Car News
Car audio, 12-volt, EV and marine aftermarket news, reported for the people who run the business. Market shifts, brand moves, retail trends and what they mean for dealers, reps and manufacturers, from CEoutlook, covering the industry since 2012.
Metra Ships Stop/Start Override
Metra Electronics is shipping a new interface that automatically disengages the STOP/START engine feature on specific vehicles. The...
New Supplier for 12 Volt Demo Displays
AudioStak Interactive, the company that supplied switching systems for AVIDWORX, is now offering full retail display demo board...
Here’s the New 12 Volt Distributor
Here is some information on GoFast Solutions, the Connecticut-based distributor, which just purchased the mobile electronics division of...
Rockford Claims First OEM System for a UTV
Rockford Fosgate said it has partnered with Polaris to built the first factory system for a UTV (Utility...
Distributor Exits 12 Volt
MRI, a Northeast car and home audio distributor has spun off its car audio division and sold it...
Orca Teams With Distributor Group
Orca Design and Manufacturing announced it will offer its Illusion Audio, and Black Hole tape brands, plus some...
New Powerful Bose System
Bose announced what it calls its "most powerful and highest performing sound system ever for a sports car."...
American Bass Enters New Category
American Bass for the first time in decades, is expanding into a new category. The car audio speaker...
12 Volt Rock Stars Team Up on Sound Damping
A new brand of sound damping products called SoundShield has launched by John Schwartz of Perfectionist Auto Sound...
The Unusual Case of the Alpine Deck
Instead of the usual battle to keep prices as low as possible, dealers are marking up price tags...
How to Open a Car Audio Shop
An award-winning retailer and 12 volt trainer will offer a class next year on how to set up...
Nakamichi Brand Returns to US
The Nakamichi brand is returning to the US with a line of car audio products that include a...
Top Multimedia Deck So Far 2019
Below are the top 5 aftermarket AV/receivers (with or without navigation) in the U.S. based on dollar sales...
Wow. Hottest CE Product of 2019
The consumer tech category that will see the greatest jump in sales this year, according to new data...
New Sound Damping Startup
SQL Audio is a new sound damping company owned by two brothers, Scott and Alex Hirst, that is...
Head Unit Sales Overseas
Head unit sales are dropping off a cliff in Europe, in contrast to the US, where head unit...
Update on Clarion
When Clarion car audio sales ceased in the US three years ago, its online sales continued. But to...
Atrend Ships Its First Amp (Sealed Box Amp)
Atrend is shipping its first amplifier under the Atrend brand-- a sealed box model, rated at 336 watts...
Which DSP Do I Use When?
With all the different types of digital signal processors (DSPs) on the market, how do you know which...
12 Volt Distributors Diversify
Not only retailers but also distributors are diversifying as car audio, for some businesses, becomes part of a...