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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.
Fast Rings Now Under Stinger RoadKill Brand
CLEARWATER, FL – AAMP Global's Stinger brand has partnered with FAST Rings to exclusively sell its acoustic speaker...
CTA Lowers Forecast for Car Audio
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) lowered its forecast for traditional car audio by 7 percent in wholesale dollars...
New All-In-One Remote Start From VOXX
VOXX Electronics announced it will offer all-in-one remote start/security/keyless entry modules with a built-in data transponder to ship...
Metra Axxess DSP Ships This Week
CORRECTED: Metra Electronics will ship this week a "before-the-amplifier" DSP that works in almost any car except those...
Pioneer, JVCKenwood, Alpine Report Q1 Sales
Pioneer sales of consumer and OEM car audio products declined in North America for the quarter ended March...
Code Alarm Cleans Up Internet, Intros New Line of Remote Starts
VOXX Electronics's announced it will begin shipping a fully upgraded “5 Series” vehicle security/remote start line in September...
New No-Fee 1 Mile Smartphone Remote Start
VOXX Electronics will display at KnowledgeFest what it calls the first long range remote start-from-a-phone without service fees....
Cool New Car Audio TV Ads
It's rare to see car audio ads on TV, so we took particular note of the Al &...
Latest News on iPhone 8
Apple is expected to release a new iPhone 8 this fall that may include Augmented Reality (AR), which...
Here’s New Money in 12 Volt
Most powersports vehicle owners upgrade their UTV or ATV within 30 days of purchasing the vehicle. So a...
Morel Intros Its First 12V Amp Line
After years of supplying high end car audio speakers, Morel announced its first aftermarket audio amplifier line. The...
Directed Ships New DS4 Remote Start
Directed is now shipping its all-new DS4 digital remote start platform that includes Bluetooth. For dealers, it eliminates...
Car Cameras and the Frontover Accident
Lots of customers come into your shop for a backup camera but they may need more than that...
Here’s CarPlay For Any Car
An add-on interface that can convert just about any radio, factory or aftermarket, to a CarPlay-ready device is...
HUD for Motorcycles
A new HUD from Nuviz works with full face motorcycle helmets to show navigation and other features while...
Alpine Ships its First Android Auto Radio
Alpine announced it is now shipping the iLX-207, a mechless (DVD-less) AV radio that is the first Alpine...
Polaris Expands its Own Radio
Polaris is expanding its own radio to new 2018 powersports models, it said Wednesday. On the newly announced...
Top Selling In-Dash Navigation Deck for First Half 2017
Below are the top 5 in-dash navigation receivers (by dollar sales) for the first half of 2017 along...
Navigation: Not Dead Yet
The OEM Doctor shares his advice for car audio retailers on navigation: It would seem that of...
Powersports Brand Returns to 12 Volt
The CEO of ProBox was a car audio competitor in the 80's. He's been running a growing powersports...