Car News
How Best Buy is Beating the Odds
Best Buy reported today comparable store sales were up 1.6 percent with online sales up 22 percent, sending...
Another New Safety Brand Debuts
A new mobile electronics driver safety brand will launch June 1 in the U.S. to be led by...
BOSS Gets CarPlay Approval for $349 Deck
BOSS International Group (BIG) announced it will deliver two CarPlay head units in June at $349.99 each, setting...
Here’s the Next CarPlay Deck
Power Acoustik has already received Apple certification for a car audio deck to be announced in June or...
Ex-12 Volt Retailer Takes $1M in Fleet Sales
Tom Keenan found that his car audio sales were shrinking and it was getting harder to make ends...
Ford Expands CarPlay and Android Auto
Ford is expanding CarPlay and Android Auto capability to all 2016 models with SYNC 3 through Ford’s first...
New Pioneer CarPlay Radios Hit $400; Include Waze
With a new line of 5 NEX AV radios, Pioneer Electronics becomes the first aftermarket car audio supplier...
Installer Tip: Working With a Factory Upmixer
By Ken Ward “What’s an upmixer? It’s a piece of software implemented in a DSP that’s designed to...
Dash Cams Are Finally Moving
Sales of dash cams or digital video recorders (DVRs) that record as you drive are slowly gaining with...
Pioneer Sales Fall in North America
Pioneer announced a slide in both sales and profits for the full fiscal year 2017 ending March 31....
This Smart Mirror is Even Smarter
A high tech smart mirror with a toll payment transponder embedded within, may land in the aftermarket in...
Upscale Driver Safety Company Launches
On June 1, supplier Cybcar America will launch a high tech line of driver safety products through a...
Auto Page Closes Doors But May Reopen
Auto Page, maker of remote starters, and its owner Varad, maker of automotive lighting, closed their doors almost...
New RoadGear Brand Debuts
A budget line of smart mirrors and cameras has been released under the RoadGear Mobile brand by Rydeen...
12V Industry Members Convicted of Defrauding Distributor
Three industry members have been convicted of defrauding The Wholesale House based in Hicksville, OH, a distributor of...
Maestro AR Ships in Limited Quantities
Automotive Data Solutions (ADS) is now shipping in limited quantities the Maestro AR interface that allows easier integration...
Kenwood Announces Two New Reps
Kenwood USA announced two new partnerships with manufacturers' sales representative firms. Momentum Marketing, based in Prosper, TX; and...
15 Percent of Customers Bring Their Own Car Stereo
At many car audio dealers close to 1 in 6 customers arrive with their own car audio equipment,...
iPhone Sales Continue Downward Trend
For the fourth quarter in a row, Apple iPhone sales showed a dip in sales falling a slight...
ADS Awarded Patent For Maestro
Automotive Data Solutions (ADS), makers of the iDatalink Maestro audio interface products, was granted a US patent, on...