Car Audio Shift Due This Fall With Expected Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 5
By Amy Gilroy The next Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone, expected this fall, will include a new dock connector that’s smaller than the current 30-pin dock connection at the bottom of the phone, according to...
View ArticleNew California Legislation Allows Hands-Free Texting
By Amy Gilroy California passed a law this month, permitting hands-free texting in the automobile, which could lead the way for local retailers to sell new hands-free equipment add-ons. The law AB 1536...
View ArticleDash Apple iPhone Radio Delayed Until September
By Amy Gilroy The launch of the Dash iPhone “snap in” radio planned for July has been delayed until September. Supplied by startup Devium, the Dash Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone radio will likely be sold...
View ArticleCar Audio Sales for 2013: Revised CEA Estimates
By Amy Gilroy The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) revised its forecasts, as it does every July, and it’s now predicting the car AV aftermarket will remain about flat to down 6 percent overall in...
View ArticleSony Introduces New Sirius XM Radio (SIRI) Decks for Specialists Featuring...
By Amy Gilroy Sony (NYSE:SNE) announced several new 2013 single DIN CD car radios to ship this fall, including two targeted for car audio specialist retailers. Additionally, several of the new radios...
View ArticleApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 5 Sales Are Blowing Away Earlier Models
By Felix Richter This chart shows pre-orders and three-day launch weekend sales of Apple’s iPhone 4, 4S and 5. Find more statistics at Statista. A week ago, Apple introduced the iPhone 5, the sixth...
View ArticleCar Radio Makers Cite Problems with Apple’s (NASDAQ:AAPL) New iOS 6
By Amy Gilroy If you upgraded your Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) iPhone 4/4S to the new iOS 6 you may lose Bluetooth control over your phone in many car radios. According to Alpine and 200 complaints on the...
View ArticleAre Automakers Running the Aftermarket Off the Road?
By Amy Gilroy This question is a question posed by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA), as it’s the title of a seminar to be held at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January led by the...
View ArticleBest Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY): Car Audio Included in Price Matching Program
By Amy Gilroy A Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) spokesman confirmed the chain’s new price matching policy includes car audio and electronics. Under the terms of the program that begins March 3, Best Buy...
View ArticleBest Buy (NYSE:BBY): Price Matching Explained
By Amy Gilroy Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) officially launched its permanent price matching policy last week. Here’s a few details you may want to know. First, Best Buy said it will only match prices...
View ArticleCEA and MERA Join Together for Aftermarket In-Vehicle Technologies Campaign
By Amy Gilroy The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and the Mobile Electronics Retailers Association (MERA) launches a campaign today, Thursday, May 24th, to raise awareness of aftermarket...
View ArticleFirst U.S. MirrorLink Car Radio Now Available From Sony — It’s Sirius XM...
By Amy Gilroy Shown in January at CES by Sony (NYSE:SNE), the first MirrorLink car radio is now available. The Sony XAV-701HD MirrorLink Radio ships in August, while the XAV-601BT is now shipping. With...
View ArticleSirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI): MESA Announces 2012 Vendor Partners
By Amy Gilroy MESA (Mobile Electronics Specialists of America) announced Wednesday its new supplier members for 2012 through the end of 2013. Full line car audio vendors now include Pioneer (replacing...
View ArticleSirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) Retail Product Partner VOXX International Corporation...
By Amy Gilroy Sirius XM Radio’s retail product partner VOXX International Corporation (NASDAQ:VOXX), formerly Audiovox Corporation, said it will head upmarket on car audio head units and refrain from...
View ArticleNew “Dash” Car Radio Debuts
By Amy Gilroy The Dash is a new double DIN head unit that is basically a shell for your phone. It holds, charges and amplifies your phone. Dash is offered by a start up called Devium out of Colorado...
View ArticlePioneer Ships AppRadio 2 This Week
By Amy Gilroy Pioneer’s (Pioneer Corporation, TYO:6773) spring car audio models are starting to ship to retailers this week including the AppRadio2, which acts as a controller for both Google...
View ArticleKenwood Teams Up with Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) for X Rewards
By Amy Gilroy Kenwood USA Corporation is once again offering a sales incentive program called X Rewards for salesmen at retailers of its specialist Excelon car audio product line, but this year, it has...
View ArticleSirius XM (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) Announce Free Trial...
By Demian Russian Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) and Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH), one of largest automotive retailers in the U.S., have jointly announced that all of Sonic Automotive’s 108 dealerships...
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