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Garmin Buyout of Fusion Could Lead it Into New Markets
Garmin recently finalized its purchase of Fusion Electronics Ltd and its subsidiaries, which could lead Fusion beyond the...
VOXX HDMI Monitors Work With Phones
VOXX (Audiovox) is shipping a line of overhead and headrest video monitors for rear seat entertainment, all with HDMI/MHL...
Blackmore Exits Car Audio
Blackmore Mobile Electronics has exited the car audio business and is focusing entirely on DJ Pro Audio equipment....
Super Heads Up Display From Jaguar
Jaguar is showing a “virtual windshield” that turns the full windshield into a heads up display. It shows...
Most Expensive Car Audiophile System Ships at $20,000
What we believe is the industry’s most exclusive car audiophile system has shipped from Focal at $20,000. When...
Rosen Intros Advance Backup Sensors
Rosen is launching a new line of sensors that are the first to use triangulation technology to improve...
Walmart Picks Up New 12 Volt Product
VOXX (Audiovox) said its Car Connection car tracker is now available at Walmart, which would mark the first...
CarPlay Shoots to the Top
ABI Research forecasts that over 24 million new cars will be fitted with CarPlay by 2019, as Apple’s...
MESA More Than Doubles Members to 100
The Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying/marketing group, has more than doubled its membership in the past...
VAIS Integration Expands to Honda, Subaru, Ford and More
VAIS Technology, which has long provided integration kits for Toyota and Lexus vehicles, is now offering a SiriusXM...
Boss Enters Custom Powersports Systems Market
Boss Audio will offer its first custom audio systems for specific Polaris and other off road vehicles by...
Aftermarket’s First 9-Inch Radio Ships
Alpine is officially shipping the first aftermarket radio to wedge a 9-inch screen in a factory dash. It...
New BMW Radio has no AM, no CD
The all new BMW i3 has a large radio with a 10.2-inch screen but it is deliberately missing...
First Custom In-Car Wireless Phone Chargers
Brandmotion is shipping the first aftermarket line of in-car wireless phone chargers that are customized for many vehicles....
Kenwood Says It Beats CarPlay on Features
Kenwood said its car radios offer more voice controlled features than Apple CarPlay. That’s not to say Kenwood...
GM Heavily Promoting WiFi
General Motor’s OnStar is pushing WiFi in the car so aggressively, it seems to be treating WiFi as...
Clarion Delivers Radio With Most Powerful Voice Search
Clarion announced delivery of a new connected navigation radio that uses an advanced voice feature powered by Google....
Update on Pioneer, Alpine Release of CarPlay
Here's a small update on when aftermarket retailers can expect to see Apple's new CarPlay system that makes...
Alpine Launches Largest Consumer Awareness Campaign in 10 Years
As Alpine shifts to a focus on the truck and SUV market, it is launching a 7-figure consumer...
Wet Sounds: First Waterproof Bluetooth Soundbars
Wet Sounds is offering what it says it the first aftermarket waterproof soundbars with Bluetooth in an all-in-one...