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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.
PAC First With Before the Amp Interface
PAC (AAMP Global), said it is now shipping its new line of amplifier interfaces that let you improve...
Hot Consumer Product Gets Thumbs Up From 12 Volters
Larger car audio retailers say they are eager to sell Navdy—the new advanced and easy-to-use portable heads up...
Ford Expands Remote Start
Ford will offer this summer an OBD2 device that equips older vehicles with remote start from a phone...
OEM Integration Grows Up
A new kind of integration product will generate a giant leap forward for the car audio aftermarket, say...
Tint World Teams With Arc Audio
Tint World Automotive Styling Centers, under a new partnership, will carry ARC Audio amplifiers, speakers, subwoofers, sound processors,...
CTA is Bullish on These 12 Volt Segments
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is bullish on the growth prospects for dash cams, head units and driver...
Consumers Will Pay $1500 For Infotainment
About half of consumers would pay up to $1,499 for an interactive dashboard. Maybe that should be the...
Affordable Slim Loaded Sub Boxes From Audison
Audison (Elettromedia USA) introduced its first Prima series slimline subwoofers with new enclosures. The slimline enclosed subwoofer packages...
12V National Sales Manager Starts Own Firm
Industry veteran and former National Sales Manager for Elettromedia USA, Jason Digos, announced the launch of his own...
CD Players Drop 20 Percent But…
Standard car CD players (without screens) are taking a nose dive in sales. And so are in-dash navigation...
Amazon Enters the Car
You thought Amazon's convenient shop-from-home online model was a threat; now we'll be shopping from the car. Starting...
CarPlay Coming at $349
The first CarPlay car radio expected to dip below a street price of $350 is due in March...
What Car Audio Retailers Are Up Against
Brick and mortar retail is ‘Turning to Rubble,’ said a New York Times headline last week. In the...
CEoutlook’s Best Car Audio of CES
The top car audio product for aftermarket car audio & electronics at CES 2017, according to your clicks,...
Sony Reorganizes Distributors
Sony Car Audio has redefined its distributor territories, and added several new 12 volt distributors to more effectively...
Soundstream Robbed of Dual Screened Radio Prototype
The Epsilon Electronics booth at CES Sunday was robbed of 7 car audio units including a prototype of...
AAMP 8-Inch Radio Gets CarPlay
Rosen Electronics (AAMP Global) announced at CES a "tablet" radio with knobs, and 8-inch screen that is its...
Update: Industry Loses a Number One Rep
Following the funeral services for Bill Mckinley, the much loved rep who passed away during CES, there will...
AudioControl Intros Maestro “Before the Amp” Tech
AudioControl added its name to the growing list of companies supporting the new ADS Maestro AR "before the...
Top Automotive Product at CES: Engadget
Despite the sexy holograms shown in heads up displays at CES and Alpine's wireless CarPlay for any car,...