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This is How Hot Car Tech is Now
Drivers are willing to pay up to 10 percent of a new car’s value, above the car price,...
SiriusXM Continues Hints at SXM 17
SiriusXM says it is expanding user trials of a new platform code named SXM 17 that combines both...
Prominent Vendor Joins Car Stereo Distributor Group
The car audio industry’s first distributor group, the Elite Distributor Alliance, has added a new prominent vendor, Metra...
Alpine Names New President
Alpine Electronics, the parent company to Alpine Electronics of America, has named Nobuhiko Komeya, currently the company’s Senior...
Car Stereo Shop Turns Car Electrical Specialist
Enormis Mobile Specialties of Erie, PA, has been gradually shifting beyond its car stereo specialty to also become...
Kicker Ships Its First Radios…Marine
Kicker is shipping its first marine radios including a KMC20 full featured model at $749.95 suggested retail price....
A Car Audio Specialists’ Path to Fleet Sales
A side benefit of selling driver safety is it can help you win fleet sales, which can be...
Rockford Transfers to Hybrid Audio Distribution of Brax, Helix
Rockford Corporation announced that Hybrid Audio Technologies is taking over the role of the US distributor for Audiotec...
Another 12V Distributor Purchased Last Month
Here’s one we missed from last month. The Progressive Group, which distributes car and home audio products in...
10 Tips to Give Your Shop a World Class Image
All car stereo shops should aim for a world class image and you don’t have to spend a...
Scosche Licenses Rockstar Car Stereo
SCOSCHE Industries has entered into a licensing agreement with energy drink maker Rockstar, Inc., to offer car audio...
Backup Camera Sales Forecast: Up or Down?
We are defying the consumer electronics number crunchers in stating that aftermarket backup camera sales were up last...
Selling Driver Safety And Liking It
If you embrace driver safety “it will be your strongest profit generating category within 24 months without a...
Dow Buys DB South Distributing
DOW Electronics based in FL announced it plans to buy assets of dB South Distributing of GA. DOW...
Dash Connect + Adds GM Camera Interface
Dash Connect + said its multi-camera interfaces are now available for General Motors vehicles. Dash Connect + is...
If Your Sales Were Slow in March, You’re Not Alone
For many car audio specialists, the tax season surge that usually boosts sales in March, didn’t materialize, but...
Here’s the Apple Car as Imagined by Motor Trend
Motor Trend's June issue imagines what the Apple Car could look like and how it might function. It...
Here’s Custom Sounds’ New Business
Custom Sounds, Austin, TX, the 17 store chain chain that is one of the top grossing car audio...
General Motors Reports on Remote Start
General Motors said its customers used its app that allows remote starting a car from a phone 133...
Amazon Car Audio Install Program One Year Later
It’s been a year since Amazon launched a car stereo installation referral service where consumers can find a...