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Car Audio Included in Best Buy Price Matching
A Best Buy spokesman confirmed the chain’s new price matching policy includes car audio and electronics. Under the...
Pioneer Offers $120 AppRadio 2 Rebate
Pioneer Electronics announced a $120 “Connected Car” mail-in rebate with the purchase of an AppRadio 2. The rebate...
Hifonics Ships New BRX Amplifiers
Hifonics (Maxxsonics) is now shipping its new Brutus BRX amplifiers with improved technology it calls Super D-Class for...
MTX Signs Up Hundreds of Storefronts for New Venture
After launching a new business model for selling car audio products last month, MTX said it has signed...
Alpine Announces Second Firmware Update
After posting a firmware update for iOS 6 this month, Alpine just announced another update for handsfree calling...
New TomTom Rider for Bikers
A new TomTom portable GPS device is especially suited to motorcycles because it lets riders choose the most...
Distributor Expands Into Car Audio
DOW Electronics based in Tampa, FL has long been a distributor for satellite video (Dish Network) and related...
Best Buy Founder Schulze May Abandon Buyout Bid: WSJ
Richard Schulze has been working to buy back Best Buy, the company he founded, by enlisting private equity...
Car Audio Full Year 2012 Results:NPD
The car audio & electronics aftermarket saw a 14 percent drop in dollar volume in 2012, said the...
First Joint Finals for All 4 Leading Sound Off Groups
For the first year, all four major sound off organizations will join together for a single car stereo...
Pioneer to cut 800 Jobs as of June
Pioneer Corporation in Japan announced it will lay off about 800 workers due to poor profits, especially as...
Alpine; Pioneer Announce Updates
Alpine Electronics announced a new firmware update for many of its car radios, making them compatible with iOS...
An Open Letter to Installers and the Car Audio Industry
Expertise Matters Andy Wehmeyer, Harman by Andy Wehmeyer, Harman Global Product Line Manager, Mobile Aftermarket Car audio...
Upgrade Car Radio for Classic Cars
Retrosound announced a new upgrade car radio designed specifically for classic cars. Its new Model Two is the...
New Apple iWatch Reports
We’ve just barely got the knack of syncing a smartphone to a car screen. Soon we may want...
First Headrests With US-Made “Tablets” Ship Next Week
A $1,500 dual “tablet” back seat video system will ship next Tuesday by SmartLogic by Vizualogic. It offers...
Alpine Sales Up, Profits Down
Alpine posted an 8.5 percent increase in sales, reaching the U.S. equivalent of $1.69 billion for the nine...
Bose Offers New Low Energy Car Sound System
Nissan announced it will offer a new energy efficient version of Bose car audio systems on the Nissan...
Samsung Galaxy S IV to Launch March 15: Report
Update: (Samsung is now expected to debut the S IV on March 14 and has issued invitations for...
Over One Million Remote Starters Sell a Year
A rough estimate of one million remote starters sell annually to consumers, according to Audiovox Electronics. Another supplier...