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The Other 50% in Car Audio
Andy Weymeyer, President of Audiofrog Responds to our story: 50% Don't Know or Like Car Audio Shops Recently,...
In Support of Tom Miller
Tom Miller, a popular, top industry installer at Musicar, Portland, OR, lost his 14 year old son to...
Google Unveils Car of the Future
Google is now building high tech cars. In the past, the technology giant stuffed electronics in an existing...
50% Don’t Know or Like Car Audio Shops
Back in 2008, research showed that a third of consumers didn't know that they could buy aftermarket car...
CRUX Intros One of the First WiFi Video Interfaces
CRUX Interfacing introduced a new module that provides a wireless WiFi based video connection to a factory radio...
Mobile Solutions Joins With MESA on Training
Mobile Solutions, which offers installation classes and tools, has partnered with the buying/marketing group Mobile Electronics Specialists of...
Best Buy Forecasts Continued Drop in Same Store Sales
Best Buy said it expects same store sales in the current and next quarter to fall as consumers...
Fastest Growth Car Audio Shop?
One retailer who did not appear on our Top 25 Car Audio Specialists chart is Tint World, mainly...
Microsoft’s New Surface Tablet Is Also A Laptop
Microsoft claims its new super lightweight, larger Surface Pro 3 with a 12-inch screen is also a laptop...
Aftermarket Vehicle-Specific Blind Spot Detectors on Way
Morlin Group, which began offering an aftermarket blindspot detector a couple of months ago, is planning car specific...
Pioneer in Talks to Sell AV Business
Pioneer is in talks to sell its AV business to Funai, and concentrate on the more profitable car...
First Ultra Audiophile 12V Mini Amp/DSP?
Mosconi is offering a new $1,299 mini amplifier/DSP processor designed for car owners who want a great sound...
Statistics For Anyone Selling Car Security
Here are some handy statistics for anyone selling car security. Only about half of stolen cars are recovered...
Garmin Buys Fusion Marine/Car Audio
Garmin announced Wednesday that it entered an agreement to buy just about all the assets of Fusion Electronics...
Top 12V Speaker Brands for Q1
The top car audio speaker brands for all type of speakers combined in the first quarter this year...
ESCORT Gets New Interim Chief Exec
Radar detector maker ESCORT has named former VP of product development Tim Coomer as the interim chief executive. ...
Rockford Shifts Training to Online
Rockford Fosgate is shifting some of its dealer training online through its RTTI (Rockford Technical Training Institute). As...
Alpine Profits Skyrocket
Alpine Electronics' profits soared over 400 percent in its recent fiscal year ended in March, while sales jumped...
OnStar Launches 4G Next Month
OnStar confirmed it will launch 4G service next month starting at $5 per month after a free trial....
Pioneer Swings to Profit For The Year
Pioneer swung to profitability and increased overall sales by over 10 percent for its recent fiscal year ended...