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Troy, Mich. – Aftermarket car electronics retailers are getting some competition from cellular carrier stores. A new Delphi Automotive device, available exclusively through Verizon...
Clarksville, Tenn. — Sonus Car Audio will host a series of 12-volt training programs April 20-21, put on by members of the newly formed...
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood is stepping up its promotion and dealer-education programs in 2013. The new effort will include additional vendor participation in...
Oxnard, Calif. — Scosche has begun shipping its ControlFreq car stereo receiver, which uses an app to turn a smartphone or other Bluetooth-equipped device...
Torrance, Calif. – Alpine began shipping its redesigned V series of Class D car amplifiers, which are 40 percent smaller than their predecessors and...
Concord, Mass. — TomTom plans spring availability of its next-generation portable navigation device (PND) for motorcycles. The $299-suggested Rider, available in the spring, provides...
Tampa Bay, Fla. – Car stereo accessories supplier iSimple is expanding its distribution to Sears Automotive and Kmart stores. The retail chains will offer...
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood will go to International CES with two in-dash navigation systems with embedded Wi-Fi to access cloud-based services via a...
Vista, Calif. — Directed has begun shipping its Passive Keyless Entry device, first shown as a prototype at last year’s International CES. The PKE...
Tempe, Ariz. – Lightning Audio has begun shipping 10 new car subwoofers in three new series to provide enough sizes and power-handling capacities for...
Stillwater, Okla. – Kicker teamed up with Shopatron to launch an on-line store that lets Kicker sell online and have orders fulfilled by its...
New York — SiriusXM generated record revenues for any quarter in its fiscal third quarter and the highest increase in the number of third-quarter...
Las Vegas – Pioneer is getting a head start on its 2013 car audio product lineup with the launch here at the SEMA show...
Long Beach, Calif. – Pioneer will go the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) Show in Las Vegas next Tuesday to host its first AppRadio...
Daytona Beach, Fla. — SBN Expo Group scheduled the 27th installment of its annual Spring Break Nationals for next March in Daytona Beach. However,...
Tampa Bay, Fla. – Pacific Accessories Corp. (PAC) continues to expand its selection of RadioPro OEM-integration kits. The kits combine several SKUs into one...
New York – Some autosound suppliers have begun to work through challenges posed by Apple’s new eight-pin Lightning connector and new iOS 6 operating...
Hauppauge, N.Y. — Dice’s MediaBridge and Universal 200 OEM-integration kits work out of the box with Apple’s new iPhone 5, the new iPod touch...
For years, more stations transmitted a digital signal than there were HD Radio-equipped cars. Now, the automakers are ahead of broadcasters, rolling out more...
Douglasville, Ga. — Omega expanded its Excalibur remote-start line with the addition of three models, one of which will replace an older model The...
Vista, Calif. — Directed celebrated its 30th anniversary this week with a visit from its founders and former owners, Rep. Darrell Issa and his...
Tempe, Ariz. – Rockford Corp. will go to the 2012 SEMA Show to display Blaupunkt-brand car audio head units, amplifiers, speakers, and Bluetooth modules...
Olathe, Kan. – Garmin is targeting entry-level runners and truckers with a new GPS watch and the company’s first 7-inch PND for truckers. The...
Cypress, Calif. – Clarion added hands-free control of Facebook and Twitter to its transportable Next Gate in-vehicle iPhone controller, which can be added to...
Grapevine, Texas – Audiovox came to the MERA KnowledgeFest to announce a firmware upgrade that brings the iPhone’s Siri voice control to Dice MediaBridge...
Grapevine, Texas — Audiovox Electronics is traveling to the KnowledgeFest trade show, held here Aug. 18-21, to launch the new addition to its Advent...
Long Beach, Calif. – Kenwood’s five A/V navigation systems can now be installed in Ford, Mercury and Lincoln vehicles equipped with Ford’s Sync system...
Long Beach, Calif. — Kenwood USA launched its fall sales promotion for car audio products. The “Reap the Rewards” promotion includes instant rebates on...
NEW YORK – Select retailers describe sales of dockand- play and installed satellite-radio 2.0 tuners as “good” or “strong,” with sales of the installed...
TEMPE, ARIZ. – Rockford has picked up North American distribution rights to the Blaupunkt brand of car audio/video and headphone products. In the U.S,...
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Things are already looking good for KnowledgeFest, the summer car electronics tradeshow put on by the Mobile Electronics Retailers Association (MERA)....
NEW YORK – Pioneer’s car electronics division has expanded the selection of smartphone apps compatible with its iPhone- and Android-controlling in-dash car stereos, and...
NEW YORK — Escort sped into CE Week (all puns intended) with new detectors and an update to its notification-sharing network, as well as...
NEW YORK – The mobile electronics aftermarket started the year more slowly than last year, but mobile electronics specialists, online retailers and A/V specialists...
NEW ORLEANS — Cobra Electronics went to CTIA Wireless 2012 to unveil its latest radar detector in its iRadar line: the iRadar 200. The...
NEW YORK — Bluetooth and nearfield communications (NFC) technologies could become the technologies of choice for aftermarket mobile electronics suppliers that want to offer...
NEW YORK — HD Radio posted new gains among automakers with announcements that Chrysler and Acura will offer the technology for the first time,...
MONTREAL – Automotive Data Systems (ADS) plans second-quarter shipment of the industry’s first OEM-integration module that integrates aftermarket head units with the infotainment systems...
NEW YORK — The 2011-2012 winter was not a good one for kids longing for snow days, snow plow owners longing for seasonal work,...
HEATHROW, FLA. – Dual is expanding its marine audio selection and offering such new features as direct USB control for iPods/iPhones and SiriusXM-ready capability....
LAS VEGAS – The market for marine audio is small, but many aftermarket autosound suppliers won’t leave any niche unexploited, especially one that is...
LAS VEGAS — Dual joined a growing list of aftermarket autosound suppliers offering OE-fit car-A/V and navigation systems that integrate with vehicles’ electronics systems....