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.
Memphis Ships High End Loaded Sub Boxes
Memphis Audio is shipping its first high end pre-loaded enclosures. The boxes are loaded with higher end woofers...
This Guy Repairs Old Car Radios
Some car radios never die; especially when Brad Owens of Vintage Alpine Repair get his hands on them....
JBL Intros New Spare Tire Sub (No Amp This Time)
JBL Car Audio is shipping at the end of the month a new version of its spare-tire subwoofer...
Spotify Launches “Car Thing”
Spotify is launching a dashboard-mount device for cars to a limited number of users, by invitation only. The...
Amplifier is a Speaker Terminal for Subwoofer Box
Orca Design and Manufacturing announced it is shipping the Gladen ATM, a micro amplifier that replaces the speaker...
12V Sales: Is the Stimulus Working?
Based on many interviews and postings on the Mobile Electronics Syndicate, it appears this latest round of stimulus...
Best Buy Pilots New Program
Best Buy is offering a pilot program called Best Buy Beta that rivals some of Amazon Prime features...
Will Congress Help With Chip Shortages?
The auto industry is getting serious about asking Congress for help with chip supply. But what about help...
Electric Vehicles Will Impact 12V Market
Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity, and car audio companies are beginning to take note. The EV or...
More Price Hikes Hit April 1
Even more companies raised prices effective April 1 as a result of the rising costs of shipping, materials...
Wavtech Expands Into High End Audio
Wāvtech, the maker of car audio OEM integration and processors, has been named the exclusive master distributor of...
It’s Not a Joke…
Everything in this post may seem like an April Fool's prank but actually happened; just as shipping containers...
JL Audio Expands Clarion Marine
JL Audio, Inc. announced that it is expanding the Clarion Marine brand to cover powersports and recreational vehicle...
20 Percent of Car Audio Passes Through Here
Elite Distributor Alliance (EDA), the only 12 volt distributor group, says that 20 percent of the 12 volt...
Best Buy Top Manager Goes to AAMP
AAMP Global announced Monday that a 20-plus year veteran of Best Buy has joined AAMP as Director of...
Another Chip Plant Fire May Impact 12 Volt
It's hard to believe, but yet another Japanese chip plant caught fire last week and some car audio...
Industry Veteran Transfers to New Company
A leading 12 volt engineer and Vice President at NAV-TV, Derek Schmiedl, is leaving the company and the...
AAMP 10-Inch Radio Gets New Kits
AAMP Global is launching new vehicle-specific, plug-n-play kits for its Stinger 10-inch, HEIGH10 radio. The new kits may...
New Retailer Certification for Driver Safety
A new MECP training module will allow retailers to receive certification in Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), which...
12V Dealer Featured in Road & Track
An upscale car audio retailer was profiled in the February/March issue of Road and Track magazine, which has...