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Innovative 12V Amplifiers That Ship This Spring
A number of new amplifiers are shipping this March and April, some with standout technology that deserves a...
New JBL 12 Volt System Goes to Car Toys Expeditor Pilot
Car Toys, Seattle will begin selling an exclusive branded JBL subwoofer/speaker/amplifier system in the next few weeks offered...
Best Buy Appoints New Head Merchant for Car Audio
Best Buy has quietly appointed a new head merchant for car audio during the past month. Randall Schwartz,...
First View: Back Seat Video for Self-Driving Car
If cars go autonomous, what happens to the entertainment systems? Ford is giving us a glimpse of that...
Best Sounding Premium OEM System
Several car makers are releasing new branded ‘ultra’ premium car audio systems this year that can include 34...
Bill Protects Right To Convert Cars To Racecars
A new bill has been introduced to congress that would ensure it remains legal to convert a street...
Car Toys: Here is How Driver Safety Will Lift the Aftermarket
If you are in the car audio business, driver safety may save your neck in more ways than...
An Amazing Car Speaker
Akoustic Arts is developing a personal speaker that sends out a precise beam of audio so that one...
JL Audio Ships It’s First Head Unit
JL Audio is now shipping its first head unit, a marine audio MediaMaster MM100s deck, first unveiled at...
VOXX Names New Head of Aftermarket Car Electronics
The long-time head of car electronics for VOXX Electronics, Tom Malone, has been promoted to the new post...
This is What 12V Dealers are Doing Differently For 2016
Some say traditional car audio is now half of what a 12 volt retailer actually sells these days,...
Tons of GM Cars Get Android Auto
General Motors just became a hotbed of Android Auto capability. More than 30 US models under Chevrolet, Buick,...
Aftermarket Steering Wheel Detects Alcohol
A steering wheel that detects alcohol gases emanating from the palm of your hand has been developed by...
March is For CarPlay
CarPlay and Android Auto get a refresh in the aftermarket starting late March when brands such as Pioneer...
Full Year 2015 Car Audio Facts
Here are the important facts from the 2015 car audio market. Despite the headwinds against traditional car audio,...
A 12V Dealer’s Success Story in Marketing 101
You may remember the old school car audio dealer, with the cluttered shop that took our CEoutlook Challenge...
Arc Audio Adds Bluetooth Streaming to PS8
Arc Audio is adding Bluetooth audio streaming to its PS8 digital signal processor along with the ability to...
Watch New Car Stereo Ads From MESA
Here’s one of the latest ads from the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying/marketing group promoting various...
A Millennial’s Car Stereo Story
Jaren Digos is 19 and has been in the navy for a year. He’s on shore duty all...
Samsung Intros Connect Auto
Samsung announced a new WiFi hotspot for the car. Its Connect Auto is a dongle that plugs into...