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JBL, Infinity car audio subwoofer enclosures
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JBL, Infinity Ship New Enclosures

JBL and Infinity are each shipping new prefabricated, shallow subwoofer enclosures loaded with 10- and 12-inch subwoofers. The...

MECP help for car audio retailers in Milton's path.
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MECP Offers Free Services For Floridians Affected by Hurricane Milton

Press Release (UNEDITED): NASHVILLE-- The Mobile Electronics Certified Professional Program (MECP) understands the wide range of effects a...

mObridge amp kits for F150s
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mObridge Intros A2B Amplifier Kits for F150s

mObridge added a new kit to its line of vehicle specific A2B DSP/amplifier packages, this one for Ford...

SeirenHD A2B amplifier interface for 2024 Harley motorcycles.
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SeirenHD Advanced Interface Company Debuts

A new high tech, high end, 12 volt interface company has launched called SeirenHD to offer motorcycle and...

AudioControl Epic introduces amplifiers
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AudioControl Intros Epicenter-Ready Amplifiers

Updated: AudioControl announced a new series of car audio amplifiers that plug directly into its popular Epicenter digital...

Safe Drive Solutions sells only dashcams
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Killing it in Dashcams

By James Chevrette Experts are advising car audio retailers to expand into other categories such as window tint,...

Port strike suspended
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Port Strike Suspended Until January

Dockworkers and the Maritime Alliance reached a tentative agreement late yesterday that postpones a port strike for 90...

Cicada plans A2B amplifier interface for Harleys
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Cicada Developing 2024 Harley A2B Interface

Cicada, a motorcycle audio company, is developing an A2B amplifier interface that would allow installers to add an...

Top story CEoutlook September 2024
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Top Story September 2024

The month of September saw some announcements that may impact car audio in the future.  These included the...

Port worker strike impacts car audio
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Port Strike Impacts Aftermarket

As port workers on the East Coast and Gulf Coasts went on strike early Tuesday, aftermarket car audio...

Radar Detector Pioneer Mike Valentine Passes
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Pioneer in Radar Detectors Passes

Michael Valentine, an electrical engineer who pioneered the high end radar detector industry, passed away on September 16...

Hyundai, Kia, Samsung develop advanced infotainment
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Samsung Infotainment to Bring Innovative Features for Hyundai and Kia

Samsung will develop an advanced infotainment system with Hyundai and Kia that is due for unveiling 2026. The...

California passes speed warning law.
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Calif. Passes In-Car Speed Warning

California recently passed a bill that says any vehicle sold that has a front-facing camera or GPS guidance...

US Seeks to Ban Chinese Connected Vehicle Technology
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US Plans to Block Chinese Hardware and Software in Vehicles

Under a new Biden administration plan announced Monday, Chinese and Russian connected vehicle software and hardware would be...

Tweaking inventory to keep with trends
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Time to Tweak Inventory for the New Trends?

Business is a roller coaster. What is selling from one day to the next can drive the “buyer”...

ESCORT New Laser Shifter
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ESCORT Ships New Laser Shifter Kit

ESCORT is shipping a new laser shifter kit that may be added to one of its existing portable...

Ampere Audio purchased
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Ampere Audio Acquired by 12 Volt Company

Fresh off its announcement of the purchase of Lithium Pros, the parent of XS Power and Sundown Audio,...

NAV-TV Stays in Aftermarket
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NAV-TV Remains in Aftermarket

NAV-TV’s aftermarket division, its brand and assets, is under new management and the company will continue to operate....

Compustar expands Compustar PRO
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Compustar Upgrades Pro Dealer Program

Firstech, maker of Compustar and Drone remote start/security, is revamping its Compustar Pro Dealer program. Compustar Pro was...

JL Audio StowAway enclosed subwoofers
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JL Audio Ships Universal StowAway Subwoofers

We're a little late on this one--JL Audio started shipping in June, new StowAway universal, loaded subwoofer enclosures...