There’s a new leader in car audio amplifier sales (measured in unit sales to consumers), according to The NPD Group. Kicker took the lead in sales this year through October, edging out Alpine and JL Audio. Last year at this time, Alpine was the top brand, followed by Kicker and JL Audio.
Dual Audio also makes it into the top 5 amplifier brands this year and Pioneer remains in 5th place.
Speaker suppliers have remained almost steady with last year with Kicker and Pioneer in the lead.
See NPD’s charts below.
Top 5 Car Amplifier Brands Based On Unit Share in the U.S.
January – October
| Rank | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
| 1 | Kicker | Alpine |
| 2 | JL Audio | Kicker |
| 3 | Alpine | JL Audio |
| 4 | Dual Audio | Boss |
| 5 | Pioneer | Pioneer |
Source: NPD
Top 5 Car Stereo Speaker Brands Based On Unit Share in the U.S.
January – October
| Rank | YTD 2019 | YTD 2018 |
| 1 | Kicker | Kicker |
| 2 | Pioneer | Pioneer |
| 3 | Kenwood | JL Audio |
| 4 | JL Audio | Kenwood |
| 5 | Power Acoustik | Rockford Fosgate |
Source: NPD
At our store we basically have to give kicker away for anyone to buy it. We buy from the Distrbuter in IL. We sell way more other gear like Sundown,Cadence,Skar & AD Design. They need to include smaller independent stores to the research of what we sell.