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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.
Concept Photo of iPhone 6
Apple has been testing larger screen sizes for its next iPhone, according to many reports, but one Japanese...
The Newest Niche In Car Audio
A growing mini trend in car audio is the installation of sound systems in Utility Terrain Vehicles or...
Radio is Trickiest Part of the Car: Consumer Reports
In its Annual Car Reliability Study released Monday, Consumer Reports said the car radio/infotainment system generated more complaints...
Apple Expects “iPad Christmas”
Apple CEO Tim Cook told analysts Monday, “I think it’s going to be an iPad Christmas,” based on...
Car Toys Completes Connected Car Demo Rooms In All Stores
Here’s a look at the new Connected Car Demo rooms that Car Toys, Seattle rolled out recently in...
New Cars Get Android Radios This Year
Hyundai and Kia will become the first major car brands to use Android in their navigation systems, starting...
First Replacement Interface for New Silverado; Sierra From PAC
CORRECTED--CLEARWATER, FL and SANTA ANA, CA--Pacific Accessory Corporation (PAC) announced what it called the first radio replacement interface...
SiriusXM Announces Next Gen Platform
Even while SiriusXM is still rolling out its 2.0 platform in new cars, SiriusXM announced it is now...
Car Audio Championship Winners (and Marriage Proposals)
This past weekend was the first time that the 4 leading car audio competition groups held a joint...
Car Audio Stores: Boost Profits by 4X
A secret sauce for managing your employees is offered here for all retailers by head of the In...
Tint World Partners With Compustar, DroneMobile
Tint World announced that Firstech, which makes the Compustar and DroneMobile brand of remote starters, has become its...
12 Volters Elected to Top CEA Posts
One of the top boards that members may serve at the Consumer Electronics Association is the Executive Board....
Apple Launches iPad Air, New Mini
Apple introduced a new ultra light iPad, called the iPad Air, and a new 7.9 inch iPad mini...
Raising 12V Labor Rates
The average labor rate for car audio installers is $77.50/hour and there's headroom to raise it, says Mobile...
Reikken Startup Looks for Reps
Reikken, a new performance power cell company out of Niles, IL, is seeking manufacturer representatives in nearly all...
Directed President Resigns
Directed confirmed that Mike Simmons resigned his post as President of the company October 17. CEO and President...
New iPad Mini Expected Tomorrow
Apple is expected to announce tomorrow a new iPad Mini with a high resolution “Retina” display, said The...
Car Audio Specialists, Get Heard…
…..by the consumer electronics industry. Car audio specialists don’t have a voice in much of the policies...
Arctic Start Remote Start Relaunched to Include High End
Arctic Start has been relaunched as a full line, remote start and car security brand, including high end,...
6 More Cars Get Siri Eyes Free
General Motors will add Siri Eyes Free integration to 6 more cars, joining the already Siri-equipped Chevy Sonic...