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Another New CarPlay Feature
CarPlay will allow users to purchase gas from their car radios starting this fall. Reuters reported that CarPlay’s...
Upheaval in Car Market Expected
Car makers are sounding the alarm as to big changes in the automotive market as it shifts to...
New Law Targets Car Audio
Blasting music while driving in Florida will get you a traffic ticket and set you back about $114...
Auto Security is Back at Some Retailers
With the rise in car thefts, some dealers are reporting small increases in car security sales. Automotive thefts...
New “Breakthrough” Automotive Lighting
A new lighting technology integrates with the car's plastic body panels to offer new capabilities and unconventional designs....
Second AlpineF#1Status Install
Dak Kinard, an owner at Cartunes of Atlanta, became the second US retailer to sell the new $37,800...
With the Future Uncertain, It’s Time To Do This
By Mr. Retail I don’t know if you have noticed, but things are slowing down all around us....
LinksWell to Offer Marine Super Screen Radios
LinksWell Automotive, Inc., the five year old company that offers "Tesla Style," large-screened radios, is launching a sister...
New Dolby Tech Heading to Automobiles
Dolby has teamed with digital audio company Dirac to create a new “immersive audio” experience for vehicles. The...
12V Mirror With CarPlay/Android Auto
The first full replacement rear view mirror with wireless CarPlay and wireless Android Auto is available from GCH...
Update on Gas Prices
Even as gas price hit $5 gallon for the first time ever this week, analysts speculate prices could...
Tariff Relief May Be On Way
The Biden administration is considering rolling back some of the tariffs on Chinese goods, as it struggles to...
BOSS Eyes 14-Inch Car Radio
Ever since Alpine launched the first floating screen radio (from a leading brand) with a super-large screen back...
Audison Intros More Powerful DSP Amplifiers
Audison announced at KnowledgeFest in Orlando this weekend a new Forza family of amplifiers that will eventually replace...
New Sony Wireless CarPlay Decks
By Pete Muller and Amy Gilroy Sony Electronics announced two new wireless CarPlay/Android Auto head units at some...
What’s Next in Fabrication: Ai Design
We reported last month on Ai Design, Tuckahoe, NY, one of the most exclusive car audio shops in...
Will Aftermarket Benefit From New CarPlay?
Apple’s announcement it will display and control gauge information from the car’s dashboard within CarPlay left us wondering...
Are We Back to 2019?
12 volt suppliers and dealers are starting to cut back on orders of head units and other products...
Here’s the New CarPlay
Apple previewed Tuesday the next generation of CarPlay, which will work with basically your entire instrument cluster in...
Two 12V National Sales Managers Run Tint World Shops
Typically, it is retailers who end up moving into manufacturing, but two national sales managers from leading 12...