Breakthrough Coming In Phone Connections To Car Stereos
Paris – Pioneer went to the Paris Motor Show to announce a breakthrough in connecting smartphones to touchscreen-equipped car stereos. Technology licensed by Pioneer...
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Paris – Pioneer went to the Paris Motor Show to announce a breakthrough in connecting smartphones to touchscreen-equipped car stereos. Technology licensed by Pioneer...
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer has begun offering aftermarket CarPlay. Free firmware updates are available to bring Apple’s CarPlay to five currently available NEX...
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics began shipping its 2014 Prestige vehicle-security and remote-start systems, which double the operating range up to 2,500 feet in...
Tempe, Ariz. — Rockford Corp. is adding to its stable of 12-volt brands again, this time with its first car security/remote-starter company, Crimestopper Security...
Hauppauge, N.Y. — VOXX Electronics continues to expand its selection of aftermarket Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) with the shipment of its first device...
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin’s Nuvi Advanced series of portable navigation devices (PNDs) is adding such new features as a Foursquare venue database and a...
Clearwater, Fla. – Intraphex is launching OEM upgrade kits to add features to 4.2-inch, 7-inch, and 8-inch OEM infotainment screens in most GM vehicles....
Chicago — Cobra Electronics has been purchased by long-time rival Escort’s parent company, Monomoy Capital Partners, and affiliates, in a cash-for-stock deal for $4.30...
Long Beach, Calif. — Pioneer shipped nine CD receivers and a digital media receiver (DMR) in its 2015 line, adding new Bluetooth connectivity features...
Torrance, Calif. — Alpine launched its third in-dash A/V navigation system with a 9-inch touchscreen display, the aftermarket’s largest in-dash display to date. The...
Cypress, Calif. – Clarion is bringing its aftermarket Smart Access head-unit technology to an automaker for the first time with the launch of Subaru’s...
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics rolled out its first Jensen DUB Edition line of car audio amps, speakers and subwoofers targeted to urban youth....
Tempe, Ariz. — Rockford Fosgate is stepping up its focus on the motorcycle market by signing up a national distributor that targets motorcycle retailers....
Hauppauge, N.Y. – Voxx Electronics plans to expand its selection of advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) through a distribution agreement with Guangdong Steelmate Security. Steelmate...
Tempe, Ariz. — Car audio supplier Rockford Fosgate is targeting sales to motorcycle manufacturers for the first time to complement its sales to makes...
Voxx Adds HDMI/MHL HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. – Voxx Electronics has begun shipping its first two in-vehicle monitors with HDMI/ MHL inputs to display the content...
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...
Heathrow, Fla. — Dual Electronics is teaming up with Revenew Network to expand its marketing support for distributors and dealers of its Dual and...
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics has updated its Audiovox OEI factory radio media-upgrade product line with an iPhone app for control and configuration of...
Cypress, Calif. — Clarion launched a promotion that simultaneously targets consumers, retailers and distributors. The tri-level sales and marketing program, called “The Sizzling Summer...
Simi Valley, Calif. — Crimestopper has begun shipping eight new SafetyPlus OEM-style rearview mirror/monitors, with select models featuring GPS navigation, dash cam/DVR, Bluetooth and...
Olathe, Kan. — Garmin is reducing its opening-price point for a downloadable navigation app with the launch of a $1.99 Viago app, which can...
Deerfield, Ill. — Luxury automaker BMW released a Bang & Olufsen edition of the BMW Individual 6-series Gran Coupe and select M6 Gran Coupe...
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...
Cerritos, Calif. — David Levy Company (DLC) is developing its own line of aftermarket parking-assist systems, which will carry the iPark brand. The company...
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...
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...
Cypress, Calif. — Clarion is teaming up with other automotive-oriented companies to restore iconic vehicles and promote the projects to get people to fall...
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...
Oxnard, Calif. – Scosche released its latest solutions for adding subwoofers and amplification to a factory-installed car stereo system. The $249 SPSW10 amplified subwoofer...
Hauppauge, N.Y. – Voxx Electronics is expanding distribution of its latest telematics product, the $169-suggested Car Connection Pro. The company added car-dealer expediter Auto...
Tempe, Ariz. — Car audio supplier Rockford Fosgate has been named official motorcycle-audio sponsor of the 74th annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, which has become...
Iwaki, Japan — Alpine posted its fourth consecutive year of net income for the fiscal year ending March 2014, when net income soared 428...
NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. – North Andover, Mass. — The Mobile Electronics Retailers Association (MERA), which acquired the In Car Experts (ICE) marketing and buying...
Tempe, Ariz. — Rockford has been awarded a patent for its CLEAN level-setting technology, which is available in Rockford Fosgate Punch and Power autosound...
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Voxx Electronics announced the newest addition to the FlashLogic program, the FlashLogic Weblink Mobile programmer (FLWLMAP1) for iPod, iPad and iPhone...
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...
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...
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...
Chicago — Carl Korn, Cobra founder and former chairman, died yesterday at the age of 92. A statement from Cobra CEO and chairman Jim...
Daytona Beach, Fla. – SBN Expo Group has scheduled its 29th annual Spring Break Expo for March 20-24, 2015, and promised to turn it...
Santa Clara, Calif. — Magellan launched its latest Cloud-connected portable navigation device (PND), the SmartGPS 5390 at a suggested $229. The device is the...