Car News
Metra Ships First Kit for ’03-’07 Murano
Metra is shipping about a dozen new car radio installation kits including the only kit now available for...
Garmin Alters the Touchscreen
Garmin showed a new concept for OEM car infotainment systems that uses a large controller knob filled with...
Rydeen Ships Next-Gen Mirror in June
Rydeen will ship in June the next generation of its GPS touchscreen mirror with faster navigation and better...
Aftermarket Now in Talks for Siri-Like Car Radios
Imagine Siri that’s robust enough to work well in the car. Nuance announced it now has such a...
Another Reason for Aftermarket Blindspot Detectors
If you subscribe to the adage that “As California goes, so goes the nation,” then you might be...
CEA and MERA Join for 12V Campaign
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Mobile Electronics Retailers Association (MERA) will launch a campaign Thursday to...
MESA Adds Warrantech to Supplier Members
MESA, the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America buying/marketing group for car audio announced that Warrantech has joined as...
Tips from a Model 12V Retailer
Mobile Edge, an award-winning independent retailer in the small town of Lehighton, PA is noting some out-of-the-ordinary activity in...
JL Announces Stealthbox for Porsche 911
JL Audio announced a new Stealthbox, custom fit enclosed subwoofer, for the classic Porsche 911. The low profile...
PCI Now Sole Regional Distrib. for Parrot
Parrot has expanded its relationship with distributor, Progressive Concepts Inc (PCI), which become Parrot's "sole preferred distributor" for...
Rockford Launches Facebook Promo
Rockford is running a Facebook contest, giving away a $25,000 grand prize to help drive consumers to its...
Expect Larger 12V Aftermarket Radio Screens
As pointed out in USA Today, screens are getting bigger on the dashboard, just as they’ve upsized in...
Toyota Teams with Nintendo to Control Radio
In Japan, Toyota and Nintendo have teamed up so that you can control a Toyota navigation system with...
Audiovox Appoints New Director of LBS
Audiovox Electronics Corp. announced Wednesday the appointment of Joe Tegerdine to the post of Director of Location Based...
Apple Lands Patent for Steering Wheel Control
Apple was granted a patent Tuesday for a steering wheel remote control for a smartphone or iPod-like device....
Massive Audio Adds to DX Drivers
Massive Audio announced it will ship this summer, additions to its DX line of coaxial OEM replacement car...
Audiovox Parent Sees Some Car Audio Gains
Audiovox Electronics parent VOXX Corp. announced gains in sales of OEM and traditional car audio for fiscal 2012...
Kenwood Puts Driver Assist on Roadmap
Kenwood may offer driver assist products in the future, joining other suppliers such as Mobileye, Alpine and Audiovox....
Pioneer Transforms Aftermarket Navigation in Japan
Pioneer announced delivery in Japan this July of its head up display that now adds augmented reality navigation. ...
MirrorLink Standard to Determine Best Apps for Car
Not every app works well on the dashboard at 50mph. So the Car Connectivity Consortium (which developed the...