Car Electronics

• Sirius Targets Used VWs
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/23/2009
  New York — As vehicles sales lag in the recession, Sirius XM is pursuing used-car sales and announced today a promotion for certified pre-owned Volkswagen cars. More
• Autonet Car Wi-Fi Now At Amazon
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/22/2009
  San Francisco — Autonet Mobile’s car Wi-Fi hot spot became available Monday at Amazon.com for $299 after a $100 rebate. More
• XM Offers $350M In Notes
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/22/2009
  New York — XM Satellite Radio, now a subsidiary of Sirius XM, announced Monday it is offering $350 million in senior secured notes to institutional buyers to repay debt. More
• Kenwood Ships iPhone-Ready Marine Unit
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/19/2009
  Long Beach, Calif. — Kenwood is now delivering what it claims is the industry’s most advanced marine audio receiver, offering iPhone 3G USB direct control. More
• Sirius Sets Rate Hike For July 29
  06/19/2009
  New York — Sirius XM will raise its rates by $1.98/month on July 29 to compensate for an increase in music royalty fees, it is telling its customers. More
• Sirius App Debuts Without Stern
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/18/2009
  New York — Sirius XM’s new iPhone application launched Thursday on the Apple App store, offering access to most Sirius XM programming, but lacking access to Howard Stern. More
• D’Oh, TomTom Teams With Homer Simpson
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/16/2009
  
  Concord, Mass. — Now all TomTom devices can receive turn-by-turn directions in the voice of Homer Simpson through a $12.95 download. More
• XM To Reach 1M Toyotas
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/16/2009
  New York — Toyota will offer XM satellite radio on more than 1 million of its vehicles by the end of 2009, it announced. More
• TomTom Seeks To Raise $600M
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/15/2009
  Amsterdam, The Netherlands — Dutch navigation device maker TomTom NV plans to sell new shares to raise 430 million euros, or about $600 million, to pay off some of its significant debt, said the Associated Press. More
• Auto Page Readies C3 Update
  06/12/2009
  Torrance, Calif. — Auto Page plans to release in three months an upgrade to its C3, the first device that lets you track your car and its functions using most cellular phones. More
• Pioneer’s New GPS Line Set, Say Sources
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/11/2009
  
  New York — Pioneer will unveil four new in-dash navigation models at a dealer meeting this Saturday, June 13. More
• Cobra Debuts Speed-Camera Locator
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/10/2009
  New York — Cobra Electronics has introduced its first stand-alone “GPS traffic camera locator” that alert users of nearby speed and red-light camera locations and other speed traps.  More
• FLO TV Goes Nationwide
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/10/2009
  San Diego — MediaFLO said it will finally go nationwide, expanding its FLO TV live mobile TV service into 39 new markets reaching an additional 60 million customers after the DTV transition this Friday. More
• Navigon to Offer iPhone App
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/10/2009
  Chicago — The iPhone continues to attract GPS applications as Navigon announced it will offer two GPS apps for the iPhone this summer, joining TomTom. More
• Volkswagen Offers Internet
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/09/2009
  San Francisco — A third car maker, Volkswagen, is adding the ability to access the Internet in the car. More
• Guidepoint Offers Teen Tracker
  06/05/2009
  Pontiac, Mich. — Guidepoint is shipping its first GPS car tracker aimed at parents of teenagers and its first tracker targeting 12-volt and other retailers. More
• J.D. Power: People Want Gadgets In Car
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/04/2009
  Westlake Village, Calif. — Car consumers are showing high interest in connecting portable devices to their cars, according to J.D. Power and Associates. More
• AudioControl Offers Bass Bandit
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/03/2009
  Mountlake Terrace, Wash. —AudioControl is offering a bass demonstration kit that lets retailers use a customer’s personal car to demonstrate an AudioControl processor. More
• AT&T CruiseCast Gets Hard Launch
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/03/2009
  
  Dallas — AT&T CruiseCast officially launched its car satellite service offering 22 channels of video and 20 channels of audio, revealing its final channel lineup for the first time. It also said Crutchfield will carry the product. More
• Navteq Adds Traffic-Camera Info For GPS
  By Amy Gilroy - 06/02/2009
  Chicago — Navteq announced it is now including traffic-camera location information in its North American maps for portable and other navigation devices. More
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