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.
Ford Improves Sync Texting Safety
Ford is taking steps to ban texting while driving (but improve incoming verbal texts). The company announced its...
Borders Launches eBookstore
Borders bookstore chain launched an eBookstore Wednesday, aiming to take a 17 percent share of the eBook market....
ICE, MESA Ponder Smartphone/Apple Retail Deals
Here’s the new age of car electronics expediting: work out a deal with a local independent cellphone store...
Sirius XM Ups 2010 Guidance Again
Sirius XM Radio added over a half million net new subscribers in Q2 and set a new record...
Amazon Kindle Gets Patent: Watch out Nook
Amazon has just been granted a U.S. patent for a dual screen eReader; and the patent appears to...
MERA Pegs 5K Car AV Shops
Ever wondered how many car electronics specialty retailers are dotted across the country. The answer is officially 4,717...
NAV-TV Update for iPhone 4
NAV-TV said Friday, its Tooki Bluetooth and OPI iPod car kit models for the iPod/iPhone can now work...
Kenwood Launches Ad Campaign for HD Radio
Kenwood USA is launching a radio advertising campaign to promote awareness of HD Radio in one of its...
Droid X Gets Thumbs Up
The Droid X may be a solid competitor to the iPhone based on early reviews. The New York...
New Rydeen Back up Sensor
Rydeen is shipping its rear view back-up system called the N series. It automatically starts beeping when the...
Kindle DX Gets Lower Price
Amazon is aggressively tweaking its posture in the post-iPad world, while ratcheting up the competition for other eReader...
Microsoft Nixes KIN; Apple Sued over iPhone 4 Antenna
It's been a rough week for mobile phone makers. Microsoft has pulled its KIN phones from the market...
Toshiba to Launch eBookstore
Toshiba will soon launch its own bookstore using Blio software (first demo’d at the Consumer Electronics Show) offering...
First FLO TV Car Kit from NAV-TV
NAV-TV is offering the first FLO-TV car kit to let a factory dashboard screen work with a FLO...
B&N to Stock More eReaders in Full Boutiques This Fall
Barnes & Noble is preparing to expand the number of eReaders it carries and set up full eReader...
Kindle App Gets Video, Audio
The Kindle eReader may not be able to play video embedded in eBooks, but the Kindle app for...
8 Smartphone Apps for Drivers
Consumer Reports picked useful apps for motorists in its August issue including 8 apps listed below: Car Finder....
Hundreds Report Car Radio Problems with new IPhone OS
We’re not saying our story was completely wrong Monday about iPhone 4 compatibility with car radios, but it...
Apple Sells 1.7M iPhone 4’s
Apple said it sold more than 1.7 million iPhone 4's through Saturday, June 26, (over a three-day period),...
BMW will Read Back Email Messages
BMW will offer the first factory sound system we know of that will "read back" your email as...