Car News
Blaupunkt To Be Distributed by Rockford
Rockford will become the exclusive distributor of Blaupunkt car audio in North America, it confirmed, resurrecting the once...
Parrot Introduces “Neo”
Parrot announced a new, smaller MINIKIT visor clip for Bluetooth handsfree calling in the car, which now has...
Best Buy Lays Off 600, More to Follow
Updated. Best Buy is laying off about 600 of its Geek Squad employees, which amounts to about one...
Sirius Adds 600K Net Subs in Recent Record
Sirius XM Radio announced it added 622,042 net subscribers in Q2, setting a recent record. It’s net subscribers...
Alpha-Nav Partners with AE Distributing
Alpha-Nav, maker of AVN (audio, video, navigation) head units has appointed AE Distributing, Van Nuys, CA. as a...
Amazon Phone May Compete with iPhone
A Kindle Phone may be in the works according to Bloomberg. Amazon is developing a phone to compete...
Do Backup Cameras and Blind Spot Detectors Improve Safety?
Blind spot detectors and backup cameras showed mixed results in improving safety in a new study by the...
Apple to Debut 7-8″ iPad: Bloomberg
Apple will debut a smaller iPad by the end of this year, Bloomberg said Wednesday, citing two sources....
60% of Cars to Be Internet-Ready in 5 Years
In five years more than 60 percent of the world’s cars will include features such as built-in Internet...
Last 12V Maker of US-Built Amps Expands
MMATS Pro Sound, which claims it is the only remaining car audio supplier to produce amps in the...
Rockford Re-Enters OE Integration/Processors
Offering its first upgrade of the 3Sixty OEM integration/sound processor in 5 years, Rockford began shipping the 3Sixty.3...
New Speaker Box Maker: Sound Off Audio
Sound Off Audio is a small manufacturer of car audio speaker boxes that is preparing to go national,...
Rosen Changes Name (Sort of)
Rosen Entertainment has changed its name to Rosen Electronics LP to reflect its wider product assortment. The company...
Car Audio Sales Training Sneak Peak
Corrected: For a summer Friday, we’re taking a break from the news to give you a few pointers...
Escort Sells New Radar Detector-For-iPhone at Apple Stores
Radar detector supplier Escort, Inc. announced a new mini Bluetooth radar detector designed to work with an iPhone,...
First Aftermarket Challenge to OnStar Mirror
Rydeen is now shipping the first aftermarket mirror with an option for live operator assistance, effectively competing with...
Pioneer to Expand AppRadio
Introduced a year ago as a single product, AppRadio—Pioneer’s smartphone connection system for car radios—is now in 5 ...
GROM Intro’s Low Cost Android Car Kit
GROM Audio announced a lower cost version of its Android kit for car radios. The new GROM-AND2 at...
First Custom Bluetooth Kit for Nissan?
Crux Interfacing Solutions said it is now shipping the first custom Bluetooth kit for Nissan vehicles from 2005...
Google Officially Launches Nexus 7 Tablet
Google officially entered the tablet market Wednesday with the “Nexus 7,” a 7-inch device co-branded with Asustek that...