Car News
Best Buy Confirms: Will Improve 12V Training
Best Buy confirmed it is stepping up training for car audio salesmen, as well as other salesmen in...
Ford Shows New Auto-Parking; Traffic Jam Assist
Ford said it is developing several new technologies for the car including auto-park for perpendicular parking into typical...
Earthquake Launches Mini Amp Line
Earthquake is launching a line of downsized “MiNi D” amplifiers that it claims is the most efficient class...
Google Expected to Intro $199 Tablet This Week
Google is expected to hop into the tablet market this week with a $199 device that is co-branded...
Tint World 12V Sales Expected to Hit $10M
Tint World, arguably the fastest growing chain in car audio, expects to sell more than $10 million in...
Microsoft May Bring Kinect to the Car
Microsoft said it plans to tie in Kinect—it’s full body wireless game controller—into the car. At least it...
KnowledgeFest Registration Opens
Registration is now open for KnowledgeFest, the car audio industry’s annual gathering and training venue presented by the...
iPhone “Snap-In” Car Radio Update
Some iPhone car radios—the kind where the iPhone snaps into the face of the radio--fare better online than...
Dealer Tests New Way to Advertise
Three-store car audio chain Alarms, Etc. is running its first promotion on LivingSocial—an alternative to Groupon. The Florida...
Alpine Launches New Navigation Platform
After some delay Alpine is now shipping its first radio/navigation deck, the INE-S920HD, using a new platform. The...
Aftermarket Kit with Siri “Eyes Free”
DICE (now Audiovox Driven by DICE) has added Siri capability to its MediaBridge car kits. By pressing the...
Microsoft Adds Car Integration in Windows Phone 8
It’s not exactly Siri, as far as we know, but a new improved voice activation function with “car...
Kenwood Enters Walmart in September
Kenwood will begin selling 2 car radio models at Walmart stores beginning in September, the company confirmed. The...
Worst Problem in OEM Infotainment: J.D Power
J.D. Power’s 2012 Auto Quality study released Wednesday says that consumers are frustrated with their OEM infotainment systems....
Cobra Ships Vedetta Radar Detector
Cobra is shipping the first of its new Vedetta radar detectors originally shown in January at the Consumer...
Petra Hires New Sales Manager
Distributor Petra Industries, based in Edmond, Ok has appointed Robert Hoffman as new Regional Sales Manager for the...
NAV-TV Updates GM Backup Camera
NAV-TV has updated its add-on backup camera for General Motors vehicles. The new version is now “plug and...
CD-less Car Radios to Grow by 42%
CD-less (mechless) radios are gaining momentum, and should see a 42 percent boost in sales this year, even...
Ford’s Silicon Valley Lab Opens
Ford’s new Silicon Valley Lab is now open to help cultivate new ideas in car electronics. “We want...
Microsoft Tablet Has Unique Keyboard
Microsoft introduced Monday night a tablet called “Surface,” to be offered this fall. About the same size and...