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HARMAN Partners With Metra on its First Harley Systems
HARMAN announced at CES a new partnership with Metra Electronics in HARMAN's first Harley-Davidson specific motorcycle audio kits....
Holoride In-Car VR Finally Launches
The long promised holoride VR system, which turns rear seat entertainment into a “theme park-like ride,” is finally...
Alpine Intros Next Gen R-Series
Alpine, Alps Alpine North America, announced its next generation R-Series line up, now certified for High-Resolution playback. The...
Dynaudio Names Distributor for US and Canada
VACAVILLE, CA--Aeigis Distribution, Inc (ADI) announced its agreement with Dynaudio, the Danish speaker maker, and Dynaudio Americas, to...
Alpine Sets Date for SiriusXM 360L
Alpine (Alps Alpine North America) will be the first aftermarket car audio company to offer SiriusXM-Ready head units...
Alpine Names Rep, Distributor
Alpine Electronics expanded its territory with distributor GoFast Solutions, Middletown, CT and named Trent Partners as its manufacturer's...
Facts of the Year for 12 Volters
First, some data from the holidays we pointed to earlier: sales in consumer electronics overall fell 5.3 percent...
Top 12V Story of The Year
We were surprised to see many of the top stories of 2022 were about businesses bought or sold...
Mega Subwoofer Due From Sundown
Sundown Audio announced two limited run subwoofers designed for demo builds. The first is a "monster" subwoofer that...
Sony Top 3 Demo Build Winners Announced
Sony Car Audio announced the top three winners of its Mobile ES demo car build contest. They were...
Selling Your Shop; Call Tint World
If you are a car audio or automotive-type shop looking to sell, Tint World may be interested in...
Sony Car Audio Build Contest Finalists
Sony Car Audio has announced the top 10 demo car finalists for its recent Sony Mobile ES build...
Zapco Gets New Master Distributor
Zapco, a pioneering amplifier company in the early days of car audio and on the competition circuit, has...
Compustar Goes Direct With Key Dealer
Firstech, maker of Compustar and DroneMobile remote start and security, and Momento dash cameras announced a new direct...
DS18 Looks to Acquire Legacy Brands
a car and pro car audio brand that has grown since its US launch in 2014 to be...
Fox Acoustics Expands
Fox Acoustics, Houma, Louisiana, maker of subwoofer boxes, is expanding its operations and expects to more than quadruple...
Remote Start Sales Update
Despite the fact that remote start is expected to be available on 90 percent of vehicles this year,...
12 Volt Exits CES 2023
Few if any car audio suppliers are planning to exhibit at CES 2023, and some said they do...
Alpine Ships Drop-In Status Speakers
Alpine (Alps Alpine North America) is now shipping the last of its new Status line components-- three OEM-Fit...
Founder of the Car Amplifier Passes
Jim Fosgate, 85, often called the inventor of the car audio amplifier, passed away Friday. He was the...