Car News
Spring Break Nationals Highlights For Retailers
In an unusual feature at Spring Break Nationals (SBN) this year, held March 24 and 25 in Daytona...
Car Audio Dealer Up By $1 Million
Austin, TX-based 16-store Custom Sounds said the car audio chain boosted sales by $1 million last year, mainly...
U.S. Smartphone Owners Now Outnumber Cellphone Users
Smartphone owners now outnumber the 41 percent of U.S. adults who own a more basic cellphone, according to...
Backup Camera Rules Delayed For Year!
Updated! Marking its third delay, the Fed elected to postpone setting into law final rules for car makers...
Compustar Updates DroneMobile
CompuStar (Firstech) plans to offer its DroneMobile remote-start-from-a-phone devices for Windows Phone 7 smartphones this spring and is...
Intel to Invest $100 Million In Car Tech
Intel announced this week a $100 million fund to invest in future technology for the car, which it...
Directus to Launch Add-A-Nav
Directus is re-branding its universal version of Prodigy One that adds features to most car audio systems and...
BestBuy.com Received 1 Billion Visits
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn told showgoers at Mobile World Congress that BestBuy.com had 1 billion visits last...
New Apple iPad and Apple TV? Expected Next Week
Confirming reports earlier this month, Apple announced a press event for next Wednesday, March 7 where the next...
HTC Phones to Create “New Car Experience”
HTC began heavily pushing quality audio when it partnered with Beats by Dre. Now it wants to create...
Get Ready for Quad Core Phones
Some of the world’s first quad core phones with blazing fast processor speeds were unveiled at Mobile World...
Samsung Intro’s Car Mode App for Toyota
Samsung Electronics Co. announced it is collaborating with Toyota to create the Samsung Car Mode Application—an in-car solution...
Feb 29 is D-Day for Backup Cameras
February 29 could prove a critical day for aftermarket sellers of backup cameras. Unless there are further delays...
Mercedes-Benz’s New Radio Works with Siri
Mercedes-Benz appears to be the first auto maker to include Siri in its infotainment system. Drivers of an...
Boston Acoustics Exits Car Audio Aftermarket
Boston Acoustics, a 23-year fixture in the car audiophile market is exiting the 12 volt aftermarket as of...
Global Car Infotainment to Grow 3% in 2012
The global market for car infotainment systems will see a 3 percent increase this year and growth will...
Drivers Continue to Keep Cars Longer
U.S. drivers continue to hold onto cars for increasingly longer periods. A new Polk study finds consumers...
First Blind Spot Detector for Aftermarket Due
The first standalone, automatic blind spot detector for the aftermarket is due later this year from Steelmate USA....
Emerging Car Technology Tested by CR
A new car safety technology that could be an important future aftermarket car AV product has been tested...
Steelmate Ships High Tech Backup Cam
Steelmate USA is now shipping its top-of-the-line parking assist system. It uses both ultrasonic sensors and video cameras...