Tag: Car Electronics
Crutchfield Improves its Checkout
Crutchfield improved its ability to convert shoppers on its Web site to buyers this year by 34 percent....
OnStar Due August 1 to Mixed Expectations
The OnStar FMV retail mirror is now scheduled to land in dealers August 1, with many retailers placing...
TomTom’s Blue&Me Finally Hits U.S.
TomTom is finally bringing its “Blue&Me” car navigation/radio to North America in the 2012 Fiat 500. The system...
Audiovox: Up for the Year, but Down in FY Q4
Audiovox Corp. reported higher sales and income for the full year ending February 28, but sales dropped in...
Car Stereo Bill Struck Down on Racial Profiling
Earlier this month, the Florida Senate voted against a proposal to raise fines for loud car stereos. The...
Pioneer Car Electronics Returns to Profit
Pioneer Corporation said its aftermarket car audio sales rose in North America during its fiscal year ended March...
Audiovox Makes Price Hike Official
Audiovox confirmed it will officially raise prices on June 1 on all car audio with the exception of...
Directed Takes Stake in Telematics Co.
Directed Electronics has officially purchased a stake in an insurance telematics company called Octo Telematics North America, which...
New Study Says Consumers Want Better 12V Solutions
A recent study conducted for the radio industry found that consumers want better aftermarket products and it once...
Crimestopper Ships its First Car Audio Line
Crimestopper is shipping its Lynx Audio mini powered-subs in the car security maker's first foray into car audio....
CEA Car Stereo TV Campaign May 25
And now, some good news...The Consumer Electronics Association is sponsoring its first ever Car Tech Week, which will...
OnStar: LA Leads in Good Samaritan Calls
Los Angeles cities can be proud: they ranked number one in calling into OnStar with Good Samaritan info...
Microsoft, Toyota Create Cloud Cars
Microsoft and Toyota will develop a cloud-based in-car entertainment system for Toyota vehicles that will handle navigation and...
Car & Driver Says MyFord Touch “Stinks”
By Bill Damsky The MyFord Touch got beat up again in the media, this time by Car and...
Car Audio up Jan/Feb: NPD
Here's more positive news in car electronics for 2011. The NPD Group provided us data on car electronics...
Car Stereo Prices Could Rise 5-10%
Even before an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, prices for car stereo products were on the rise. We...
Car Audio Shortages Expected July/August
Although the situation in Japan still changes hourly, a clearer picture is emerging on the disaster’s impact on...
DICE DUO Kit Ships for Many Car Makes
DICE’s Silverline Duo kit that lets you add both Sirius satellite radio and an iPod/iPhone to a factory...
Car-Gadget Standard Gets Boost
We may be getting closer to tightly linking phones and gadgets to the car’s audio system and steering...
OnStar Mirror Delayed ‘til End of June
The release of OnStar’s retail mirror has been delayed from April until the end of June, according to...