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Escort and Cobra Merge to Form New Radar Detector Company
Escort, Inc and Cobra Electronics have merged to form Cedar Electronics Holding Corp., which immediately becomes the largest...
MECP Responds to Critics
The Mobile Electronics Certified Professional (MECP) Committee recently responded to critics. Specifically, it responded to comments following an...
Pioneer Plans 12V Specialist CarPlay Demo Tour
Pioneer is planning a CarPlay demo tour at car audio specialists that could reach between 30 and 60...
Kenwood Ships CarPlay; Android Auto at $900
Kenwood is shipping its first CarPlay/Android Auto ready car radios at suggested retail prices of $900-$950. With the...
Rockford Announces Retirement of an Industry Leader
Rockford Corp., which owns Crimestopper, announced the retirement of an industry leader in car security, Howard Miller. Miller...
Samsung’s Truck Is An Aftermarket Inspiration
Car audio retailers, here’s a technology inspiration and a reason to pursue fleet customers for the tech coming...
We Simplified the CEoutlook Dealer Challenge
There were some questions about our CEoutlook Challenge. So we simplified the challenge and encourage you to join...
Kenwood Names New Sales Manager
KENWOOD USA announced that it has hired industry veteran Randy Davis as Western Region Sales Manager. He will...
First To Market Android Backup Cam
Brandmotion claims it has launched the first to market Android backup camera system for a smartphone, that can...
CRUX Launches New Upscale Brand
CRUX Interfacing has launched a new upscale brand for CRUX car audio interfacing products called v.LOGiC. v.LOGiC is...
CEoutlook’s First Car Audio Challenge
CEoutlook is hosting a contest to give your car audio shop a partial makeover. JVC, Kenwood, Sony and...
Consumer Reports: The End of In-Dash OEM Navi is Near
Consumer Reports took a VW Jetta out to Starbucks running Apple CarPlay and then switched to Android Auto...
3 Tint World Owners Tell What It’s Like
Randy Silver used to own 5 Meineke car centers. Then he opened one of the first Tint World...
Walmart’s Car Audio Sales Drop 12.5 Percent: TWICE
Among the top car audio retailers, Walmart was one of the biggest losers last year, with sales falling...
Here’s Cadillac’s New Radios
Cadillac announced its 2016 model year vehicles will include both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. And some models...
Car Audio 5 Years From Now
Good opportunities are ahead for the car audio aftermarket based on new technologies coming down the pike. So...
Apple Makes Wireless CarPlay Official
Apple finally formally announced wireless CarPlay, which allows users to connect their iPhone to their CarPlay radio without...
The Top 3 Car Audio Brands Consumers Recognize (OEM)
The most recognized brand for premium car audio OEM systems is not Bose. If you poll buyers in...
Meet Mr Fix It For Car Audio Retailers
A Mr. Fix It for car audio retailers is helping some east coast retailers more than double their...
3D Printing Comes to Car Audio
3D printing is creating new options for car audio retailers who can now fashion their own speaker grilles,...