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MERA Rescues Retailers With Advertising
MERA, the Mobile Electronics Retailers Association, announced the formal launch of its program with Revenew Online that creates...
Omega Car Tracking Service Free For 3 Years
A vehicle tracking and recovery system for car dealers from Omega Research and Development Technologies will now carry...
Car Audio January Results: NPD
January 2012 sales for aftermarket car audio, video and navigation took a downward turn, falling 14 percent in...
Apple Intro’s 4G iPad
Apple unveiled the next generation iPad to be available March 16. The “new iPad,” as it is called,...
Valor’s Car Audio Strategy
As first tier car audio brands get more aggressive in pricing, where do the lower tier brands go? ...
New Audi A3 Gets “Phone Box”
As hinted at CES, Audi’s newly revealed A3’s infotainment system will have a number of advanced features including...
Harman Intro’s DOCK+GO Dash Concept
At the Geneva Motor Show, Harman is introducing the DOCK+GO concept vehicle that has a personalized, gesture-controlled infotainment...
Directed Shifts Reps in Florida
Directed confirmed that Dynamic Sales, which has served as the Directed rep for Southern Florida, will now cover...
Apple iCar May Yet Live
Back in 2007, Volkswagen admitted it was talking to Apple about a collaboration, but the “iCar” that many...
Ford Mails USB Drives With MyFord Touch Upgrade
That update to the MyFord Sync that was announced in November will be on its way to more...
Sirius Back Seat TV Discontinued By Chrysler
Chrysler is no longer offering Sirius Back Seat TV as of the 2012 model year. In what was...
Autonet Joined by Sprint on Chrysler’s Uconnect
Sprint announced that it will provide wireless service for Chrysler’s Uconnect program, joining Autonet Mobile, which continues as...
Spring Break Nationals Highlights For Retailers
In an unusual feature at Spring Break Nationals (SBN) this year, held March 24 and 25 in Daytona...
Car Audio Dealer Up By $1 Million
Austin, TX-based 16-store Custom Sounds said the car audio chain boosted sales by $1 million last year, mainly...
U.S. Smartphone Owners Now Outnumber Cellphone Users
Smartphone owners now outnumber the 41 percent of U.S. adults who own a more basic cellphone, according to...
Backup Camera Rules Delayed For Year!
Updated! Marking its third delay, the Fed elected to postpone setting into law final rules for car makers...
Compustar Updates DroneMobile
CompuStar (Firstech) plans to offer its DroneMobile remote-start-from-a-phone devices for Windows Phone 7 smartphones this spring and is...
Intel to Invest $100 Million In Car Tech
Intel announced this week a $100 million fund to invest in future technology for the car, which it...
Directus to Launch Add-A-Nav
Directus is re-branding its universal version of Prodigy One that adds features to most car audio systems and...
BestBuy.com Received 1 Billion Visits
Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn told showgoers at Mobile World Congress that BestBuy.com had 1 billion visits last...