rising in some states, we asked dealers in hard hit areas if car audio sales...
BMW to Let Users Subscribe to Aftermarket Features
BMW will let you add features such as heated seats, even after you purchase the car, on a...
VOXX Reveals Purchase Price of Directed
VOXX International confirmed the purchase of Directed Electronics including all vehicle security, remote start and telematics brands for...
Boyo HUD Has CarPlay, Android Auto
Vision Tech America, maker of Boyo back up cameras and driver safety products, is shipping one of the...
Rydeen Distributes Motorcycle, Truck-Specific ADAS
Rydeen Mobile announced it is now distributing motorcycle and truck-specific blind spot systems that are produced by CUB....
First Clarion Marine Products to Launch Under JL Audio Management
Clarion Marine is expanding distribution and retail availability. The brand will soon launch its first line of products...
VOXX Buys Directed
VOXX International has purchased Directed for an undisclosed sum. VOXX has purchased virtually all the assets of Directed,...
Expeditor Sales Creeping Back
Car audio expeditor sales are starting to pick up for certain expeditors. Sales by 12 volt dealers to...
12V Average Sales Tickets on Rise
Before COVID-19, Musaic, the custom audiophile division of SoundFX, Lewes, DE had an average ticket price of $10,000...
Ford Goes All Out on F150 Infotainment
The top trim models on the all new Ford F150 revealed Thursday night, include two 12- inch screens...
Harman Sets Delivery on Unusual Sub; New DSP
Harman is preparing to launch a broad range of car audio products including its first new digital signal...
Pioneer Ships Blind Spot Detectors
Pioneer Electronics is now shipping two blind spot detection systems it first showed at CES in January. The...
Tesla Probed for Model S Touchscreen Glitches
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Tuesday that it has launched an investigation into Tesla Model...
Fortin, iDataLink: New Toyota Remote Start Solutions
Both Fortin and iDatalink announced on Monday new remote start solutions for certain Toyota vehicles. The solutions do...
Apple Announces CarKey
It was leaked in February, but now Apple has officially announced its new CarKey function to be available in...
How to Sell High End Audio
“We’ve been taught to sell technology and features but that’s the last thing we’re selling. It’s the passion...
Sanitizing Cars Professionally
For those who would like to offer car sanitizing as a paid service or as a perk to...
When Will Shortages End?
As car audio sales continue their surge, shortages are mounting to the point of concern by some retailers....
Aftermarket Asks Ford For Upgrade Path
Chris Cook of the Mobile Electronics Association (MEA) asked Ford executive Tim Yerdon for clear guidelines on upgrading...