Car News

Carrier Testing 4G iPhone: BGR

Until now most of the rumored features on the upcoming Apple iPhone 5 did not include 4G. The...

Heavy Buy-In for Remote Starters Expected

Industry members are bullish on the upcoming remote start season and are ordering as heavily as last year,...

Sony Artist Mickey Factz to Perform at KnowledgeFest

Rap artist Mickey Factz is heading to the KnowledgeFest car stereo event at the end of the month....

Google to Buy Motorola Mobility: Will Produce “Supercharged” Phones

Google is buying smartphone-maker Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion in cash and plans to develop "supercharged" phones, it...

Hertz Adds New Car Amps

Elettromedia-USA, which distributes the Italian Audison/Hertz/Connection brands,  announced Friday new Hertz full-range digital car amplifiers under its HDP...

First Peek at iPhone 5 “Photos”

MacRumors gathered up the features that have been rumored to grace the next generation iPhone and hired an...

OnStar Demo Tent For Retailers

OnStar debuted a “Larger than Life” demo tent for retailers that resembles the box of its new FMV...

MESA Buying Group Exploring New In-Car Categories

Car Audio buying/marketing group MESA (Mobile Electronics Specialists of America) is considering entering new areas in car electronics...

Harman Ad Campaign to Include Car Audio as the Company Restructures

Harman is restructuring its business so that aftermarket car audio and branded OEM car audio will now be...

Sony Hits Breakthrough Car Audio Prices

Updated. Sony revamped the low to mid-end segment of its car audio line to include what it termed...

iPod Kits in Demand by New Car Buyers

Drivers spend or plan to spend about $800 on automotive accessories, including iPod adaptors, in the first two...

R&D Distributor Show for 8 States

The Progressive Group is aiming to expand its annual distributor show beyond the Michigan area to the other...

New iRoc iPhone Head Unit Ships

The iRoc is joining a new class of car radios that let you swap out the traditional radio...

Pioneer App Radio Shows Promise, Needs Work Says CNET

The Pioneer AppRadio is one of the most innovative car radios to hit the dash, but like other...

KnowledgeFest Registrations Ahead of Last Year

KnowledgeFest sponsor MERA (The Mobile Electronics Retailers Association) said registrations for the car electronics trade event later this...

Consumers Want Better Audio

Nearly 40 percent of consumers with a moderate interest in audio are willing to pay for better quality...

New BlackBerry Torch, Bold Models Debut from Research in Motion

BlackBerry maker Research In Motion unveiled 5 new BlackBerry Torch smartphones Wednesday including a touch-only device--it's first model...

Chrysler Uconnect v Ford Sync Comparison

Strategy Analytics recently studied the Chrysler Uconnect radio system and offered some comparisons with the MyFord Touch/Sync radio....

Coastal Car Kit Streams Apps to Car Radios

Coastal Electronics announced new Lockpick interfaces that “unlock” the car radio screen to display audio, video and mobile...

Almost Half Ready to Pay for “Connected” In-Car Service

Updated. Even in this belt-tightening economy, people are willing to pay for connected services in the car, especially...