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A Midwest Distributor Folds
House of Electronics, a long time Chicago area distributor, has closed its doors and will officially cease operation...
Android Auto Gets Major Updates
Google announced yesterday a number of significant updates for Android Auto, which is now in 250 million vehicles....
Mercedes Recalls 144K Cars Due to Failure Linked to Infotainment
Mercedes-Benz issued a recall due to the infotainment control unit’s software in over 144,000 vehicles. It told NHTSA...
JVCKENWOOD, Alps Alpine Full Year Earnings
JVCKENWOOD and Alps Alpine reported results for their full fiscal years ended in March and Gentex, which owns...
Jensen Launches New Mid-Tier Series
Jensen is launching a new step-up line which brings advanced NASA-grade speaker materials to the mid-tier car audio...
GM to Pay $12.75M to California Over Misuse of Customer Data
General Motors has reached a settlement with California to pay $12.75 million for selling its customers' driving data. ...
These Headlights Are Awesome
China is racing ahead of the curve in headlight technology. Huawei’s new XPixel headlight technology, to be available...
Firstech Ships Drone Tracker
Firstech is shipping the wireless Drone XT-LTE GPS tracker--a portable, battery-powered anti-theft solution for tracking vehicles, trailers, boats,...
SSV Works Ships Solutions for 2026 Defender
By James Chevrette SSV Works has introduced two new products for the 2026 Can-Am Defender, including SSV's first...
JL’s Surprise Luxury Home Audio System
JL Audio has entered the luxury home audio system market with a full system, available now, at towering...
Motorcycle Audio for Gold Wings
If you are looking to branch into audio for Honda motorcycles, you may want to know about Electrical...
Diamond Teases New DSP/Amp Line
Diamond Audio offered a first look at its upcoming Neo amplifier series at the CMA Expo in Toronto,...
SiriusXM Posts Solid Q1 Amidst Rumors of iHeartMedia Merger
SiriusXM is reportedly in talks to buy iHeartMedia, according to a New York Times report late last month....
Vinland to Launch High Tech Harley Radio
Vinland, a supplier of large screen head units, will enter the market for Harley Davidson radios in May...
Dashcams are the New Head Unit?
While CarPlay/Android Auto head units have dipped to $200 in price, dashcams are seeing increasing activity at the...
JVCKenwood & iDatalink Add Performance Features
JVCKenwood, in partnership with iDatalink Maestro, has launched a long-awaited update to its Direct Replacement system, aimed squarely...
Kicker Intros International VXA Amplifiers
By James Chevrette Kicker has launched 5 new amplifiers under the VXA Series, a line developed specifically for...
Soundstream Offers Motorcycle First
Epsilon Group under the Soundstream Reserve and Precision Power or PPI banners, has launched a Harley-Davidson radio with...
A Call for Less Infotainment in New Cars
A recent editorial in Automotive News calls for the production of “appliance cars” with bare bones features that...
PPI Art Series Amplifiers are Back
By James Chevrette Epsilon Group has brought back one of the most recognizable amplifier lines from the 1990s,...