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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.
SEMA Best of Mobile Electronics Winner
The winner of the Best New Mobile Electronics Product at the SEMA Show this week was App-Tronics for...
SEMA: Best Cars For Accessories
SEMA announced the 2014 best cars for adding aftermarket accessories including the Ford Mustang, which won for the...
Viper Intros Its First All-Digital Remote Start Packages
Directed its offering its first all digital 1 box remote start and security systems under the Viper brand....
How to Build a Tablet Dashboard
For custom car audio installers who want to move beyond doors crammed with speakers and trunks stocked with...
Oz Audio Returns at SEMA
Oz Audio has relaunched the popular 90's brand as a division of Avtek Electronics, to be led by...
Next-Gen Android Radio Ships
A second generation Android-based DVD/radio is now shipping from Rydeen Mobile and will be on view at the...
1sixty8 Media:12V Retailer Turns Marketing Guru
Award winning retailer Mitch Schaffer of Mobile Edge, Lehighton, PA. is moving into the new business of providing...
12V Smartwatch to Launch at SEMA
Blackhawk RES may soon become a smartwatch that can remote start a car from any location and perform...
New OEM Radios Even Worse: Consumer Reports
Last year the radio was the source of the most complaints about new cars. This year's radio performance...
Alpine Officially Ships CarPlay Radio at $800
Alpine Electronics is now shipping a CarPlay radio at $800, making it the second aftermarket brand to offer...
Leading Car Audio Vet Moves to MTX
MTX Audio announced that Dan McLeod, a long-time veteran of Rockford Corp., has been named National Mobile Audio...
Dynaudio Sold to Electronics Company
High end home and car audio company Dynaudio has sold 83 percent of its shares to GoerTek Inc,...
Top 10 Car Speaker and Amp Brands Year-to-Date
Here is a listing of the top car audio speaker and amplifier brands, ranked by dollar sales to...
Here Comes the Polar Vortex, Again
Attention remote start dealers. In a semi-repeat of last year, the polar vortex, which sent temperatures plummeting last...
Apple Patents Remote Start Advanced System
Apple received a patent for a system that can be used to remote start a car and unlock/lock...
Auto Page Exec Moves To Magnadyne
Mike Northup formerly of Auto Page (purchased by Varad) has moved to Magnadyne, which is reintroducing its Silencer...
JVC Mobile Ships Four New Receivers for 2015
JVC Mobile is shipping the first four car audio products of a total of 20 to launch for...
Kenwood Excelon 2015 Models Ship Extra Early
Kenwood is introducing next year’s Excelon models in its earliest release date yet, with most models shipping in...
New Ultra Mini Amps From Addictive Audio
Addictive Audio announced a new line of ultra mini car audio amplifiers that can fit in the palm...
New Blind Spot Detector for Toyota
Aftermarket blind spot detectors are starting to come out of the shadows, now with a handful of companies...