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12 Volt Head Hunter For Installers
A 12-volt technical consultant and trainer is offering a service that addresses one of the industry's top problems,...
PowerBass to Intro GM Plug n Play Speakers
PowerBass plans to ship this spring one of the only OEM direct fit replacement speakers for General Motors...
Jensen, Stinger Ship 10-Inch Radios
One of the top trends for 2020 is the increasingly larger screens in new car radios. Seven inch...
PAC Ships Full Radio Kit for RAM Trucks
PAC announced the release of its new RadioPRO Integrated Installation Kit for RAM Trucks. The RPK4-CH4101 kit lets...
FCC Votes to Change V2X Tech
For years, industry leaders have looked forward to a technology called V2X that could be sold by car...
SiriusXM 360L Goes Mainstream
After a limited rollout starting in 2018, SiriusXM’s 360L service, featuring on-demand programming, will be rolled out to...
New Bosch In-Cabin Monitoring
Bosch announced it has developed a new in-cabin monitoring system for automobiles that includes a camera in the...
Hard to Replace This Cadillac Screen
Cadillac announced that the 2021 Escalade will feature an ultra wide 38-inch curved OLED screen. The display will...
Bill Would Require Alcohol Detectors in New Cars
A bill is making its way through Congress that would make alcohol-detection equipment mandatory in new vehicles by...
Latest Plan Rolls Back Some Tariffs
China and the US have agreed on a Phase One trade deal that would scale back some of...
BMW Gets Android Auto Wireless
BMW, one of the last to adopt Android Auto of the major automakers, is not only adding the...
Top Amp and Speaker Brands to Date
There's a new leader in car audio amplifier sales (measured in unit sales to consumers), according to The...
Focal Intros New Motorcycle Speakers
Focal will ship in January a new line of Harley-Davidson speakers, announced Orca Design and Manufacturing, which distributes...
JVC Intros Aftermarket In-Car Air Purifier
JVC Mobile Entertainment announced it will soon ship an aftermarket electronic air purifier that fits in a car's...
Kenwood Ships More Alexa Decks
Kenwood USA began shipping late last month new audio receivers with built-in Alexa voice control. The line of...
Help With Google Ads for 12 Volt Shops
Wordstream is the online advertising vendor of the Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (MESA) buying group. It says...
Nakamichi to Intro Tube Amp; 10 Inch Radios
Nakamichi announced it will offer a “retro” tube amplifier for car audio. It expects to ship the product...
Sony Ships Ultra Large Floating Radio
Sony Electronics began shipping last week its first large screen radio, the XAV-AX8000, with an 8.95-inch display, Apple...
BMW Cancels Extra Fees For CarPlay
BMW will no longer charge extra for CarPlay, according to reports. This summer, it began charging $80 per...
Nakamichi Picks Up National Distributor
The Nakamichi car audio brand, which recently returned to the US, has partnered with Petra Industries, the nationwide...