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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...

Handling Slow Times at Retail
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12 Volt Advice For Slow Times

By James Chevrette   With many retailers such as Home Depot, Walmart and Best Buy reporting or forecasting...

Audio Foundry maker space for OEM car tech
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Audio Foundry Seeks to Improve OEM Audio

Audio Foundry is a new organization that invites different innovators to join together to produce a better OEM...

NAV-TV Still Selling
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NAV-TV Aftermarket Sales Continue Until September

NAV-TV is continuing to manufacture and sell its aftermarket car audio products until a projected date of September...

Car Sales Highest Since COVID
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Car Sales at Highest Level Since COVID

Automobile sales finished the year at 15.6 million, marking the highest level since COVID (2019). Sales rose 13...

Top CEoutlook story 2023
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Top Story of 2023

It was a year of many changes in the car audio industry and in the tech world in...

Samsung Hyundai, Kia, Tesla car-to-home tech
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Samsung Announces Car-to-Home Tech

Prior to CES next week, Samsung announced it is integrating its smart home technology with Hyundai and Kia...

The Headrest Safe
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Introducing the Headrest Safe

Maybe you have heard of The Headrest Safe, which launched in April. It is a replacement headrest with...

UTV Stereo audio kits Can-Am Maverick R
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One of First Kits for Can-Am Maverick R

UTV Stereo, the retailer turned UTV audio kit supplier 8 years ago, has released what it calls the...

Alpine new distributor
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Alpine Names Distributor

Alpine (Alps Alpine North America, Inc.) announced it has named GS Distributing Company, a NABI Industries, Inc. company,...

Top story CEoutlook March 2024
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Top CEoutlook Story December 2023

December marked two landmark events in the car audio market. JL Audio announced the retirement of two leading...

Ford Accessorize the Frunk
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Ford Wants to Accessorize the Frunk

Ford sees the "frunk" (front trunk) found in many electric vehicles as a new opportunity for technology, according...

Tesla Model 3 EV's Impact Car Audio
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Tesla Product Roundup

Over the past few months, aftermarket companies have introduced new products designed to make an audio  install in...

Jeff Scoon retires JL Audio
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Another JL Audio Exec Retires

Jeff Scoon, VP Electronics for JL Audio is retiring after 23 years with the company. Scoon led a...

Installer Institute car audio
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Long Time Installer School Closes

Installer Institute, a leading school for 12 volt installers, announced it will close its doors after 31 years....

Porsche, Aston Martin Get Next Generation of CarPlay
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These Luxury Cars Get Next Gen CarPlay

The next generation of CarPlay, originally announced over a year ago, will first appear in vehicles from Porsche...

Andy Oxenhorn retires from JL Audio
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JL Audio President Retires

President of JL Audio, Andy Oxenhorn is retiring from the company effective Friday. Oxenhorn joined JL Audio in...