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Aftermarket Car Audio/Video Up 3 Percent: NPD

Car audio/video aftermarket sales for the year through October were up 3 percent in dollars, according to The...

Hertz, Audison Hire Rob Wempe

Elettromedia USA, which sells the Hertz and Audison car audio brands, has hired Rob Wempe as Director of...

Pioneer Intro’s MIXTRAX into Car Radios

Pioneer is bringing new technology from its DJ division into several of its car audio products to turn...

Aftermarket Car Audio Exec Sues Ford

Updated! Marlowe Patent Holdings, owned by Ira Marlowe who also heads Blitzsafe, an aftermarket and OE car kit...

Hybrid Audio Launches 20 Speakers

Hybrid Audio Technologies, maker of car audio speakers  since 2005, said it is adding 20 new speakers, effectively...

JVC Mobile Gets Android and Gesture Control

JVC Mobile Entertainment is aggressively pushing Android control for 2012.  The feature can be found on a pair...

Aamp Buys American Internat’l, Hires Wiseman

AAMP of America, Inc. announced it completed the acquisition of American International – a California-based maker of car...

Audiovox Changes Name to VOXX International

Audiovox Corporation is now VOXX International Corporation-- a name which better reflects the 30 brands now sold by...

Black Tuesday, Wednesday for Car Stereo Specialists?

Some car audio specialists want to get a jump on the holidays next year with Black Tuesday or...

New Universal Car Keyless Entry Replacement Transmitters

If you lose your car's key fob for remote keyless entry, you can buy a universal remote that...

HushMat Hires Vince De Stefano

HushMat, maker of sound deadening material, has hired Vincent De Stefano as Western Regional Sales Manager. De Stefano...

Pioneer Resolves iOS5 Aha Radio Blip

Pioneer said that audio problems with Aha Radio that resulted from Apple’s release of iOS5 have been resolved....

Even Your Wealthy BMW-Owner Customers Price Shop on the Internet: Windsor

Letter from Ray Windsor of German Maestro and Leadership Systems Consulting to Retailers:   Brick & mortar specialty...

Remote Start the Car By Voice with Siri?

Just a week ago, the hot advancement in remote start was to achieve it by tapping on your...

Blaupunkt Returns to the U.S.

Corrected! After a 2-year hiatus, Blaupunkt will return to the U.S. as a full line specialist brand. American...

Black Friday Car Audio Sales Upbeat

Many car stereo retailers reported single digit gains over Black Friday or the Thanksgiving Day weekend. The retailers...

Livio’s Grooveshark Car Kit for Android on Pre-Order

Livio is preparing to deliver an Android version of its Livio Radio Car Kit, and it bears the...

OEM Navigation Gets Poor Reviews: J.D. Power

A J.D. Power & Associates study found that factory navigation in new cars is still fraught with problems....

Cobra, Escort in Legal Battle

Cobra and Escort are in a legal battle over technology in their new GPS-enabled radar detector systems and...

In-Car Add-On Gives you Email, Kitchen Sink

Has Got2bWireless nailed an aftermarket solution for email, texting, phoning and keeping up with Facebook and Twitter at...