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Home Depot Testing Car Aftermarket Products
Home Depot is now testing car aftermarket products in 50 stores and, separately, it is selling backup cameras,...
Pioneer Ships CarPlay AppRadio 4 And Firmware
Pioneer Electronics is now one of the first aftermarket companies to support Apple’s highly anticipated CarPlay feature that...
Car Audio Stats Summary
We've been getting some requests lately for statistics on the aftermarket and thought we'd put them all in...
Directed Cancels Low End Remote Start Feature
Directed will eliminate as of tomorrow, October 1, a lower end option for remote start for the older...
Focal Gains 25%, Reveals Future Goals
High end car audio maker, Focal said its car audio sales have grown by 25 percent for the...
Latest iPhone 6-to-Car Radio Update
iPhone 6 is raising a few issues when it comes to using your phone with your car radio...
A First 12V iPhone 6 Plus Install
Here's one of the first installs of the new iPhone 6 Plus in a car dash. Carlos Ramirez...
Rockford Buys Crimestopper
Rockford Corp. announced it has acquired Crimestopper, maker of car security and other car electronics products. The acquisition...
Pioneer: Car Audio Will Gain From Sell Off of Home and DJ Equipment
Pioneer said it will have the ability to invest more heavily in car audio, now that it is...
Do-Good Video of the Day: MESA Aids Industry Vet
If you want to feel good about our industry watch this video. MESA, the Mobile Electronics Specialists...
The Next (Young) Generation 12V Retailers
A 22 year old running a new shop and a 32-year old with first rate business practices can...
A Few New Details on VOXX Driver Safety Device
VOXX (Audiovox) officially introduced its new lane departure warning system and early crash warning system last month as...
NAV-TV Intros New Backup Camera Solutions for Jeep, Chrysler
CORAL Springs, FL --NAV-TV Corp. announced a new backup camera interface for Jeep and Chrysler. A new UCT-PRG...
Installed Radar Detection Can Be 20% of Shop Revenue
Radar detectors that are custom installed in the car, have the potential to be 20 percent of a...
Rockford Announces Promotions As it Expands
Rockford Corp. announced it has promoted Theresa Anthony to VP of Sales & Marketing, and Jake Braaten to...
Focal to Ship Next Generation Subwoofer
Focal will introduce in late November a new generation of subwoofers, which are the first to use its...
Photos of Focal Factory in Action
We visited Focal's speaker factory and headquarters in St. Etienne, France. Two hundred people work in the factory,...
Roadwire Blind Spot Detectors for GM and Others
Roadwire announced the release of a plug and play blind spot detector for General Motors vehicles that include...
Pioneer Finds iOS 8 Issues With Car Radios
Pioneer said a dozen of the apps that work with its AppRadio car decks are not yet compatible...
Pioneer Ships New Speakers
Pioneer launched its next generation TS-G speakers with a new cosmetic design and new grilles, as well as...