Car News
Car audio, 12-volt, EV and marine aftermarket news, reported for the people who run the business. Market shifts, brand moves, retail trends and what they mean for dealers, reps and manufacturers, from CEoutlook, covering the industry since 2012.
Clarion Training Tour
Clarion announced its training schedule for new car audio products to be held in 21 states through June....
Mobile DTV to Reach 2/3rds of US Homes in 12 Months
As Mobile DTV inches toward a broad launch, its promoters announced that the digital TV service for portables...
New Mono Amp from Phoenix Gold
Phoenix Gold (Aamp of America) is adding a new car amplifier to its SD-Series of digital amps. The...
iSimple Ships Mazda iPod Kit
iSimple (Aamp of America) is shipping a new kit for adding an iPod or iPhone to late model...
Microsoft, Toyota Create Cloud Cars
Microsoft and Toyota will develop a cloud-based in-car entertainment system for Toyota vehicles that will handle navigation and...
New Scosche Toyota Kits
Scosche is delivering radio kits for the Toyota 4-Runner and 2011 Sienna. The kits allow both single and...
Pandora: Aftermarket Yes; OEM, Not so Much
Pandora in the car may prove to be a bigger hit in the aftermarket than in new cars...
iPhone 5 May be Delayed
Apple may delay until August or September, the launch of its next iPhone, as the company’s iconic product...
Kicker Offers iKick100
Kicker’s mini sized iPod/iPhone speaker dock, the iKick100 is now available to retailers. The brick-sized dock for amplifying...
German Maestro Ships 5 Series Subs
German Maestro is now shipping its 5 Series W.10 and W.12 subwoofers at $529.99 and $549.99 suggested retail...
Car & Driver Says MyFord Touch “Stinks”
By Bill Damsky The MyFord Touch got beat up again in the media, this time by Car and...
April is Car Care Month; Cash in
April is national Car Care Month when many car repair shops hold free clinics in their parking lot...
TomTom’s SuperSlim PNDs Ship
TomTom is now shipping the super slim VIA portable navigation devices it previewed at the Consumer Electronics Show...
New Boston Sub Enclosures
Boston Acoustics announced 5 new GTuned subwoofer enclosures that are loaded with Boston woofers. The subwoofer enclosures ship...
BMW Pick Up Truck Sighted
By Bill Damsky Yes, this BMW M3 pickup truck was spotted on a sports track in Germany. But...
NAV-TV Offers Back Up Cam for Volvo
NAV-TV will offer next week the first aftermarket back-up camera for some 2011 Volvo models, it said. It’s...
Auto Sales May Drop in March
Auto sales may fall for the first time in 7 months this March due to higher gas prices...
Another Suit Against Sirius XM
Earlier this month, Howard Stern sued Sirius XM, and now a U.S. district judge ruled that that the...
Smartphone Shipments to Grow 50%
The smartphone market will grow by almost 50 percent worldwide this year, which is four times faster than...
Ford Sync: 94% Take Rate in Explorer
We stumbled on an Edmunds blog from last month that mentioned that 94 percent of buyers of the...