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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.
12V Buying Group Adds AudioControl
MESA, the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America car audio buying/marketing group, has added sound processors as a new...
Google To Intro New Car Infotainment at CES: Report
At CES next month, Google will jump into the car entertainment market with both feet in a bid...
Updated: VAIS Intro’s Connected Radio HDMI Kit
Updated: VAIS Technology is offering a new HDMI iPhone/iPod interface module for Toyota and Lexus cars that is...
Audio Speaker Made on 3D Printer at University
This speaker sounds terrible and is probably not automotive grade, but it may be instructive to watch this...
OMEGA Ships ECHO-4HR
DOUGLASVILLE, GA--Omega Research and Development Technologies said it is shipping this month, the ECHO-4HR upgrade kit to add...
Kenwood Ships 2014 Audio Decks
Kenwood is shipping early a number of new audio decks for 2014, all of which include a new...
Popular Retailer Succumbs to Leukemia
Lance Putnam, owner of the car audio shop Audio Center near Lexington, KY, and award-winning industry member, passed...
Rosen Buys Echomaster
Car audio and video supplier Rosen Electronics has bought Echomaster, a maker of backup cameras and similar products...
Autos, Not Phones Will Rule Tech
In the next 4 to 8 years, cars will out-tech smartphones, which will ultimately be limited by a...
Ford Demos Test Car That Self-Steers Around Obstacles
Ford demonstrated a test car that can self-steer around slower or stopped cars--a first such demonstration for any...
Results From Car Tech Demo Days by MERA, CEA
The first joint Car Tech Demo Days sponsored by the Consumer Electronics Association and the Mobile Electronics Retailers...
Mid City Intros Only Remote Start Solution for 2014 Mercedes
Mid City Engineering is offering the only remote start solution for most of the newest Mercedes-Benz vehicles. It...
Best Buy Explores Connected Car Push
Best Buy is asking its suppliers to provide it with Connected Car products and it is exploring an...
Brandmotion Adds Safe and Secure Kit
Brandmotion is offering a HomeLink product that lets you remote control your home lighting from your car. HomeLink...
JVC Ships 4 Car Decks This Month
JVC Mobile Entertainment is shipping 4 new CD receivers this month as part of its 2014 in-dash lineup....
12V Shopatron Orders Soar Triple Digits on Cyber Monday
Shopatron, the Internet service that lets dealers fulfull a supplier’s web sales, said order volume (number of orders)...
Kenwood Launches Chrysler-Ready iDatalink, VW to Follow
Starting next week, Kenwood’s 2013 DNX in-dash navigation receivers will work in Chrysler Uconnect systems as a direct...
12 Volt Takeaway From Cyber Monday
Here's an interesting fact: 25 percent of all consumer electronics sales are now conducted on the web, according...
Display Audio From Honda
Honda announced a new "Display Audio" system for the latest Civic that goes on sale today and also...
12 Volt Black Friday’s Early Results
Many specialists don’t participate in Black Friday, but this year, those who did, saw sales anywhere from flat...