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Alpine Sees Higher Aftermarket Car Audio Sales
Alpine Electronics posted higher aftermarket car audio sales in North America for its recent quarter ended June 30....
Rosen Ships iDOC for Back Seat Video
Rosen Electronics is now shipping an iDOC+Media Center that works with its rear seat headrest video system. The...
Alpine Invests in Gesture Control
Alpine Electronics has partnered with a sensor-maker Neonode to include advanced gesture and mult-touch sensors into Alpine’s in-car...
Car App Alerts to Nearby Deals & Sales
ROXIMITY is a new app that alerts you to local sales on items you like in real time...
Harman to Buy Android Tech Company
Harman announced plans to purchase tech company Interchain Solution of India, which produces Android-based in-car solutions. The company...
Pioneer: Car Audio Sales Up, Earnings Down
Pioneer Corporation reported that car electronics sales rose 41 percent over last year for the recent quarter ended...
Car Audio Help: Prospect Genius
Prospect Genius is a lead generation company that has worked with about 100 car audio retailers, as well...
SiriusXM Launches On-Demand Service Today
Sirius XM Radio launched Tuesday an On-Demand radio service that lets you call up SiriusXM shows at will...
Chrysler Gets Sprint Car Radio
Built-in wireless service in factory radios is continuing to catch on with Chrysler announcing Monday that it will...
Magellan PNDs Can Send “Text”
Magellan announced 5 new portable navigation device (PND) models that include standout features such as a safe texting...
Rydeen Hires Detlefsen as General Manager
Rydeen Mobile Electronics has hired Walter Detlefsen to the new post of General Manager, as the company continues...
Maxxsonics Ships MAXXLINK Accessories
Maxxsonics began shipping last week its new MAXXLINK line of car audio accessories, originally previewed as the “VOLT”...
Best Buy Founder Schulze Bids to Buy Company
Best Buy founder and former Chairman Richard Schulze offered to buy up all the shares of Best Buy...
Best Buy Ends Ford Sync Program
Best Buy’s cross marketing program with Ford that employed Best Buy’s Geek Squad to help Ford owners use...
Alpine Ships Car Radio with 8” Screen
Alpine Electronics of America is now shipping a first-of-its-kind in-dash AV/navigation radio with an 8 inch screen to...
JVC’s First MirrorLink Radio Due in August
MirrorLink is finally winning a place in more aftermarket radios. JVC Mobile said it will ship at the...
New OBDII Car Device Debuts from Mavizon
Mavizon began taking pre-orders for its OBDII car device, which won an i-stage award for new technology from...
Compustar Intro’s “SLICE” Remote Start Transmitter
CORRECTED! Compustar will ship in September an ultra-thin 2-way transmitter called “SLICE” for remote start and security systems....
Best Buy Expands Expeditor Program
Best Buy is expanding its expeditor program for car audio & video under which it sells car electronics...
Clarion Next GATE Launches at Some Best Buy Stores
Clarion is now shipping a windshield-mounted tablet device that serves as a ‘head up’ display for the iPhone....