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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.

Alpine-iLX-W650 car radio
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Alpine Intros Unique Radio/Amp

Alpine announced a new mechless car radio that brackets to a small plug and play Power Pack amplifier...

Alpine-PWD-X5
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Alpine Intros First Powered Subwoofer With DSP

Alpine is showing at CES what it calls the first powered subwoofer that has built-in digital signal processing...

Kenwood shallow deck radios
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Kenwood Intros its First Shallow Mount Mechless Radios

Kenwood USA announced it has launched its first receiver models featuring a shortened chassis in a double-DIN size....

Alpine-iLX-F259-
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Alpine Gives Halo New Interface

Alpine is updating its popular Halo 9-inch “floating” radio with a lower cost iLX-F259 that adds a customizable...

Pioneer sold to CarUX
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Pioneer Intros Modular Radios, Teams with Metra

Pioneer is now offering radio chassis with separate screen to ease installation on difficult vehicles. And it is...

Kenwood wireless CarPlay
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Kenwood, JVC Intro Wireless CarPlay

At CES 2019, Kenwood and JVC Mobile announced a wide range of car radios that now offer a...

Pioneer AVH-W4500NEX
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Pioneer Intros New Wireless Radios; Alexa

Pioneer is adding Alexa capability throughout its lineup.  It is also introducing second generation versions of its top...

Jensen-ALX2
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Jensen Intros Two Alexa Decks

Jensen (Namsung America) is introducing at CES this week two of the first Alexa-equipped car radios. In one...

Pioneer smartphonedocking radio
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Pioneer’s Wild New Radio

Pioneer Electronics introduced on the eve of CES a low cost car radio with a built-in dock for...

Sony-XAV-AX7000
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Sony Adds CarPlay to ‘High Powered’ Series

Sony Electronics announced the first deck in its high-powered series to include CarPlay and Android Auto.  The new...

Garmin watch Mercedes
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Mercedes/Garmin Offer Car Smartphone Control

Mercedes-Benz will offer a Mercedes-branded version of a Garmin fitness watch that can connect to a car app...

InstallerNet Leadership Transition
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InstallerNet Now on eBay

InstallerNet announced a partnership with eBay to provide installation services for eBay shoppers when they buy aftermarket automotive...

Rydeen BSS2x
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Rydeen Shows New Blind Spot Technology

Rydeen Mobile announced what it calls the world’s first self-speed sensing radar blind spot detection system that does...

Metra will introduce VIBE Audio BMW subwoofers and speakers at SEMA 2024
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Metra Intros New Stop/Start Interface

Axxess Integrate by Metra Electronics  is debuting a new interface designed to automatically disengage the STOP/START engine feature...

VOXX-powersp-APSPS1-
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VOXX Intros Powersports Security, GPS

VOXX will ship at the end of February 2019 its first security products for powersports vehicles. They include...

scosche dashcam
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Scosche Dashcam Submits Insurance Reports

Scosche is introducing at CES a dashcam that can generate and submit an accident report to participating insurance...

Rydeen 360 DVR rear view mirror
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Rydeen Unveils Rear Mirror With 360 DVR

Rydeen Mobile Electronics will show at CES what it calls the first aftermarket rear view mirror with a...

CES car audio 2019
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What to Expect at CES 2019

Here's a broad overview of what to expect in car audio innovation at CES next week. First, voice...

METRA-AX-DSP-X
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Metra Intros Three New AX-DSP Amp Interfaces

Metra Electronics is expanding its AX-DSP amplifier interface line, which simplifies adding an aftermarket amplifier to a digital...

LG AI car radio with Audioburst
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Car Radio Gets Artificial Intelligence

LG Electronics will show at CES 2019 an in-car infotainment system that applies Artificial Intelligence (AI) to the...