Month: May 2020
State of the Car Audio Market
Some industry executives estimate that the COVID-19 pandemic cost the industry about $80 million in sales between late...
Webinars This Week
12 Volt Empire (Kingpin) Thursdays and Fridays Kingpin University is presenting two weekly series of online classes...
Pioneer Teams With Continental on Future Cars
Auto parts giant Continental has teamed with Pioneer Corporation to jointly create a car cockpit of the future....
Dynaudio Gets New US Distributor
Dynaudio, a high end car audio sound systems will now be distributed by the new ARPA of America...
New 12V Category: Air Filtration
Suppliers are gearing up for what may become a new category for the 12 volt market in response...
Indianapolis KnowledgeFest Postponed Until 2021
The Indianapolis KnowledgeFest event has been canceled for this year and rescheduled to April 9-11, 2021, due to...
PAC Announces Dodge Kit For Older Trucks
Press Release (UNEDITED): CLEARWATER, FL – PAC, a Power Brand of AAMP Global, has announced a new AI...
Alpine to Offer Unusual Radio Upgrade in Europe
Alpine has joined with Telenav to offer in Europe initially, a USB stick that can plug in to...
Metra’s Axxess Ships DSP Packages
Press Release (UNEDITED): Holly Hill, FL – Axxess® by Metra Electronics®, the leading manufacturer of aftermarket automotive solutions,...
Sony Adds New Single DIN CarPlay/Android Auto Deck
Sony Electronics announced a new single DIN deck with CarPlay and Android Auto, the XAV-AX5500 car AV receiver....
Race Sport Launches PPE Company
Race Sport Lighting of Ringwood, IL announced it has created a new company to sell PPE products and...
Best Buy Moves Beyond Re-Opening 200 Stores
Best Buy said it held onto 81 percent of sales compared to last year during a six week...
Kicker Ships KEYLOC
Press Release: STILLWATER, OK – KICKER is now shipping the KEYLOC™ - a frequency, speaker-lead identification system and...
Is Marijuana the Next Step for Ignition Interlocks?
Ignition Interlock device makers are developing a new area of detection --marijuana. At present, cannabis or THC ignition...
Accent Mobile Offers Back Seat Video
Press Release: Accent Mobile, a division of Accele Electronics focused on solutions for Expeditors, Restylers, Upfitters and Fleet...
Best Buy’s Semi Closure Helps Some Specialists
There was a time, when car audio specialists could only wish for Best Buy to partially shut down...
Scosche Ships Qi Charging Mounts for Cars
Press Release (UNEDITED): OXNARD, CA– SCOSCHE Industries (pronounced skōsh/skohsh), innovators of award-winning consumer technology is pleased to announce...
Powersports Audio Share of 12 Volt
Before the world went into pandemic mode, we had asked vendors just how much of their business was...
Kicker Tech Support Flooded With Calls
Press Release (UNEDITED): STILLWATER, USA – Stress levels tend to increase when consumers seek product information from manufacturers...
Maxxsonics Receives ISO 9001 Certification
Press Release: Libertyville, IL – Maxxsonics announced it has received ISO 9001 Certification. This involves certifying company department...