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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.
Harman Tech Named For Innovation by Fast Company
Harman International Industries announced it was recognized by Fast Company as one of the Top Ten Most Innovative...
New Radar Detector Technology Stops False Alerts
A new radar technology to stop false alerts in radar detectors has been announced by Whistler. The proliferation...
A Dashboard Tablet With Safety and More
A new “dashboard tablet” called OverDryve brings crash warning, music and other features to any car. It also...
Pioneer, Alpine, JVCKenwood Report Sales
The last few months of 2015 saw mixed results from leading car stereo companies who are benefiting from...
Kicker Displays Its First Marine Deck at Miami Boat Show
Kicker announced it will display its first marine head unit, the KMC2 Gauge-Style Media Center at the 2016...
A Free DashCam To Collect Your Data
That’s what Android Founder Andy Rubin is working on. Rubin plans to give away a dashcam to drivers...
Fed Seeks To Ban Home Grown Race Cars
SEMA said new proposals by the Fed would ban the time old practice of converting street cars in...
Diamond Audio Significantly Lowers Prices
Diamond Audio announced price reductions of an average 25 percent on select 2016 amplifier models. Certain subwoofer and...
Alpine Sells Through 100 Jeep Dealers
For 6 months, Alpine Electronics has been actively working with car dealerships to sell its Restyle line of...
Directed Launches New Dealer Program
Directed launched a new program for its key retailers last month, offering pricing discounts, priority technical support and...
First 4G “Dropcam” for Car?
A startup called Caruma Technologies plans to offer in the third quarter, the first “dropcam” for the car—a...
Hi-Res Audio Sweeps Car Audio
One of the key themes at the recent CES Show was the surprising number of Hi-Res Audio product...
CEO of Directed’s Parent Retires
Directed Electronics parent company, DEI Holdings Inc., announced that its Chairman and CEO, Jim Minarik will retire on...
It’s Official: Aftermarket Head Unit Sales Grew in 2015
Against the odds, aftermarket in-dash CD player sales in the US (wholesale) grew by 7 percent in units...
New Car Audio Interface Brand Debuts
Dash Connect + is a new car audio interface brand for the aftermarket launched by the makers of...
Heads Up Displays for the Aftermarket
Heads up displays have been on view at CES in recent years, but momentum for bringing them to...
Encore Ends Partnership with Memphis
Encore Automotive, the four-year old supplier of remote start and safety products, said it has parted company with...
Parrot’s Unusual Car Radio
Parrot showed at CES the “Simple Box,” which won a 2016 CES Innovation Award. The box is part...
A Rare Honor in Car Audio
It’s not every day that car audio, or audio is recognized for creating jobs. But that was the...
New Tool for Installers From Audison
Audison showed during CES a prototype of a new audio evaluation tool for installers that helps dealers rank...