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.
Focal Joins With Dealer to Produce Sub Boxes
Orca Design and Manufacturing, which supplies the Focal brand, has teamed with the new manufacturing division of retailer...
Car Audio in Top 100
In TWICE magazine’s recently published Top 100 CE Retailers listing, about 7 car audio & electronics dealers made...
Apple Announced CarPlay Update Today
Apple today at its Worldwide Developers’ Conference announced that CarPlay will soon work with Waze and Google Maps...
Evalu8 Helps Retailers Score Online Reviews
A 12 volt retailer and website expert has launched a new way for retailers to win online reviews...
Smart License Plate Goes on Sale
Last year we reported on an electronic license plate, that can display messages supporting your sports team, or...
Introducing the 12 Volt “Shelf”
A new start up called Vehroot is offering an in-dash “Shelf” that replaces a car radio and creates...
New USB Add-On CD Player, Etc From RoadLogic
A new driver safety company led by industry veteran Bob Goodman announced new products under the RoadLogic brand...
Expeditor Sales Take A Hit
Some retail expeditors who install car audio equipment for local car dealers say sales have declined this year...
Best Buy Plan Erases 12 Volt Install Fees
Best Buy is launching nationwide this week a program that will render a “deck and four” and lots...
A Rare Glitch With Apple CarPlay
Some dealers and consumers are reporting a recent glitch using Apple CarPlay with certain iPhones that have been...
The Next Hot 12 Volt Accessory Gets Boost
Wireless Qi charging pads just got a boost with Scosche announcing it will ship new made-to-fit pads for...
Leading Car Audio Dealer Adds Golf Carts
Feature Story: Roger’s Sound in South Carolina, a car audio chain with 3 stores, entered the golf cart...
Chrysler Exec to Help Lead 12 Volt Brand
The former Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Director of Planning, Lucas Frank, has joined Brandmotion. Frank will serve Brandmotion...
5G Battle in the Car Escalates
A battle between WiFi and 5G in the car is now in full swing, reported the Wall Street...
A Problem With DSP
As few as 10 to 20 percent of car audio dealers are comfortable working with digital signal processing...
Pioneer Ships 3 Super Decks Next Week
Feature Story--Pioneer will ship within a week, the first car radios in the industry to include both wireless...
Pioneer Sees Dip in OEM Navigation
Pioneer announced further declines in sales and profits due in part to lower sales of navigation systems to...
Best Selling Car Radio Through March
The top selling car radio of any type in dollar sales to consumers was a Pioneer AVH2330NEX in...
More Cities Adopt This New Car Tech
Audi announced that its expanding its ability to tie into traffic lights to 9 new cities in addition...
Google Announces New Android Auto Features
Users of Android Auto will soon get new features, said Google at its Google iO developers conference this...