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First Metra Kit with Touchscreen
Metra Electronics is shipping its first car radio replacement kit to include its own touch screen. The kit...
SiriusXM Adds 3 Mo. Free Trial For Used Toyotas
SiriusXM service is available as a free trial on pre-owned vehicles from just about every car maker out...
Massive Pro Audio Truck w/60+ Speakers at SBN
Car Pro Audio continues to be the rage in parts of the country including Florida, so Spring Break...
AT&T Makes Car Nav Steering Wheel
AT&T Labs has created a steering wheel prototype that vibrates to give you navigation cues so you can...
iPad is Now a $700 Siri Car Radio
SoundMan Car Audio is raising the bar on its in-car iPad installs, using the newest iPad. It abandoned...
Mercedes Offers Autonet WiFi
Mercedes-Benz is the latest car maker to offer passengers an in-car WiFi hot spot from Autonet Mobile so...
Sony Tweaks 12-Volt Strategies
Sony said it is sharpening its focus on independent car audio retailers and changing a few of its...
Memphis, JL Audio Win Inside Track Ratings
JL Audio and Memphis Car Audio were once again the winners of the Inside Track survey on top...
Not Just the Radio: Auto OEMs Push Speakers
Auto OEMs are starting to push speakers, including “branded” speakers in premium sound systems and they will begin...
Pioneer Ships AppRadio2 This Week
Pioneer's spring car audio models are starting to ship to retailers this week including the AppRadio2, which acts...
OE Integration Training at Spring Break Nationals
Car audio expert Todd Ramsey will hold a one-day training seminar on OEM integration on Sunday, March 25...
BMW 650i is Geek Heaven
We know the BMW 650i is the new geek-heaven luxury vehicle because MIT says so in its Technology...
East Coast USA Announces Show
NEW HYDE PARK, NY - Dealers in the Metro New York / New Jersey area are invited to the...
How The Car Dealer Sees The 12V Industry
One of our own, Barry Vogel, is currently working at Volkswagen and Ford dealerships and can provide an...
2 Key Reviews of New iPad
The new iPad is so bright its like getting a new eye glass prescription, says famed reviewer Walt...
CEA Boosts 12 Volt Promos This Year
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is expanding its efforts to promote car audio and electronics this year. The...
Crux Launches Advanced Bluetooth Kit
After a soft launch last year, Crux Interfacing is officially selling a new Bluetooth kit that claims to...
BMW to Offer Stitcher
BMW announced at the South By Southwest Interactive Conference that it is adding Stitcher—on-demand radio for news, talk...
Internet Connected Cars To Pass 90M By 2016
Four years from now, smartphone integration will become just about standard in new cars. According to Juniper Research,...
Car Audio Internet Sales Figures
Internet Retailing accounted for 15 percent of car audio aftermarket sales in 2010 in the U.S., according to...