Industry news
Raising 12V Labor Rates
The average labor rate for car audio installers is $77.50/hour and there's headroom to raise it, says Mobile...
Reikken Startup Looks for Reps
Reikken, a new performance power cell company out of Niles, IL, is seeking manufacturer representatives in nearly all...
Directed President Resigns
Directed confirmed that Mike Simmons resigned his post as President of the company October 17. CEO and President...
New iPad Mini Expected Tomorrow
Apple is expected to announce tomorrow a new iPad Mini with a high resolution “Retina” display, said The...
Car Audio Specialists, Get Heard…
…..by the consumer electronics industry. Car audio specialists don’t have a voice in much of the policies...
Arctic Start Remote Start Relaunched to Include High End
Arctic Start has been relaunched as a full line, remote start and car security brand, including high end,...
6 More Cars Get Siri Eyes Free
General Motors will add Siri Eyes Free integration to 6 more cars, joining the already Siri-equipped Chevy Sonic...
Aftermarket Navi Kit Sales Surge
Since late last year, aftermarket navigation add-on kit sales have surged for some suppliers, because many new factory...
Unavi Revamps Navigation Kits
Unavi, based in Brea, CA recently introduced a new line of car kits that replace the screen of...
Car Radios Do 10% of What Smartphones Do
Today, infotainment systems can only do 10 percent of what a mobile phone can perform, said Rudi Steif...
Audiofrog Car Speakers to Launch by 12V Veteran
Audiofrog is a new upscale brand aimed at car audio specialists developed by Andy Wehmeyer, former Global Product...
Satellite Radio Drags on Audiovox Sales
Audiovox parent VOXX released financial earnings Wednesday citing higher income but lower sales for the recent quarter ended...
Audiovox Launches Dyle Mobile DTV Device for Phones
Audiovox Electronics is offering a MobileDTV device that turns phones and tablets into a receiver for live network...
MESA Adds 14 New Gold Members
MESA, the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America buying/marketing group, announced 14 new members have joined under its newly...
Pioneer, Kenwood Market Share
Here’s some data on the top ranked brands in car audio so far this year from The NPD...
CEA Fights Back on Car Gadget Safety
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Wednesday launched a promotional campaign to show that electronics gadgets and cars can...
Car Audio Training at SEMA
For those planning to head to Las Vegas for the SEMA show November 4-8, you may want to...
New 12 Volt Device Draws on Siri, SVoice
iSimple began shipping Monday a “light” version of its InSeam car device that lets you operate iPhone Siri...
New Car Audio Website and Program Launches
Industry veteran Wayne Brown is launching a web site and program to tie-in car audio with local drive-in...
Tips to Find Great 12V Installers
One of the biggest challenges for car audio retailers is keeping the back bays staffed with highly skilled...