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Mercedes Leaps Forward in Self-Driving Cars
Mercedes-Benz just became the first automaker to gain permission from California to sell or lease Level 3 autonomous...
Skar Tells Us it’s True: $100M Revenue
A recent article in the St. Pete Catalyst quoted Skar Founder Keven Schlenker, as stating that Skar will...
UNAVI Pivots to This Category
UNAVI, a supplier of aftermarket navigation since 2009, has shifted its focus to CarPlay and Android Auto adapters. ...
Car Toys Names New Merchandising Exec
Car Toys, based in Seattle, confirmed it has named Yen Tran as VP of Merchandising for Car Toys....
Apple Debuts New iOS 17 Features
Apple announced new features in its upcoming iOS 17 including adding SharePlay to CarPlay. This lets other iPhone...
Two 12 Volt Products To See Higher Demand: CTA
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) released a new study that predicts overall demand for consumer electronics products will...
Cybertruck May Get Better Car Audio
Based on information from Tesla’s Investor Day in March, the upcoming Cybertruck is expected to offer two ported...
Maxxsonics Officially Launches Brick & Mortar Program
After first announcing its new brick and mortar dealer program in February, Maxxsonics is now officially rolling it...
ZZ2 Upgrades CarPlay Interfaces
ZZ2 announced that it has upgraded its ZZPLAY CarPlay and Android Auto add-on kit software. It now allowis...
New State of the Art 12V Store
Think of a car and home audio store that aims to be the equivalent of a CES or...
Harman’s Hot-Swappable Car Tech
After talking about easily upgradable OEM sound systems for years, Harman is starting to realize that goal. Harman...
Best Buy’s Outlook on Economy
Best Buy reported that same store US sales fell 10.4 percent and US revenue dropped 11 percent to...
GCH Expands Power Lift Gate Line
GCH Automotive has expanded its selection of aftermarket power lift gate openers to 215 solutions, citing growing demand...
How EVs May Change Our Business: Mr Retail
By Mr Retail Let it be known publicly that I love ICE, or internal combustion engines. I love...
Ford Will Keep AM Radio
Ford said Tuesday it has cancelled plans to drop AM radio from its vehicles. CEO Jim Farley said...
12 Volt Opportunity for Hyundai/Kia Security
Millions of owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles may now be incentivized to upgrade their car's security system....
Sony Launches RIDEVU Streaming for Cars
Sony Pictures Entertainment is launching this summer a new in-car streaming service that will be offered to vehicle...
New Sony Mobile ES Deck, Amps
Sony announced Mobile ES’s first double DIN deck along with new amplifiers. The XAV-9000ES is an advanced deck...
FCC Expands Vehicle Radar
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) yesterday voted to expand short range radar for cars as well as for...
High End Italian Brands Get New US Distributor
The US distributor for German Maestro, Rep-Corps, announced it will also now distribute the high end Italian brands...