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Ford and the Aftermarket We stupidly asked Ford--since GM’s OnStar is moving into the retail market--if there's any...
Spending on Older Autos Gains
Here’s another reason your shop may want to expand into working on leather seats, or other car upgrades....
Xoom Reviews: Honeycomb is Great, Not Perfect
Motorola's Xoom tablet, which is officially available Thursday, gives us the first glimpse of Android’s Honeycomb OS designed...
Garmin Earnings Slide as PND Sales Drop
Like TomTom, Garmin reported that sales of portable navigation devices (PNDs) fell in the second half last year....
Car Speaker Sales Soar 46% in 2010
Car speakers—they can make a plain radio, satellite radio, HD radio or your iPod + deck sound phenomenal....
CEA: 12V Rebounds in 2010
Car stereo shipments were up last year by 7 percent in dollars, (excluding Bluetooth headsets, which the Consumer...
Xoom Gets Official $600 Price Tag
Motorola officially listed the price for its Xoom tablet due on February 24 as $599.99 with a 2-year...
Apple May Reveal iPad 2 March 2
Apple is expected to introduce a new version of the iPad at a press conference March 2, according...
Pioneer Launches Ads for Pandora
Pioneer Electronics launched a new series of ads for its Pandora car radios. The ads will run exclusively...
Car Speakers of the Future Shown in Detroit
Do we really need car speakers as we know them in new cars or will a simple exciter...
MERA Seminars at SBN Announced
If you missed the KnowledgeFest industry trade show in Dallas last fall, no worries, you can get a...
Apple iPad 2 Delayed: Report
Those waiting for the new version of Apple iPad will have to hold out even longer. Apple is...
GM Unveils Answer to Ford Sync
First, GM announced the OnStar retail mirror this year and now it is getting sexy on the radio...
TomTom Profits Fall 29%; PNDs to Fall 10-15%
TomTom profits fell 29 percent for the fourth quarter but the results were better than many analysts predicted....
Nav-TV Sirius Kit for Late Model Porsche
NAV-TV is shipping the first Sirius radio kit for late model Porsches. The new SIR-PCM3.0 kit adds Sirius...
Maxxsonics Offers Warranty, Serial Tracking
Maxxsonics, which owns the MB Quart, Crunch, Hifonics and Autotek brands, is now tracking the serial numbers on...
Car Toys May Enter Dent Repair
In case you were wondering, Car Toys of Seattle’s sales were up last year by low single digits...
Quad Core Tablets, Phones in 2nd Half
Dual core tablets and smartphones are only recently shipping but quad core tablets versions are already on the...
Ford Doles Out $75 for Each MyFord Touch
Ford announced this week it will give its auto dealers a $75 stipend for every vehicle sold with...
Hyundai Tablet Car
Yes, we’ve heard of "smartphone cars" that integrate the car radio with a smartphone but Hyundai is looking...