The First App Incubator for Cars
By Amy Gilroy Have you ever dreamed up an app that might be great for car audio? If so, you may contact Transportation Technology Ventures, a new company formed to help create apps for the car and...
View ArticleSafety Telematics to Reach 75% of Autos in U.S. by 2017
By Amy Gilroy Safety & Security Telematics such as General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) OnStar and GPS tracking is now at a penetration of 30 percent of new U.S. cars, said ABI Research. By 2017, 75 percent...
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 ArticleFord (NYSE:F) Sells 5 Million Cars With Sync Radio System
By Amy Gilroy Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) announced it has sold over 5 million vehicles with the Sync radio system in 5 years. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), which co-developed Sync, said it continues to...
View ArticleFord Motor Company’s (NYSE:F) MyFord Touch Gets Better Voice Control
By Amy Gilroy Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is offering a newly improved version of the MyFord Touch and Sync radio system with better voice control and Bluetooth, the company said. Navigation has also...
View ArticleHarman International’s (NYSE:HAR) Aha Radio Sweeps OEM and Aftermarket Radios
By Amy Gilroy Aha Radio, the app that gives car radio users easy access to 30,000 radio stations, Facebook, Twitter and podcasts, will soon be available on Alpine car radios as well as 10 leading car...
View ArticleThe Incredible Resurrection of the U.S. Automaker
By Xavier Brenner The North American International Auto Show kicked off on January 14 amid one of the best economic climates the industry has enjoyed since the 2008 financial crisis. General Motors...
View ArticleWhat Does Ford Think of the Aftermarket?
By Amy Gilroy David McNamara was Infotainment Manager at Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) until 2006. He was also a panelist at CES for the seminar “Are Automakers Running the Aftermarket off the Road.”...
View ArticleThe Latest Disruptors in OEM Infotainment
By Amy Gilroy A few disruptor developments in OEM infotainment have come rapid fire this year, including General Motors’ (NYSE:GM) revelation this week that it will provide millions of cars with...
View ArticleWhat General Motors (NYSE:GM) Thinks Of Radio
By William Damsky General Motors (NYSE:GM) wants to reach young car buyers but the youth of today are not really interested in broadcast radio, nor even what’s in the dashboard, according to GM’s Dr....
View ArticleFord (NYSE:F) Vehicle Owners Sue Over MyFord Touch Systems
By Amy Gilroy It’s not easy to be a consumer electronics company, Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) is finding out the hard way. It’s been slapped with a class action lawsuit by a group claiming that MyFord...
View ArticleBest Buy (NYSE:BBY) Shrinks Car Audio Assortment
By Amy Gilroy Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE:BBY) is limiting the number of stock keeping units it buys from its current car audio suppliers, according to several industry sources. The big box retailer is...
View ArticleIndustry Leaders to Debate Infotainment
By Valerie Shuman There has never been more excitement around in-car infotainment — or less agreement on what the industry will look like over the next five years. An increasing number of hybrid...
View ArticleCar Stereo Demand in New Cars Hits Record
By Amy Gilroy Here’s some recent data that the car audio aftermarket should see. Americans are loading new cars up with infotainment more than at any time in car history, which if you read on, presents...
View ArticleNew Sirius XM Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) Ready Head Unit from Alpine Features...
By Amy Gilroy Alpine Electronics of America is now shipping a first-of-its-kind in-dash AV/navigation radio with an 8 inch screen to fit a double DIN slot. The INE-Z928HD works with a special dash kit...
View ArticleFord’s (NYSE:F) New Roximity App Alerts to Nearby Sales and Deals (Video)
By Amy Gilroy Roximity is a new app from Ford (NYSE:F) that alerts you to local sales on items you like in real time as you drive. The app won a Ford App Developer Challenge in 2011 and now it is...
View ArticleKenwood Compatibility with Ford Sync Now Official
By Amy Gilroy A module that permits Kenwood retail car radios to work with Ford (NYSE:F) SYNC systems is now shipping. The iDatalink Maestro RR from Automotive Data Solutions is a $169.00 module that...
View ArticleMyFord Touch Still Stinks: Consumer Reports
By Amy Gilroy A new Consumer Reports blog gave the updated MyFord Touch system a thumbs down, even as Ford (NYSE:F) rolls it out to more models. The blog, entitled “Why the MyFord Touch Control System...
View ArticleThe Next Tech Wave in Car Audio is Not Hardware (Video)
By Amy Gilroy At least 4 leading aftermarket suppliers say that the next tech wave in car audio will be apps. Yes, apps tailored to car audio. This is also true in the new car market. This week...
View ArticleThe First App Incubator for Cars
By Amy Gilroy Have you ever dreamed up an app that might be great for car audio? If so, you may contact Transportation Technology Ventures, a new company formed to help create apps for the car and...
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