Car News
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.
New SoundSkins Car Audio Brand Debuts
A new brand of sound dampening material called SoundSkins USA is launching in the US offering larger sized...
AudioControl Enters Hi-Res Car Audio
AudioControl announced a pair of new amplifiers and two digital signal processors (DSPs) that all support Hi-Res Audio....
Pioneer Intros Solution for Small Car Radio Screens
Pioneer Electronics announced a new app that lets a smartphone act as the remote control for many of...
Alpine Splits the Car Radio in Two
Alpine is now shipping a car/navigation radio with a 10-inch screen that is actually separate from the body/processor...
Elettromedia’s Bold Plan to Help Installers
Most car audio installers are untrained in the science of making car audio sound as great as it...
VOXX Intros Prestige PROCORE Upgradeable Remote Start
VOXX Electronics Corporation announced a new remote start solution called the Prestige PROCORE that lets you build any...
AudioControl Ships Cool Installer Tool
AudioControl is shipping a new tool for car audio installers--a smartphone-based Real Time Analyzer (RTA) that brings down...
First Marine ‘Super Radio’ to Ship in February
A super high-powered marine radio with a built-in 600 watt amplifier, has been assigned a ship date of...
New 12V Tube Amp Due at CES
RE Audio believes the time is ripe to return to the market with a rare tube amplifier for...
Aftermarket Company Sues Six Car Makers
Blitzsafe, a maker of car stereo OEM integration devices such as Bluetooth modules, has sued six car companies...
A Tale of Two Car Stereo Stores
A Florida retailer with two stores set out to determine if it pays to advertise for Black Friday....
Here’s An Aftermarket Handsfree Tailgate Opener
A new aftermarket handsfree tailgate opener for sedans and SUVs will be offered by VAIS Technology early next...
Ford Adds Siri to Sync
Ford has added Siri voice capability to Sync vehicles (2011 and later) through a software upgrade. Once downloaded,...
Successful 12V Retailers Need Help Too
Audio Logic owner Mike Dixon runs a $1.4 million car audio and marine shop in Hollywood, FL. He’s...
Finally Some Real 12V Black Friday Data
Data from 100 car audio dealers, large and small, showed that sales were up dramatically this year over...
Vizualogic Ships VRT 7 Tablet/Headrest System
Vizualogic is shipping a new headrest system with removable 7 inch tablets. The VRT 7 system includes custom...
3 CTA Recommendations for the Car Audio Industry
The Consumer Technology Association, (CTA), formerly the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has 3 recommendations for the car audio...
Black Friday Online Sales Surge
Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day sales rose about 16 percent overall but shopping online, especially on a mobile...
Here are Leading 12V Specialists’ Black Friday Deals
We’re getting a glimpse of some of the Black Friday deals that will be promoted over Thanksgiving weekend...
This 12 Volt Shop Needs Foot Traffic
Audioworks is a small shop in Milford, CT that has been in business for 19 years. It shares...