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Abt Electronics Adds Axxera, Bazooka
A leading Chicago area retailer, Abt Electronics, said it added Dual Electronics’ Axxera, and Bazooka to its car...
Mercedes-Benz Head to Keynote at CES
Remember the buzz when General Motors’ CEO Rick Wagoner was the first auto executive to keynote at the...
Best Buy Expands Online Assortment by 1/3rd
Best Buy announced it has created a new online Marketplace where it has partnered with other sellers to...
Internet is 20 to 30% of Car AV Market
The Internet now represents about 20 to 30 percent of the car electronics aftermarket as a ballpark estimate,...
HushMat Shows Black Acoustic Matting
HushMat launched a new sound dampening/thermal matting-- the first to come in black so installers don’t need to...
Directus Ships Prodigy One Navi for Cadillac
Directus began shipping last week a new Prodigy One kit that adds navigation to a factory Cadillac CTS...
Top 10 Takeaways from KnowledgeFest
The KnowledgeFest show in Dallas last week generated plenty of marketing and sales advice for retailers. Here are...
iPhone 5 Preorders Begin….in Germany
If you live in Germany, you may be able to preorder the iPhone 5, even though Apple has...
It’s Not Too Late for True North Promotion
What are your plans for Saturday, September 24th? If you are not yet planning to participate in our...
Car Toys to Help Best Buy Reinvent Car AV
Best Buy is partnering with 49-store chain Car Toys, based in Seattle to “reinvent our service model from...
Sony’s Tablets Too High Priced?
Sony finally announced pricing and began preorders on its pair of tablets at $499 and $599, but reviewers...
JBL’s “Got Milk Style” Ads Include 12V
Audio, including car audio, is finally getting a mega TV, radio, print and online campaign. JBL is launching...
OnStar Gets Good Housekeeping Approval
Still in its first month of sales, OnStar’s FMV retail mirror has won the Good Housekeeping Seal, which...
Alpine Opens “Cloud” Car Tech Research Arm
Alpine Electronics Research of America announced it will open a new research center in the U.S. to study...
Shopping for Car Electronics More Popular Online than at Car Stereo Shops
Knowledge is power, so we’re giving it to you straight. A presentation at KnowledgeFest on Tuesday by the...
CEA Forecast on In-Car Internet Radio
In-Car Internet Radio will represent 10 percent of aftermarket deck sales (U.S. wholesale units) by 2013, up from...
Audiovox Updates Toyota OE Replacement Deck
Audiovox upgraded its Advent factory replacement radio for the Toyota Camry to include Parrot Bluetooth and a rear...
MERA Offers Training from Marketing Guru
If you saw Jim Ackerman lead a seminar at KnowledgeFest, you know this father of 9 children has...
Scosche Intro’s Car Anti-Texting Device
Scosche previewed at KnowledgeFest an anti-texting dongle, which plugs into an OBD-II port to block your ability to...
Alpine Raises Prices on Subwoofers
Alpine Electronics will raise prices on some subwoofers by up to 25 percent, effective October 1, as the...