Car News
Alpine Ships 3 New Car Speakers
Alpine is now shipping three new car speakers including an SBR-S837 enclosed subwoofer. The SBR-S83V uses an 8-inch...
NPD Update on Car Audio
New car audio/video/navigation results from the NPD Group, show again that the industry’s losses have plateaued, and that...
See in Action Mercedes Concept Radio
Mercedes-Benz released a video on the concept A-Class entertainment system, and its pretty wild. The dash board doesn’t...
Auto Page C3 Now Works w/Apps & OEM Remote Start
The Auto Page C3—the first remote car starter that your cellphone controls—has been updated to communicate with apps...
Pioneer Launches YouTube Campaign for Car Audio
Pioneer Electronics has launched a YouTube campaign to teach people about the advantages of aftermarket car audio. The...
The Motorola Droid Bionic is Now on Sale; Reviews
The Motorola Droid Bionic--Verizon's first dual-core 4G LTE phone-- is now available after a long delay and a...
NAV-TV Gets New National Sales Manager
NAV-TV Corporation announced the promotion of Rich DeSclafani to national sales manager. DeSclafani formerly helds posts at NAV-TV...
Aha Radio Adds Slacker to Car Radio
Aha Radio, a free service in two Pioneer radios, has teamed up with Slacker Radio to offer Internet...
Abt Electronics Adds Axxera, Bazooka
A leading Chicago area retailer, Abt Electronics, said it added Dual Electronics’ Axxera, and Bazooka to its car...
Mercedes-Benz Head to Keynote at CES
Remember the buzz when General Motors’ CEO Rick Wagoner was the first auto executive to keynote at the...
Best Buy Expands Online Assortment by 1/3rd
Best Buy announced it has created a new online Marketplace where it has partnered with other sellers to...
Internet is 20 to 30% of Car AV Market
The Internet now represents about 20 to 30 percent of the car electronics aftermarket as a ballpark estimate,...
HushMat Shows Black Acoustic Matting
HushMat launched a new sound dampening/thermal matting-- the first to come in black so installers don’t need to...
Directus Ships Prodigy One Navi for Cadillac
Directus began shipping last week a new Prodigy One kit that adds navigation to a factory Cadillac CTS...
Top 10 Takeaways from KnowledgeFest
The KnowledgeFest show in Dallas last week generated plenty of marketing and sales advice for retailers. Here are...
iPhone 5 Preorders Begin….in Germany
If you live in Germany, you may be able to preorder the iPhone 5, even though Apple has...
Car Toys to Help Best Buy Reinvent Car AV
Best Buy is partnering with 49-store chain Car Toys, based in Seattle to “reinvent our service model from...
Sony’s Tablets Too High Priced?
Sony finally announced pricing and began preorders on its pair of tablets at $499 and $599, but reviewers...
JBL’s “Got Milk Style” Ads Include 12V
Audio, including car audio, is finally getting a mega TV, radio, print and online campaign. JBL is launching...
OnStar Gets Good Housekeeping Approval
Still in its first month of sales, OnStar’s FMV retail mirror has won the Good Housekeeping Seal, which...