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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.
Industry Leader to Semi-Retire
Ray Windsor , a long time industry leader, announced his “semi-retirement” today. He is stepping down as Executive...
Bose Expands Headrest Speakers
Bose is expanding its advanced multi-speaker systems, which include speakers placed inside a headrest. A new system due...
GM Says It’s First With This New Feature
FEATURE Story: General Motors claims it is first to offer in-car purchases from the dashboard. It launched Tuesday...
New Transmitters For Digital Remote Start
FEATURE Story: Engineering and manufacturing company Lightwave Technology, led by a co-founder of ADS, is offering to distributors...
Way Beyond Car Stereo, Here’s the Future
Feature Story: At the LA Auto Show this week, Intel announced it has teamed with Warner Bros to...
End of the Road for Navdy?
Feature Story: Navdy, which makes an aftermarket heads up display with high tech features, is liquidating inventory after...
Cyber Monday Now Biggest Online Shopping Day in US History
Shopping online on Cyber Monday reached a record $6.59 billion in sales, up almost 17 percent from a...
New Car Audio Mega Online Store to Launch
Feature Story: A new online e-commerce site that will include mobile electronics with advanced tie-ins to stores is...
In-Car Breathalyzer Involved in Crash
A sober driver in Arlington, TX using an ignition interlock device was the cause of a recent crash...
Black Friday and Cyber Monday Winners in Car Audio
Feature story: Two key door buster deals for Cyber Monday and Black Friday this year are a Kenwood...
Cadillac Mirror Gets Blind Spot Monitoring
FEATURE Story: Gentex, maker of the “Cadillac mirror” that displays a video stream behind the car, showed off...
Best Buy Launches Powersports Audio Program
FEATURE Story: Best Buy has launched in the last few weeks a powersports audio program in 250 stores....
Hot Black Friday 12 Volt Specials
An expected big draw for Black Friday in the 12 volt category this year is CarPlay at steep...
Alpine Continues to Diversify
After announcing new ventures last year in drones and autonomous cars, Alpine Electronics' corporate parent in Japan this...
This is What a $100K Dealer Makeover Looks Like
Ever thought about what a $100,000 remodel would look like in your store? Tunes-N-Tint, Lakeland, FL took the...
Alpine’s Interesting Gig Overseas
Alpine launched a car tuning boutique in Japan earlier this year. It opened a store called Alpine Style...
Rockford Hints at New Use for Power-Free Amplifiers
Rockford is exploring a new use for its no-power amp technology introduced last year. The technology was found...
2018 12-Volt CES Innovation Award Winners
FEATURE Story: Some of the Innovation Award Winners in car electronics were announced Thursday, and others will be...
Hide-Away Dashcam From Rostra
FEATURE Story: Dashcams are great but they can be bulky and unsightly on the windshield. So Rostra introduced...
Car Radio Makers Report on First Half
FEATURE Story: Pioneer, Alpine and JVCKenwood reported mixed results for the first half of the Japanese fiscal year...