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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.
BOSS Names New Senior National Sales Manager
BOSS Audio Systems announced it has appointed 12 volt industry veteran Matthew Delgado to the new post of...
Spotify to Launch Hi-Res Audio Tier: Reports t
Spotify is expected to announce a new premium audio streaming plan that offers Hi-Res Audio, according to Bloomberg...
Alpine Names New Director of National Sales
Alps Alpine has named an industry veteran as its new Director of National Sales for the Alpine Aftermarket...
Award-Winning Retailer Sold
Mobile Edge, Lehighton, PA, the 29-year old retailer and Mobile Electronics Magazine Retailer of the Year, has been...
ChatGPT in Your Car
Have you ever wanted to look up something while you are driving? CarPlay won’t let you google answers....
This Tweeter is Made of Glass
BZRK Audio announced it has developed the first glass-domed car tweeter. Glass is rigid, lightweight and inexpensive, so...
Mr Retail: Test Your Social Media Results
In an earlier column, we talked about the importance of running ads on social media. But how do...
MB Quart Intros CarPlay Source Unit
MB Quart announced its first CarPlay marine/powersports source unit. The GMR7V1 is fully waterproof, rated at iPX67. It...
Fortin’s First US Remote Start-From-Phone System
Fortin will launch its first remote start-from-a-phone system for the US market called EVO-ONE LTE. The package will...
Mercedes Leaps Forward in Self-Driving Cars
Mercedes-Benz just became the first automaker to gain permission from California to sell or lease Level 3 autonomous...
Skar Tells Us it’s True: $100M Revenue
A recent article in the St. Pete Catalyst quoted Skar Founder Keven Schlenker, as stating that Skar will...
UNAVI Pivots to This Category
UNAVI, a supplier of aftermarket navigation since 2009, has shifted its focus to CarPlay and Android Auto adapters. ...
Car Toys Names New Merchandising Exec
Car Toys, based in Seattle, confirmed it has named Yen Tran as VP of Merchandising for Car Toys....
Apple Debuts New iOS 17 Features
Apple announced new features in its upcoming iOS 17 including adding SharePlay to CarPlay. This lets other iPhone...
Two 12 Volt Products To See Higher Demand: CTA
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) released a new study that predicts overall demand for consumer electronics products will...
Cybertruck May Get Better Car Audio
Based on information from Tesla’s Investor Day in March, the upcoming Cybertruck is expected to offer two ported...
Maxxsonics Officially Launches Brick & Mortar Program
After first announcing its new brick and mortar dealer program in February, Maxxsonics is now officially rolling it...
ZZ2 Upgrades CarPlay Interfaces
ZZ2 announced that it has upgraded its ZZPLAY CarPlay and Android Auto add-on kit software. It now allowis...
New State of the Art 12V Store
Think of a car and home audio store that aims to be the equivalent of a CES or...
Harman’s Hot-Swappable Car Tech
After talking about easily upgradable OEM sound systems for years, Harman is starting to realize that goal. Harman...