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Audison Brings High-Res Audio To The Car
Irvine, Calif. – Aftermarket autosound supplier Audison is bringing high-resolution audio (HRA) playback to the car with hideaway components that can be added to...
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Rockford Fosgate On Land And Sea
TEMPE, Ariz. — Rockford Fosgate will expand its presence in the marine audio market when it goes to International CES, where it will also...
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Harman’s Revel, Lincoln In OEM Audio Deal
Dearborn, Mich. –Harman’s high-end Revel home-audio brand will get additional consumer exposure now that automaker Lincoln has entered into a 10-year agreement to offer...
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Kicker Amp Connects To Vehicle Data Bus
Stillwater, Okla. – A first-of-its-kind DSP/power amp from Kicker can be integrated into the factory CAN Bus of a Jeep Wrangler JK Sahara to...
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Kenwood Readies Marine Head Units
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood is scaling back its selection of marine/action-sports head units to three but four but stepped-up their smartphone connectivity. Two...
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Voxx, Sling Media To Bring ‘TV Anywhere’ To Car
Hauppauge. N.Y. — Voxx International will offer rear-seat entertainment (RSE) systems incorporating Slingbox technology to automakers in 12 to 18 months, the company announced....
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Kenwood Makes USB Connection To Newer Android Phones
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood plans November and December shipments of the first seven aftermarket head units in its mainstream series, bringing USB control...
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Alpine: Two Can Play At CarPlay
Torrance, Calif. — Alpine shipped its first in-dash receiver equipped with Apple CarPlay, joining select aftermarket CarPlay-enabled head units from Pioneer. The $800-suggested iLX-007,...
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JVC Gets Jump Start On 2015 Car Lineup
Long Beach, Calif. — Four new head units in JVC’s 2015 lineup include two multimedia DVD receivers with larger displays at 6.2 inches, the...
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Kenwood Readies Quartet Of eXcelon In-Dash Receivers
Long Beach, Calif. — Kenwood plans November availability of four 2015-model eXcelon in-dash CD-receivers and multimedia receivers. The multimedia receivers are the $580-suggested DDX492...
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Pioneer Launches Aftermarket CarPlay
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer has begun offering aftermarket CarPlay. Free firmware updates are available to bring Apple’s CarPlay to five currently available NEX...
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Pioneer Steps Up Smartphone Connections In CD Receivers
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer shipped nine CD receivers and a digital media receiver (DMR) in its 2015 line, adding new Bluetooth connectivity features...
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Voxx Rolls Out Jensen-DUB Collaboration
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics rolled out its first Jensen DUB Edition line of car audio amps, speakers and subwoofers targeted to urban youth....
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Rockford Fosgate Targets Motorcycle Makers
Tempe, Ariz. — Car audio supplier Rockford Fosgate is targeting sales to motorcycle manufacturers for the first time to complement its sales to makes...
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Voxx Brings Smartphone Connection To In-Car Video Monitors
Hauppauge, N.Y. – Voxx Electronics has begun shipping its first two in-vehicle monitors with HDMI/MHL inputs to display the content of connected smartphones and...
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Dual Steps Up Dealer Support With Revenew Program
Heathrow, Fla. — Dual Electronics is teaming up with Revenew Network to expand its marketing support for distributors and dealers of its Dual and...
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Clarion Promotion Targets Consumers, Dealers, Distributors
Cypress, Calif. — Clarion launched a promotion that simultaneously targets consumers, retailers and distributors. The tri-level sales and marketing program, called “The Sizzling Summer...
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BMW Offering B&O Edition Of Luxury Vehicle
Deerfield, Ill. — Luxury automaker BMW released a Bang & Olufsen edition of the BMW Individual 6-series Gran Coupe and select M6 Gran Coupe...
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Kenwood Marine-Audio Products Set Sail
Long Beach, Calif. — Kenwood shipped its two latest marine-audio products, a $130-suggested digital media receiver (DMR) and a $200 four-channel amplifier. The amp...
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Jensen Completes 2014 Head-Unit Rollout
Hauppauge, N.Y. – Voxx’s Jensen brand rolled out seven in-dash head units priced at a suggested $229 to $399, joining an existing 2014-series model...
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Brandmotion Expands Rear-Vision Car Camera Line
Southfield, Mich. – Automotive aftermarket supplier Brandmotion continues to expand its selection of rear-vision cameras with four new models that connect to a vehicle’s...
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JVC Mobile Launches Consumer, Dealer Initiatives
Long Beach, Calif. — JVC Mobile Entertainment launched new dealer-focused support and training programs and a new consumer-rebate program. The company also said it...
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Scosche Adds 2 Solutions To Add Sub To Factory Stereo
Oxnard, Calif. – Scosche released its latest solutions for adding subwoofers and amplification to a factory-installed car stereo system. The $249 SPSW10 amplified subwoofer...
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Rockford Fosgate Named Sponsor Of Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
Tempe, Ariz. — Car audio supplier Rockford Fosgate has been named official motorcycle-audio sponsor of the 74th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which has become...
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Rockford Gets Level-Matching Patent For Car Audio
Tempe, Ariz. — Rockford has been awarded a patent for its CLEAN level-setting technology, which is available in Rockford Fosgate Punch and Power autosound...
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Pioneer: CarPlay & AppRadio Perfect Together
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer will add Apple’s CarPlay technology to five aftermarket head units already equipped with Pioneer’s proprietary AppRadio technology because the...
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Alpine Plans Aftermarket CarPlay In Fall
Iwaki, Japan — Alpine announced plans to offer CarPlay-equipped aftermarket head units in the fall in the U.S. and Europe. Model numbers and pricing...
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Pioneer Readies Aftermarket CarPlay
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer could become the first autosound company to bring Apple’s CarPlay to the aftermarket when it delivers an early-summer firmware...
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Kenwood Ships New Car, Marine Audio Products
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood has begun shipping three CD-receivers, one new digital media receiver (DMR), a new marine CD-receiver, and a marine CD-receiver/speaker...
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SiriusXM Posts Gains, Points To LTE Potential
New York — SiriusXM posted its best-ever quarterly revenues in the third quarter and best third quarter for net new subscribers since the Sirius-XM...
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Audiovox Enhances 12-Volt Indy Support
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Audiovox Electronics has expanded its sales department to further support independent 12-volt retailers. A new sales team has been added to...
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Spring Break Car Electronics Expo Changes ’14 Date
Daytona Beach, Fla. — Next year’s Spring Break Nationals Mobile Electronics Expo will return to its traditional late-March time frame during the peak of...
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Pioneer Unveils 8 CD-Receivers in ’14 Line
Long Beach, Calif. – Pioneer unveiled the first eight models of its 2014 lineup of car CD-receivers and added new smartphone-connectivity features. Prices of...
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Sony A/V Head Unit Offers MirrorLink, App Remote
Dallas – Sony came to MERA’s Knowledgefest with its latest MirrorLink-equipped in-dash A/V head unit, which also features the company’s App Remote technology and...
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Jensen Ships 6 In-Dash Multimedia Receivers For Cars
Hauppauge, N.Y. –Jensen has begun shipping its line of six single- and double-DIN in-dash multimedia receivers, including a navigation-equipped model and two nav-ready models....
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SiriusXM Posts Double-Digit Gains In Revenue, Net New Subs In Q2
New York – SiriusXM posted a 12.2 percent revenue gain in its second quarter to $940.1 million and net income of $125.5 million on...
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SiriusXM Posts 15% Gain In Q2 Net New Subscribers
New York – The number of net new SiriusXM subscribers grew 15 percent in the second quarter compared with the year-ago period, prompting the...
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Parrot Expands App Selection For Car Systems
Southfield, Mich. — Parrot continues to expand the selection of downloadable apps for its Asteroid-series of installed Android-based car-entertainment systems. All four Asteroid systems...
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Audiomobile Shrinks Enclosure Size For Car Subs
Las Vegas — Car audio supplier Audiomobile has begun shipping new subwoofers intended for use in “micro” sealed-box enclosures that are increasingly the norm...
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Alpine Ships Its First MirrorLink Head Unit
TORRANCE, CALIF. — Alpine has begun shipping its first in-dash head unit with MirrorLink, which enables control of a smartphones’ core functions from touchscreenequipped...
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Alpine Launches TuneIt App For Quick Sound-System Tuning
Torrance, Calif. — Apple launched its TuneIt app for iPhones and plans an Android version later this month for use with a currently shipping...
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Panasonic Buys Aupeo Music Service
Secaucus, N.J. — Panasonic Corp. of North America acquired the Aupeo personalized music-streaming service. However, Panasonic told TWICE it will continue to offer the...