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Introducing a Not So New Nav Kit Company
GCH Automotive Systems is not exactly new, but many of you may not have heard of it yet....
K40’s Strange Way to Run a Company
Radar detector maker K40 Electronics is run differently than most companies-- there are no bosses and not a...
Hybrid Audio Enters Home Audio at CES
Car audio speaker maker Hybrid Audio Technologies will enter the home audio speaker market at CES in January....
Crux Ships Plug n Play Bluetooth Kit for Ford CAN Bus
Crux Interfacing Solutions announced a new Bluetooth add-on kit for newer Ford CAN bus II vehicles with radios...
Consumer Reports Tests Aftermarket’s Mobileye, Goshers Devices
We take it as a sign that electronic driver safety devices are becoming more popular as Consumer Reports...
Massive Audio Teams With Shopatron
Massive Audio has joined the Shopatron online system that allows retailers to benefit from sales on the Internet....
New Samsung Smartwatch Falls Short: Reviews
The Samsung Galaxy Gear at $300 is a milestone in smartwatch technology because it’s one of the first...
New Style Remote Starters to Take Off This Season
This may be the year the new plug and play style remote starters take off, winning as much...
Retail Sales to Climb 3.4% This Holiday: ICSC
Retail sales will climb 3.4 percent this holiday season, a slightly higher bump than last year, despite economic...
Audiovox Teams with Ford on Remote Start
Audiovox (VOXX) is now offering a remote-start-from-a-phone system through Ford and Lincoln car dealers under Ford’s Custom Accessories...
Ford Buys Former Aftermarket 12V Company
Ford announced it purchased Livio , which until recently made aftermarket Internet Radio devices. Livio, considered a startup...
iPhone Cuts Into General Retail Sales
If your sales are down this week or next, you might blame the iPhone. The mass opening of...
Ford Stops Sync Training Fund for Dealers
Ford is ending its program of paying car dealers to teach customers how to use the Sync radio...
New Backup Camera Action Taken by Fed
A federal agency said yesterday it will recommend that new cars include backup camera systems but it fell...
Auto Page to Distribute Fortin
Remote start maker Auto Page announced it has become a U.S. national distributor for Fortin, a maker of...
6 Car Audio Retail Takeaways From KnowledgeFest
For those of you who didn’t attend the KnowledgeFest car audio trade show last month, here are key...
Escort Digital Detector Enters Distribution
Escort introduced the first all digital radar detector in June, but in the next couple of weeks, the...
Rosen Enters Radio Kit Market
Rosen Electronics will ship month its first OEM kit for factory radios. The kit includes a high...
Apple Sells Record 9M iPhones Over Weekend
Apple announced Monday morning it sold a record 9 million new iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c models in...
First Car Tech Demo Days for Retailers
For the first time, car audio will get its own Demo Days for retailers, just as the home...