Tag: car radio
A Third $399 CarPlay Deck Announced
For many retailers, Apple CarPlay is a hot feature, even at radio prices of $600 or greater. But...
Pioneer Strives to Avoid Shortages in CarPlay, Android Auto
Pioneer Electronics and possibly other suppliers are hoping to avoid shortages of the modules that enable CarPlay and...
Kenwood Won’t Ship Until Mid-June
Kenwood, we learned, does not expect to ship its 2016 line of car radios including CarPlay and Android...
Exclusive: CarPlay Part Shortage Causes GM to Halt Sales of CarPlay in Some Trucks
A shortage in the module enabling CarPlay and Android Auto has caused General Motors to pull CarPlay and...
Android Auto No Longer Needs Car Radio
Google announced at its I/O developers conference today that Android Auto will soon reside on the phone itself,...
Scosche Ships BMW Dash Kit
Scosche announced a new radio replacement kit for the BMW 3 series. The double DIN kit allows the...
Alpine Ships Largest CarPlay Radio
Alpine Electronics of America is now shipping a CarPlay radio with a 9-inch screen that works specifically with...
Apple Wrecks 12 Volt Shipping Timelines
One reason CarPlay works so well is Apple's strict certification process, but that process is also wreaking havoc...
Kenwood Launched 2016 Dealer Rewards Program
Kenwood USA launched its annual eXcelon X Rewards promotion May 1. The program runs to July 30 and...
Pioneer Launches up to $150 Rebate
Pioneer announced to its dealers a mail-in rebate of up to $150 on its AVIC in-dash navigation radios...
AAMP Says Its First With These Kits
AAMP Global has released radio replacement dash kits for the 2016 Toyota Prius. The kits include the American...
Top Selling Car AV/Radios for Q1
The top selling car AV deck for the first quarter of this year was the Pioneer AVH-4100NEX ($700)...
New Metra Kit for Porsche
Metra Electronics announced a radio replacement kit for the 2003 – 2010 Porsche Cayenne and 2005 – 2012...
AAMP Ships Kits for Honda
AAMP Global is shipping new car radio installation kits for the Honda Accord and Crosstour. The kits cover...
Tons of GM Cars Get Android Auto
General Motors just became a hotbed of Android Auto capability. More than 30 US models under Chevrolet, Buick,...
March is For CarPlay
CarPlay and Android Auto get a refresh in the aftermarket starting late March when brands such as Pioneer...
Alpine Sells Through 100 Jeep Dealers
For 6 months, Alpine Electronics has been actively working with car dealerships to sell its Restyle line of...
It’s Official: Aftermarket Head Unit Sales Grew in 2015
Against the odds, aftermarket in-dash CD player sales in the US (wholesale) grew by 7 percent in units...
SiriusXM Releases New Commander
SiriusXM released its first touchscreen satellite radio controller that integrates into the car without the need to replace...
New Car Audio Interface Brand Debuts
Dash Connect + is a new car audio interface brand for the aftermarket launched by the makers of...