Car Electronics

• 12-Volt Web Promo Begins

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Los Angeles - After two years of research and planning, the car electronics industry cooperatively launched a viral video Internet campaign Friday afternoon, based on a "car dance mob" theme, to raise awareness of the category.  More

• TomTom Launches ‘Cash For Old PNDs'

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom just launched a trade-in program that lets consumers send in any brand of portable navigation device (PND) for a cash return, when they buy a TomTom PND.
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• Rolls-Royce Adds HD Radio To Full Line

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Indianapolis - Rolls-Royce became the second car maker to announce it will offer HD Radio as a standard feature across all its 2010 models, joining Volvo.  More

• Connected PNDs To Catch On: Report

  By Amy Gilroy, November 20, 2009
  Gothenburg, Sweden - Eighty-eight percent of portable navigation devices (PNDs) shipped worldwide in 2015 will include cellular connectivity, despite the low demand for the feature initially, said Berg Insight.  More

• TomTom To Sell iPod Touch GPS Kit

  By Amy Gilroy, November 19, 2009
  Concord, Mass. - TomTom said it will offer a new GPS kit just for the iPod Touch, to be available in the U.S. shortly, and said it updated its GPS app to work with both the iPod Touch and all iPhone models.  More

• Magellan Intros Car Kit, App For iPhone/Touch

  By Amy Gilroy, November 16, 2009
  Santa Clara, Calif. - Magellan has cast its hat into the GPS iPhone app arena with a new kit and app that also works with the iPod Touch.  More

• Pioneer Files Action Against Garmin

  By Amy Gilroy, November 16, 2009
  Tokyo - Pioneer said it filed a complaint against Garmin with the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), alleging violation of Pioneer's navigation patents.  More

• New M.E.S.A. 12-Volt Buying Group Launches

  By Amy Gilroy, November 16, 2009
  Austin, Texas. - Several prominent car audio independent specialists recently launched a new buying group under the name Mobile Electronics Specialists of America (M.E.S.A.).  More

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