Car News

SoundMan Seeks to be Facebook of Car Audio

SoundMan Car Audio is hoping you will visit a new area of its web site, which it wants...

Crimestopper Offers Remote Start from Phone

Crimestopper is shipping MobileStart, which remote starts your car from your smartphone or computer from virtually anywhere in...

Viper SmartStart Extends to Windows Phone

Directed Electronics said a new Viper SmartStart for Windows Phone 7 smartphones should be available by the end...

SiriusXM to Raise Fee to $14.49/month

Sirius XM CEO Mel Karmazin announced the satellite radio service will increase prices on January 1, which will...

Another Alpine Maverick Passes

Dean Foster, known as the late Reese Haggott’s right-hand man, who helped launch the Alpine car audio brand...

Ford Future: Hardware Modules for the Dash

At Techcrunch Disrupt this week Ford showed aftermarket hardware modules for the dash that car stereo shops and...

Al & Ed’s Raises Labor Fees to $125/hour

18-store chain Al & Ed’s Autosound --the Southern California retailer that pioneered the “free install,“ it claims--now charges...

Parrot to Ship New Bluetooth Car Kit

Parrot will deliver next month a new  Bluetooth car kit that lets you keep two phones paired on...

Terminal Mode is Now MirrorLink

By now you’ve probably heard of Terminal Mode—a standard for syncing your phone with a car radio so...

Alpine Ships 3 New Car Speakers

Alpine is now shipping three new car speakers  including an SBR-S837 enclosed subwoofer. The SBR-S83V uses an 8-inch...

NPD Update on Car Audio

New car audio/video/navigation results from the NPD Group, show again that the industry’s losses have plateaued, and that...

See in Action Mercedes Concept Radio

Mercedes-Benz released a video on the concept A-Class entertainment system, and its pretty wild. The dash board doesn’t...

Auto Page C3 Now Works w/Apps & OEM Remote Start

The Auto Page C3—the first remote car starter that your cellphone controls—has been updated to communicate with apps...

Pioneer Launches YouTube Campaign for Car Audio

Pioneer Electronics has launched a YouTube campaign to teach people about the advantages of aftermarket car audio. The...

The Motorola Droid Bionic is Now on Sale; Reviews

The Motorola Droid Bionic--Verizon's first dual-core 4G LTE phone-- is now available  after a long delay and a...

NAV-TV Gets New National Sales Manager

NAV-TV Corporation announced the promotion of Rich DeSclafani to national sales manager. DeSclafani formerly helds posts at NAV-TV...

Aha Radio Adds Slacker to Car Radio

Aha Radio, a free service in two Pioneer radios, has teamed up with Slacker Radio to offer Internet...

Abt Electronics Adds Axxera, Bazooka

A leading Chicago area retailer, Abt Electronics, said it added Dual Electronics’ Axxera, and Bazooka to its car...

Mercedes-Benz Head to Keynote at CES

Remember the buzz when General Motors’ CEO Rick Wagoner was the first auto executive to keynote at the...

Best Buy Expands Online Assortment by 1/3rd

Best Buy announced it has created a new online Marketplace where it has partnered with other sellers to...