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Drivers Continue to Keep Cars Longer
U.S. drivers continue to hold onto cars for increasingly longer periods. A new Polk study finds consumers...
First Blind Spot Detector for Aftermarket Due
The first standalone, automatic blind spot detector for the aftermarket is due later this year from Steelmate USA....
Emerging Car Technology Tested by CR
A new car safety technology that could be an important future aftermarket car AV product has been tested...
Steelmate Ships High Tech Backup Cam
Steelmate USA is now shipping its top-of-the-line parking assist system. It uses both ultrasonic sensors and video cameras...
Cobra Awarded CB-to-Phone Patent
Cobra Electronics said it has been awarded a patent regarding CB Radios and connectivity to cellphones. The patent...
Backup Camera Sales to Near Double
Backup cameras are expected to continue their ascent, growing by 40 to 50 percent in unit sales this...
M Rothman Named Sony Distributor
M. Rothman said it was named the Sony Mobile distributor in the Northeast effective last month. The company,...
Directed Sells Off Orion Car Audio Brand
Directed said it has sold the Orion car audio brand to MD Audio Engineering, the U.S. arm of...
Fed Proposes Limits on Car Navigation
The Fed proposed Thursday that auto makers produce connected car radios that require the car is in park...
Massive Audio Updates Car Speaker Line
Massive Audio is now shipping its new CK X line car audio speakers, updating its CK Series with...
Remote Start-from-a-Phone Sales Update
Sales of smartphone-controlled remote start are beginning to make a dent in overall remote start sales. The In-Car...
Best Buy’s Other Car Audio Trial
Best Buy is expanding its BFF relationship with Car Toys beyond the expeditor sales announced Tuesday. It is...
Apple Testing Smaller iPad: WSJ
Apple is beginning to test a smaller iPad, with a screen around the size of 8-inches, reports the...
Best Buy Officially Enters Car Expeditor Market
Best Buy and Car Toys officially announced they will begin selling car AV/navigation equipment to car dealerships and...
42 % of Aftermarket Car Radios Have Bluetooth
About 42 percent of all in dash car radios sold at retail in 2011 were Bluetooth equipped, according...
Aftermarket OE Integration for Cars Hits $170 Million
Devices that help you connect an iPod or smartphone in the car are gaining in popularity, accounting for...
Audiovox to Launch New OE Fit Radio Program
While OE-Fit or factory look a-like car radios are spiking in sales at car dealers, retailers have been...
Directus Adds Navi to Chevy Equinox
DIRECTUS released its latest version Prodigy One system; this time for the Chevrolet Equinox. The product is unusual ...
Ford Expands Sync Availability
The Ford Sync is now available as standard equipment (standard, not optional) on all trim levels for the...
Fed Loosening up on Driver Distraction:WSJ
The Fed is changing its tune on calling for a full ban on cellphone use in the car,...