Industry news
Target Stores Act to Stop “Showrooming”
For the specialist, and for any brick and mortar store, a concern is that consumers are using your...
BMW Plans Car Radio Control Seats
The car radio controls of the future may not be located in the radio, but in the very...
Specialists, How to Advertise Part II
Industry expert Bob Graham continues his advice on advertising on a shoe string budget for the retail specialist. ...
Scosche Ships CellCONTROL
Scosche is now shipping cellCONTROL, which stops teen drivers from texting while driving. The $129 cellCONTROL dongle plugs...
Specialists, Here’s How to Advertise
Industry expert Bob Graham Gives Simple Advice in a 2-Part Series on how to advertise on a shoe...
GM Shows Future Rear Seat Entertainment
In case you weren’t sufficiently impressed by the head up displays from Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Pioneer and Kenwood at...
MTX Launches First New Pro Audio Line in Years
MTX showed 6 new car Pro Audio speakers at CES last week under the RoadThunder extreme line. The...
CES: Mini Amps Rule!
Updated! Mini amps that fit into cramped spaces in cars and trucks or on motorcycles have become the...
CES: Delphi Links Anti-Distraction to Car Radio
Delphi showed off a new car radio system at CES that is intricately linked to anti-driver distraction features....
Rockford Offers New Active Displays, App
At CES last week, Rockford Fosgate announced new active displays for its Punch and Power speakers. The displays...
Even More Auto Makers Expected at CES 2013
The auto industry grabbed many of the headlines at the CES show last week as Audi announced it...
Aftermarket Needed for Next Car Tech Wave
It turns out that the car stereo aftermarket will be in high demand as a way to deploy...
Alpine Aligns with Speaker Box Makers
Alpine announced at the Consumer Electronics Show last week that it has aligned with several speaker enclosure makers...
Mercedes-Benz Gets Full 3G in Spring
At CES, Mercedes-Benz introduced a new mbrace2 infotainment service that steps up to embedded 3G (from 1.5-2G) and...
Tint World Car Audio Stores Rapidly Expand
At a time when the car audio dealer base is contracting, Tint World is growing rapidly. Nine franchise...
CD Players Slowly Exit the Car
The car CD player, which fueled an aftermarket car radio boom for years, will be missing from many...
JL Audio Intro’s Soup to Nuts Factory System
JL Audio introduced at CES a complete system that upgrades car amps and speakers (but not the radio)...
Kenwood Announces 2012 Incentives, Strategy
Kenwood claimed it achieved the #1 or #2 highest selling prices on every electronics product in car AV...
Massive Intro’s Nano Bit Mini Amps, Sub Boxes
In car audio, mini amplifiers are one of the hot items at CES this year, with many key...
SiriusXM 2.0 Tuner at CES
Sirius XM launched a new version of its tuner for car radios that is now capable of receiving...