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AAMP Global Acquires AudioControl
Given today's antics, we will preface this by saying this report is not an April Fool's jest. AAMP...
KENW00D Intros First Amp for Electric Vehicles
KENWOoD USA announced two new amplifiers with self-contained power cells specifically for electric vehicles. Electric car sales are...
Industry Leader Plans to Retire
Mike COfield, CEO of 20-store Custom Sounds & Tint and President of the MESA buying group, told CEoutlook...
AAMP Names New President
AAMP Global announced the appointment of Herb Brown as President of its North America division. In addition, former...
Motorcycle Audio Keeps Revving
Motorcycle audio sales have steadily climbed over the past several years and continue to gain a larger share...
Alpine Ships New Halo Receivers
Alpine Electronics of America is now shipping two new Hi-Res Halo floating screen receivers: the iLX-F511 11-inch radio...
No Cars, No Problem?
With fewer cars on the lot due to chip shortages, and car sales on the decline, aftermarket audio...
Is it Me, or is Inventory Improving?
By Mr Retail For almost two years now, we have been dealing with tighter and tighter inventory levels...
GM Files Patent for Transparent A-Pillar
A transparent A-Pillar may be a feature on future General Motors vehicles, based on a patent application by...
Are 12V Prices Too High?
Before COVID, industry members complained that car audio prices were too low. But after so many price hikes...
VOXX Strengthens Online Price Protection
VOXX Electronics announced it has partnered with online price protection and tracking company TrackStreet. Through TrackStreet, VOXX will...
Virtual Reality Comes to Cars This Summer
Earlier this month Audi announced it will offer this summer a new kind of virtual reality gaming for...
How to Prepare for the Automated Fab Revolution
“The robots are coming and we have to be ready for them,” said Jason Kranitz of Kingpin University,...
Chip Maker Renesas to Resume Production
Following up on Thursday's story on Renesas, the car audio and automotive chip maker announced it will soon...
Car Audio Chip Maker Impacted by Earthquake
Car audio and automotive chip maker, Renesas, shut its operations due to the earthquake that struck Japan yesterday....
Chip Supply Hit By New Challenges
Chip supplies are being threatened once again by world events. A recent outbreak of COVID in China of...
AudioFrog Ships Its First Amps
Audiofrog is now shipping its first 12 volt amplifiers--two Class D high end models, designed for low distortion...
Rockford CEO Bill Jackson’s Message to Dealers
Bill Jackson, CEO and President of Rockford Corp. told the audience at the recent MasterTech Expo what it...
MESA 12V Buying Group Reports on Sales
The Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying/marketing group announced 2020/2021 sales results at a meeting this week...
Industry Applauds First MasterTech Expo
The first MasterTech Expo held this week in MESA, AZ was a maker-fest in fabrication, new machine tech...