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Garmin Ships 100 Millionth Unit; PND Update
Garmin announced it has now shipped 100 million units to date in auto, fitness, sports, marine and aviation...
Sirius XM Planning Pandora-Like Service
Sirius XM is planning a personalized version of its satellite radio service to compete with the likes of...
Harman Hires Ihrke Formerly of Alpine
Harman strengthened its car aftermarket management team, hiring Glenn Ihrke, a 25-year veteran of Alpine Electronics as Harman’s...
OnStar Drops Mirror Price to $99
OnStar will drop the price of its FMV retail mirror to $99 including installation this spring to help...
JVC’s 12V Video with Halestorm Has New Focus
JVC Mobile's fifth “Turn Me On” campaign is a bit different this year. The girls in the car...
Scosche Plans Expansion in Car Audio
Scosche Industries has hired former Alpine product developer Jason Kemmerer, as it plans to expand its car audio...
Directed Ships Quick Install XpressStart for GM, Chrysler
Directed is shipping new kits that work with GM and Chrysler cars to reduce installation time for adding...
Hybrid Audio Adds Top Ultra High End Midrange
Hybrid Audio Technologies is shipping the company's first midrange driver to use a dome tweeter. Hybrid Audio makes...
Harman Brands Coming to More Cars
Harman said it continues to gain market share in OEM car audio and infotainment. And its Harman Kardon...
The Future of Teen Tracking
AT&T wants to play a leading role in “smart car solutions” in the future and so it has...
New OnStar Exec Is From Dell
General Motors has appointed a new OnStar leader--Mary Chan, formerly of Dell. Chan’s new title at GM is...
JVC Kenwood Posts Profit
JVC Kenwood reported its first annual profit since the company formed in October 2008 by merging JVC and...
12V Role Reversal: Car Radio Slave to iPad
Here’s a reversal. You may soon control your General Motors car radio from an iPad. A swipe or...
A Different Take on Best Buy
Despite Best Buy’s sales and earnings dive, its problems are not unique to the chain and, in fact....
Rockford Ships Marine Amplifiers
Rockford announced it is now shipping a new line of marine audio amplifiers. The Class D models are...
Crux Adds In-Car Bluetooth Kit for GM/Chrysler
The Crux in-car Bluetooth solution is now available for many General Motors and Chevrolet car radios, expanding the...
First Car with Remote Driver Controls
Instead of remote start, Chinese car maker BYD unveiled a production vehicle that lets you remotely move your...
Apple Stores See 18K Visitors a Week
Not all of the lack of retail floor traffic can be blamed on the web. A lot of...
Marine Audio Shifts Course
Alpine, Clarion and other leading suppliers are examining a new trend in marine audio. It’s the same trend...
It’s a 2-Horse Race in Smartphones Now
Smartphone makers Apple and Samsung are expected to continue their lead in the smartphone race, and could pull...