Tag: infotainment
Best Buy Explores Connected Car Push
Best Buy is asking its suppliers to provide it with Connected Car products and it is exploring an...
Display Audio From Honda
Honda announced a new "Display Audio" system for the latest Civic that goes on sale today and also...
MirrorLink Makes Headway
MirrorLink should get a boost as a major car company will provide the feature next year, prompting phone...
Aftermarket In-Car Qi Heats Up
In-car wire-free charging is a budding technology trend that may have some benefits for the aftermarket. Smartphones are...
Ford Builds 10 Millionth Vehicle With SYNC System
Six years since the Ford SYNC advanced radio system was introduced, Ford announced it has produced 10 million...
Rest of 12V Innovations Winners Announced
Here are the rest of the winners of the CES Innovations Design & Engineering Awards for In-Vehicle Audio...
Connected Car of Year Finalists Announced
The finalists for the Connected Car of the Year were announced by Connected World magazine, selected for using...
iOS in the Car in Half of OEM Radios by 2018
Apple’s new “iOS in the Car” smartphone-car radio connection due next year will work its way into half...
GM Asks Dealers to Set Up In-Store Connected Car Centers
General Motors has asked its thousands of dealers to create in-store connected car centers that resemble Apple’s Genius...
200 Car Audio Dealers Sign up for Car Tech Demo Days
You can still sign up for Car Tech Demo Days and list your store on a national web...
Radio is Trickiest Part of the Car: Consumer Reports
In its Annual Car Reliability Study released Monday, Consumer Reports said the car radio/infotainment system generated more complaints...
Car Toys Completes Connected Car Demo Rooms In All Stores
Here’s a look at the new Connected Car Demo rooms that Car Toys, Seattle rolled out recently in...
New Cars Get Android Radios This Year
Hyundai and Kia will become the first major car brands to use Android in their navigation systems, starting...
Car Radios Do 10% of What Smartphones Do
Today, infotainment systems can only do 10 percent of what a mobile phone can perform, said Rudi Steif...
Alpine Launches Social Media Promo
TORRANCE, CA—Alpine Electronics is encouraging retailers to promote their custom installations of Alpine’s in-dash deck with an extra...
CEA Fights Back on Car Gadget Safety
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) Wednesday launched a promotional campaign to show that electronics gadgets and cars can...
Ford Buys Former Aftermarket 12V Company
Ford announced it purchased Livio , which until recently made aftermarket Internet Radio devices. Livio, considered a startup...
Ford Stops Sync Training Fund for Dealers
Ford is ending its program of paying car dealers to teach customers how to use the Sync radio...
Rydeen Ships 360 Car Camera System in October
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Car Stereo Demand Hits Record in New Cars
Here’s some recent data that the car audio aftermarket should see. Americans are loading new cars up with...