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New Sony High End Deck For November
Sony Electronics Inc. announced its first head unit under its newly revived high end Mobile ES line of...
New 12V Trade Show Launched by Mobile Solutions
Mobile Solutions, the trainer in car audio fabrication and maker of installer tools, is launching its own industry...
First Stinger-Phoenix Gold Co-Branded Products
For the first time, Stinger and Phoenix Gold are offering co-branded products that are jointly developed by the...
Alpine Intros New Ultra High End F#1Status
Alpine is reviving its ultra high end F#1Status brand with a new system that it calls, "the pinnacle...
Top Brands Raise Prices
Prices are rising on car audio and remote start products from leading brands. JL Audio, Pioneer, Rockford Fosgate,...
Are Your Sales Starting to Slow?
While car audio sales are still up over previous years, many retailers are noticing a slow down from...
Veteran 12V Exec Launches New Company
Cicada Audio is a new motorcycle audio company launched by veteran 12 volt product designer/manager, Larry Frederick. The...
Iconic 12 Volt Retailer Sold
Iconic Midwest retailer, Car-Fi, Springfield, MO has been sold to the owner of a competing 5-store chain, Creative...
Remote Start Touchpad Allows Car Sharing
Firstech has offered several remote start touchpads over the years, but it's newest model, due in July, now...
Best Buy’s New Categories
To capitalize on the re-opening of the economy, Best Buy is jumping into some new product categories unrelated...
Alpine; Pioneer Corporate Tech Developments
Alps Alpine and Pioneer recently announced new corporate developments that signal their tech direction down the road. Earlier...
This May be the Best Way to Find Employees
By Mr Retail One of the biggest challenges in the mobile electronics industry is finding employees. As our...
Retro Promo Works for This Retailer
Twice a week Paul Nachreiner, President of AMS of Madison, WI stops off at the local radio station...
Uh Oh, Ford Now Has This…
Ford is now offering break-in detection as a new free security feature within its smartphone app. Users get...
Retail Rocks 2021
Retail sales overall are roaring back so dramatically the National Retail Federation (NRF) basically doubled its forecast for...
New Dodge Authentic OEM Navi Radio Upgrade
GCH Automotive is offering a new Authentic OEM Radio upgrade for late model Dodge Ram trucks. It allows...
Apple Announces New Automotive Feature Updates
Apple today announced new automotive features to be available in the next iOS update, iOS15, due this fall....
Out of Head Units? Now What?
By Mr. Retail For many of us, sourcing head units is getting harder and harder. So that means...
Metra Ships Water Resistant Powersports DSP
As digital signal processors (DSP) gain in popularity, Metra is shipping a water resistant mini DSP suited to...
Andy’s Tips on Marketing Over Selling
Andy Wehmeyer, founder of Audiofrog and long time Harman senior manager, started out as the “worst installer,” he...