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The Future of Teen Tracking
AT&T wants to play a leading role in “smart car solutions” in the future and so it has...
New OnStar Exec Is From Dell
General Motors has appointed a new OnStar leader--Mary Chan, formerly of Dell. Chan’s new title at GM is...
JVC Kenwood Posts Profit
JVC Kenwood reported its first annual profit since the company formed in October 2008 by merging JVC and...
12V Role Reversal: Car Radio Slave to iPad
Here’s a reversal. You may soon control your General Motors car radio from an iPad. A swipe or...
A Different Take on Best Buy
Despite Best Buy’s sales and earnings dive, its problems are not unique to the chain and, in fact....
Rockford Ships Marine Amplifiers
Rockford announced it is now shipping a new line of marine audio amplifiers. The Class D models are...
Crux Adds In-Car Bluetooth Kit for GM/Chrysler
The Crux in-car Bluetooth solution is now available for many General Motors and Chevrolet car radios, expanding the...
First Car with Remote Driver Controls
Instead of remote start, Chinese car maker BYD unveiled a production vehicle that lets you remotely move your...
Apple Stores See 18K Visitors a Week
Not all of the lack of retail floor traffic can be blamed on the web. A lot of...
Marine Audio Shifts Course
Alpine, Clarion and other leading suppliers are examining a new trend in marine audio. It’s the same trend...
It’s a 2-Horse Race in Smartphones Now
Smartphone makers Apple and Samsung are expected to continue their lead in the smartphone race, and could pull...
Cadillac Shows Off a Semi Self-Driving Car
Cadillac announced it is road testing new Super Cruise technology that lets the car steer itself on the...
Here’s Pioneer’s AppRadio 2 Internet Ad
Pioneer has posted a 90-second video ad for its AppRadio 2 car deck as part of an Internet...
Car Device to Change OEM Electronics
Autonet Mobile announced that Bosch will manufacture its new OEM black box that may change the way car...
Clarion Appoints MITO Nat’l Marine Distributor
Clarion Corporation of America has appointed MITO Corporation as its national distributor for the marine market as of...
Toyota Shows Mood Sensing Car Electronics
Toyota has developed a prototype of a mood sensing system for the car that uses sensors to determine...
New Car Radio Touchpad Controller
A new touchpad has been developed by a leading auto supplier that can be placed in an arm...
Garmin Wants to be Tier One Car Audio Supplier
Garmin says it is on its way to becoming a Tier-One car infotainment supplier (not just GPS supplier)...
Car Audio Stores See 172% Jump on Shopatron
Shopatron announced that car audio stores who work with its online shopping service increased sales by 172 percent...
Kenwood Teams With SiriusXM for X Rewards
Kenwood USA is once again offering a sales incentive program called X Rewards for salesmen at retailers of...