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Alpine Shifts Focus
Alpine has shifted its focus back to general car radios after a five year strategy of fielding truck-specific...
Car Security Co. Makes US Debut
Author Alarm is a 10 year old automotive digital security company, which is coming to the US this...
EchoMaster Intros New Blind Spot Kits
Press Release (Edited): CLEARWATER, FL – EchoMaster announced the official launch of its Blind Spot Integration Kit...
SiriusXM Adds 100 Channels to App
SiriusXM Thursday debuted 100 new commercial-free music channels as part of its streaming app. In some cases, the...
Best Buy Lease-To-Own Includes Car Audio
UPDATED!! Best Buy is in the process of rolling out a lease-to-own program that will include car audio...
Phoenix Gold Dips Toe in Distribution
Phoenix Gold, a specialist car audio brand, will be available through A&W Distributors in Dallas and may be...
Kenwood Delays Some Car Radios
Kenwood is delaying some of its 2019 AV/receivers due to the bankruptcy of a key LCD panel supplier...
Kenwood, Sony, Alpine Join Forces
Kenwood, Sony, Alpine, Directed, Mitek, Crutchfield and other industry members have added their names to the list of...
Samsung’s Foldable Phone Does This
Samsung introduced Wednesday the Galaxy Fold, with a cool trick. Of course, the 7.3 inch screen folds in...
Here’s the Samsung S10
In addition to the Galaxy Fold, Samsung introduced a family of four S10 phones Wednesday with a number...
NAV-TV Cuts Prices 40 Percent on Audio Interfaces
NAV-TV announced it cut prices by as much as 40 percent on its Zen Audio series of car...
German Maestro Appoints New Master Distributor
Audio Props, a high end car audio shop in North Palm Beach, FL has been named the exclusive...
JVCKenwood, Alpine Q3 Results
JVCKenwood reported stellar earnings for the first nine months of the Japanese fiscal year that ends March 31....
Be Prepared for Car Radio Delays
A leading supplier of LCD panels to car audio manufacturers is seeking bankruptcy, which may cause delays in...
Finally, Hi Res Streaming Service Launches
The music subscription service, Qobuz, which claims to be the "world’s first and only certified Hi-Res streaming service,"...
MSC Now Exclusive Distributor for Stinger
MSC America, the distributor for Brax, Helix, and BLAM, announced that it is now the exclusive distributor for...
JL Audio Intros M6 Marine Speakers
JL Audio announced an all-new flagship M6 series of premium marine loudspeakers that are now shipping. The line...
Mobile Solutions Establishes Rep Network
Mobile Solutions, a company that specializes in fabrication training, is solidifying its additional role as a seller of...
MTX Says It’s Fine, Thank You
MTX Audio has kept a low profile for the past two years, but that may be ending soon....
Car Audio Exec Indicted for Drug Smuggling
A former prominent car audio executive who ran Audiobahn and Alphasonik has been indicted for smuggling drugs hidden...