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.
Long Lines Persist for iPad 2
The iPad 2 is still attracting such long lines at stores as shipments trickle in that analyst Charlie...
Petra Car Audio Show in May
Petra Industries said it will hold its annual Car Audio Expo on May 1 at its headquarters in...
Car Audio up Jan/Feb: NPD
Here's more positive news in car electronics for 2011. The NPD Group provided us data on car electronics...
Kenwood Ships 2 Pandora Nav/Radios
Kenwood is now shipping two of its 2011 navigation/radios with Pandora control under its Excelon line. The DNX9980HD...
Apple to Reveal Next Gen iOS in June
Well, the headline says it all. Apple announced today that it will unveil the future iOS for the...
Taxing Cars by Miles Driven
Congress is looking into taxing drivers by the number of miles they drive their cars, now that technology...
Hawaii Wants 12V Dealers to Educate
Corrected! The Hawaii legislature has introduced a bill resolution that would require aftermarket car audio retailers to educate...
Tablet Update: Samsung, Asus & Others
It's entirely possible that by next year, many of us will be connecting tablets to our car radios,...
Best Buy Gets HTC Tablet First
HTC officially entered the U.S. tablet market this week with Best Buy to be first out of the...
Car Stereo Prices Could Rise 5-10%
Even before an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, prices for car stereo products were on the rise. We...
Window Film Can Mess with Electronics
As many of you know, window tints that are formulated with metal can cause interference with electronics, including...
Kicker App for Sub Enclosures
Kicker (Stillwater Designs) released an iPhone and iPad app to help users design subwoofer enclosures, get the wiring...
Mercedes Launches Teen Driving School
Mercedes-Benz USA thinks it can do a better job of teaching teens how to drive. It will launch...
Howard Stern Sues Sirius XM
Howard Stern has sued Sirius XM stating that the satellite radio company failed to pay him stock awards....
Spring Break Nationals Follow Up
It’s not spring if we don’t give you a follow up on Spring Break Nationals in Daytona Beach....
Now Ford Vehicle Gets an AT&T Connection
It’s the second car with embedded wireless announced this week…Ford’s Focus Electric will have a built-in AT&T connection,...
BlackBerry PlayBook Official for April 19
It’s official finally. The BlackBerry PlayBook WiFi tablet will be priced from $499 to $699 and ship April...
Will OnStar Help 12V Foot Traffic?
At the recent roundtable sponsored by the Mobile Electronics Retailers Assoc. (MERA) during the Spring Break Nationals, retailers...
Audi “Google Car” Due April Uses T-Mobile
Audi announced that T-Mobile USA will be the wireless carrier for the 2012 A7, bearing one of the...
New Gadgets from Cobra
Cobra is launching two cool gadgets that work with apps including a key chain that finds your car...