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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.

AudioControl Subwoofer Enclosures
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AudioControl Announces Two Subwoofer Box Series

AudioControl announced its entry into the subwoofer enclosure market with two premium loaded subwoofer enclosure series, Spike (SPK)...

Soundstream motorcycle radios now work with Harley-Davidson motorcycle gauges.
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Most Advanced Harley Deck Yet?

Soundstream Reserve, a MAP protected brand from Epsilon, is launching a wireless CarPlay/Android Auto radio for Harley-Davidson motorcycles....

SoundExtreme 48 Volt amplifier for EVs
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48 Volt Amplifier Debuts

ECOXGEAR, under its SOUNDEXTREME powersports brand, announced two car audio amplifiers for 48v to 72v electric vehicles (EVs). ...

Uniden full line of radar detectors for 12 volt retail market
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New Custom Radar Detector Debuts

A new custom radar detector is now shipping from Uniden and it will be distributed nationally exclusively by...

BMW, Mercedes amplifier interfaces from RDV
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RDV Ships Amp Replacement Interfaces for BMW, Mercedes

RDV Automotive Technology announced it is shipping its first vehicle specific pre-amplifiers. These enable amplifier replacement for BMW...

End of Automotive Bulb Replacement
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Market Shift Away From Bulb Replacement

In three to four years, replacing headlight bulbs may be largely a thing of the past. Car makers...

KICKER Head of R&D Retires
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KICKER Exec Retires, Replacements Named

KICKER VP of Research and Development Bob Spencer announced his retirement recently, following 41 years of employment for...

JBL New CarPlay Radio
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JBL Intros CarPlay Deck

JBL announced at CES it will return to the head unit aftermarket with a wireless CarPlay/wireless Android Auto...

Samsung AI
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Samsung Intros AI in Phones

Samsung announced its latest smartphone series, the Galaxy S24, which will include new artificial intelligence (AI) features.  And...

MESA partners with ZipRecruiter
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To Boost 12V Hiring MESA Partners With ZipRecruiter

Car audio buying group, the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) announced a partnership with job finding site ...

King Boxes Mini Console speaker enclosures
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Mini Center Console Boxes For Specific Trucks

King Boxes, the five year old speaker enclosure company based in Gadsden, AL, is launching a new line...

VOSS Fiscal Q2 2024 Sales
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VOXX Reports Aftermarket Sales

VOXX reported its sales for the recent quarter including lower sales for its automotive aftermarket sector. VOXX said...

Pioneer expands roll with distributor
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Pioneer Expands Distributor Territory

Press Release (EDITED): TORRANCE, CA– Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc., a leader in aftermarket mobile electronics, is pleased to...

KICKER 3 way component speakers ship
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KICKER Ships 3-Way Component Systems

KICKER is shipping today its first drop-in, three-way premium component systems with in-line crossovers. The systems come with...

Kia PBV concept van can become a pickup truck
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CES: Take a Peak at Kia’s Low Priced Pickup Concept

By Richard Truesdell While some of the car introductions at CES were a snooze, Kia's showed a concept...

Alpine Ford-specific audio systems
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Alpine Intros Ford-Specific Audio

Alpine, (Alps Alpine North America) announced three new vehicle-specific solutions for Ford F-Series trucks and the new Ford...

Alpine first full Tesla aftermarket audio systems
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Alpine Intros Audio System for Tesla

Alpine (Alps Alpine North America) said it will be first out of the gate with a full audio...

Stellantis speeds up software development with Amazon, BlackBerry
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Stellantis Teams With Amazon, BlackBerry to Speed Up Development

Stellantis announced it has teamed up with BlackBerry and Amazon to create a virtual digital cockpit platform that...

Mercedes adopts will.i.am Sound Drive
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CES Automotive Music Surprise

A new music service started by rapper will.i.am to appear in Mercedes vehicles starting this summer may revolutionize...

ChatGPT at CES 2024 in VW and BMW
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CES: VW and BMW Show This AI Feature

Artificial intelligence (AI) may one day transform voice interaction in cars and car makers are jumping on the...