Car News
JVC Intros Aftermarket In-Car Air Purifier
JVC Mobile Entertainment announced it will soon ship an aftermarket electronic air purifier that fits in a car's...
Kenwood Ships More Alexa Decks
Kenwood USA began shipping late last month new audio receivers with built-in Alexa voice control. The line of...
Help With Google Ads for 12 Volt Shops
Wordstream is the online advertising vendor of the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying group. It says...
Nakamichi to Intro Tube Amp; 10 Inch Radios
Nakamichi announced it will offer a “retro” tube amplifier for car audio. It expects to ship the product...
Sony Ships Ultra Large Floating Radio
Sony Electronics began shipping last week its first large screen radio, the XAV-AX8000, with an 8.95-inch display, Apple...
BMW Cancels Extra Fees For CarPlay
BMW will no longer charge extra for CarPlay, according to reports. This summer, it began charging $80 per...
Nakamichi Picks Up National Distributor
The Nakamichi car audio brand, which recently returned to the US, has partnered with Petra Industries, the nationwide...
More Dealers are Machine Building
More dealers are machine building with laser cutters and CNC routers, and some say use of these machines...
Notes on Black Friday
Overall Black Friday was the second single largest shopping day in history hitting $7.4 billion in sales, with...
AAMP Launches MECP Tech Hotline
AAMP Global has launched what it calls the industry's first MECP Certified Technician hotline. The hotline is designed...
Best Buy’s Sales Surprise; Deal With CVS
Best Buy on Tuesday reported better-than-expected sales for the recent quarter and an improved forecast for the full...
Linkswell Launches New 10-Inch Radios
Linkswell is launching a new IQ Radio lineup of large screen Android tablet radios in 9-, 10 and ...
NAV-TV Adds Popular Feature to Almost Any Radio
NAV-TV is shipping a smartphone interface that is similar to the wireless version of one of the most...
12 Volt POS Software Company Returns
SoftSell POS, a point of sale package specifically for 12 volt retailers, is returning to the market after...
Almost Half AV Radio Sales are Mechless
At some dealers, half of the double DIN decks sold now lack a CD player. Gaining in popularity...
Custom Sounds Reports Record Sales
One of the top car audio specialty chains, Custom Sounds & Tint of Texas said its 2019 sales...
Mustang Mach-E Gets First Sync 4
Ford's new Mustang Mach-E electric SUV marks the first time the car maker has expanded the Mustang family...
Meet the ‘Invisible Trailer’ From Brandmotion
Brandmotion displayed at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas this month, the first aftermarket "Transparent Trailer." It places...
Meet the New 12 Volt Distributor
Sound Distributions is a new car audio distributor in the Pacific Northwest lead by Ed Weber, who also...
Car Toys President Exits
Greg Parsonson, President of 48-store Seattle-based Car Toys for the past three years, officially left the company this...