Car News
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.
MyFord Touch Gets Better Voice Control
Ford is offering a newly improved version of the MyFord Touch and Sync radio system with better voice...
Alpine Veteran Passes
Alpine Electronics announced the untimely passing of its long time sales rep Bill Whitehouse, who had served as...
Black Friday Beginning to Backfire for Retailers
By some accounts, it was a record Thanksgiving weekend this holiday, with sales up 13 percent over last...
Cheaper iPhone Due From Apple
Apple will deliver a lower cost iPhone in 2014, according to a leading analyst, Gene Munster at Piper...
Walmart Sets Records at Black Friday Events
After attracting 22 million shoppers on Thanksgiving day, Walmart drew record crowds to some of its Black Friday...
A Car Audio Thanksgiving Story
Just about every small business goes through hard times. Retailers in the Northeast struck by Hurricane Sandy had...
Holiday Spending To Gain, But Fiscal Cliff Takes Toll: CEA
The looming “fiscal cliff,” in which a failure of Congress to act will trigger automatic tax increases, is...
Best Buy in for Rough Holiday: WSJ
After Best Buy reported a loss of $10 million for its recent quarter on Tuesday, The Wall Street...
Kenwood to Intro WiFi Car Deck at CES
Kenwood will introduce at CES in January, one of the industry’s first in-dash navigation/radios with a WiFi connection...
Crux Intros Bluetooth for Porsche
Crux Interfacing Solutions announced a Bluetooth kit for Porsche vehicles with PCM 2.1 Navigation systems. The new BEPRS-43...
Directed Ships PKE
Directed said it is now shipping full quantities of its new Passive Keyless Entry (PKE) device that unlocks...
Car Audio NPD Results for Q3
Car audio sales to retailers in the third quarter showed fairly steady sales in amplifiers and speakers, but ...
Cyber Monday Continues to Gain Popularity
Next Monday will mark the 7th anniversary of Cyber Monday, and this year, 41 percent of those surveyed...
Rockford Partners With RNL Audio in Florida
Rockford Corporation announced that RNL Audio of Pompano Beach, FL will distribute the Helix brand of high end...
DOW Electronics Expands Car AV
Distributor DOW Electronics is expanding its mix of car audio products and investing more deeply in the category,...
Maxxsonics and West Coast Customs Announce Collaboration
Maxxsonics said it has entered a licensing agreement with West Coast Customs to provide car audio products under...
CEA Disputes NTSB Call for Ban on Portables in Cars
The National Transportation Safety Board, once again recommended to states and regulators they ban use of portable devices...
Car Audio Takes up to 50% Hit in NE From Hurricane Sandy
In states hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, sales of car audio products have dropped off by 30 to...
To All Our Small Business Friends…
This was posted by Rob Wempe of Elettromedia on his Facebook page. We thought it was worth posting...
Aftermarket Mirror Gets Smartphone-Like Screen
A new rear view replacement mirror from Intraphex offers a built-in 4.3 inch capacitive touch screen—the kind used...