CORONA, CA (05.26.22) – GCH Automotive Systems has announced the first ever ANDROID AUTO add on for vehicles ONLY EQUIPPED WITH CARPLAY.
This is the FIRST EVER system that will retain the CARPLAY experience and ADD ANDROID AUTO TO IT!
Greg Delgado related for GCH, “Although we know that APPLE products rule the car experience, we didn’t want to leave Android Clients high and dry! In fact, I myself am an Android guy! So we designed a plug and play, 10 second install solution, that works for any vehicle equipped with CARPLAY only. Some manufacturers like Honda and Toyota have released millions of vehicles with CARPLAY only so this device is a quick and profitable way to add it back in without stripping the vehicle or tearing the radio apart.”
Concluding, Delgado stated, “Simply plug the device in and you are on your way. These are in stock and shipping today!”
NEW YORK, NY (05.26.22) – SiriusXM, which airs live broadcasts of every NTT INDYCAR® SERIES race, announced today its on-track and off-track programming plans for the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
SiriusXM listeners will have access to the live call of the race from Indianapolis Motor Speedway this Sunday, May 29. Pre-race coverage begins at 11:00 am ET, with the green flag scheduled to start the race at approximately 12:45 pm ET, on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation (SiriusXM channel 160) and NBC Sports Audio (SiriusXM channel 85). SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation will also air the Indianapolis 500 Carb Day Practice session on Friday at 11:00 am ET.
Leading up to race day, INDYCAR fans can also tune in to exclusive programming hosted by two of the drivers who will be competing in the 2022 Indianapolis 500 field on Sunday.
Two episodes of Brick by Brick, SiriusXM’s exclusive INDYCAR show hosted by 2004 series champion Tony Kanaan and Jack Arute, will air during Indianapolis 500 week. The show will air in its regular timeslot on Wednesday (7:00 – 8:00 pm ET) on the NBC Sports Audio channel. On Friday, Kanaan and Arute will host a special three-hour episode of the show from the SiriusXM set (1:00 – 4:00 pm ET) outside the Pagoda at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as part of the Carb Day festivities. Arute and Kanaan – who won the 2013 Indy 500 and will be competing in the race for the 21st time this weekend when he drives the No. 1 Honda for Chip Ganassi Racing – will interview many of the drivers in the 2022 Indy 500 field. The show will air Saturday (1:00, 4:00 and 7:00 pm ET) and Sunday (8:00 am ET) on the NBC Sports Audio channel and throughout the weekend on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation.
Drivers James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi will host a new episode of their SiriusXM podcast, Off Track with Hinch and Rossi, this week. Hinchcliffe is a six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winner who has competed in the Indy 500 11 times. Rossi, a seven-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES race winner, won the Indianapolis 500 in 2016 as the first American rookie to win at Indianapolis since 1928 and will be competing in the race for the 7th time when he drives the No. 27 Honda for Andretti Autosport. Off Track with Hinch and Rossi is available on all major podcast platforms, and it will air prior to Sunday’s race coverage on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation.
2021 Indianapolis 500 winner Helio Castroneves will be competing to be the first driver in history to win a fifth Indy 500 title. SiriusXM will be along for the ride on his historic #drivefor5 as the co-title sponsor of the No. 06 AutoNation/SiriusXM Honda he drives for Meyer Shank Racing. SiriusXM will also co-sponsor the No. 60 Indy car driven by his MSR teammate, 2019 Indy 500 winner and 2016 NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Simon Pagenaud.
SiriusXM’s BPM channel will broadcast from the Indy 500 Snake Pit and air performances by Steve Aoki and more. The performances will air on Monday, May 30 on BPM (SiriusXM channel 51).
The SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation, NBC Sports Audio and BPM channels are available to subscribers nationwide on SiriusXM radios, the SXM App, and with Amazon Alexa, the Google Assistant or however they stream at home. Streaming access is included with all of SiriusXM’s audio trials and most popular plans.
SiriusXM’s Listen Free event runs from May 26 through June 6, so everyone can listen to the SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation channel and SiriusXM’s coverage of the Indianapolis 500. During the Listen Free event, anyone can turn on an inactive satellite radio and listen to more than 100 SiriusXM channels for free, with no credit card required.
ONTARIO, CA (05.25.22) – PowerBass USA., Inc. and Brian Obiedzenski Motorsports are proud to announce a brand-new partnership for the 2022 NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series season. The PowerBass Chevrolet ZL1 Camaro will debut at South Boston Speedway featuring the Powerbass Car Audio logo prominently placed on the rear quarter panels and will continue throughout at various events across the Southeastern United States during the 2022 NASCAR Advanced Auto Parts Weekly Series Season.
PowerBass USA., Inc. will be using the Number 29 PowerBass Chevrolet ZL1 Camaro to feature its ever-popular OE Direct Fit Series speakers for GM Model Vehicles as well as the complete line up of OE Direct Fit Solutions. Look for the PowerBass Chevrolet ZL1 Camaro at races along the east coast, and at car shows, dealer events and on display at the SEMA Show 2022 North Hall Booth 11653.
“It’s great to see this sponsorship come together between myself and PowerBass. I have cross marketed and worked with Erik and the team previously on smaller ventures, but in the late hours of the preseason, we were able to put this massive deal together and get PowerBass to ride with us as our primary sponsor for 2022. I had a lot of fun working with the team in Ontario to come up with the perfect rendering to represent the company. In the end, the car looks amazing! We have some awesome races on the schedule, and we are focused on landing this hot rod in the NASCAR Victory Lane!” – #29 Brian Obiedzenski
Obiedzenski continued, “We are passionate about racing, but we are also very passionate about the car culture as a whole. PowerBass is heavily involved in that, and we look to help show the brand to all of those in attendance at the races this season and at special events in our region.”
“PowerBass is thrilled to finally be able to work with Brian and the crew at Obiedzenski Motorsports. This has been something we both talked about for a couple of years now but finally were able to make it work. Brian is very down to earth car guy by heart and his passion for that shows in the dedication to racing NASCAR as well as wanting to be involved with a car audio brand such as ours. We look forward to promoting our OE Direct Fit Series in a fun and fast 2022 season on and off the track with the PowerBass Chevrolet ZL1 Camaro.” – Erik Harbour Vice President PowerBass USA., Inc
2022 marks the 20th NASCAR season of competition that Obiedzenski has competed in. The Franklinton, North Carolina driver has competed across the country in multiple divisions and has claimed 48 Feature Victories in his career. The Number 29 Powerbass Chevrolet is set to compete next at South Boston Speedway in Virginia on May 14th.
ANCHORAGE, AK (05.25.22) — SoundShield has announced that Robert Kowatch is joining the company as Sales Manager. Kowatch will be responsible for enhancing frequency of the company’s outreach to retailers as well as conduct sales training efforts to convey the merits of SoundShield products on the sales floor.
John Schwartz, CEO of SoundShield and Perfectionist Auto Sound said “Rob is currently our Sales Manager at Perfectionist. He and I discussed his interest in growing his career path so we both felt taking on the Sales Manager role at SoundShield was a great fit.” Kowatch will continue his duties at Perfectionist as the SoundShield sales training efforts and dealer outreach gets underway. These efforts will be over the phone, via Zoom, in-person store visits and, of course, trade shows such as the upcoming SEMA Show in November 2022.
Kowatch comes to the role with deep experience in sales, having started in the 12 Volt industry in 1998. He participated in various sales training platforms within that time and arrived at Perfectionist Auto Sound in 2015. What Kowatch said really got him dialed in with focus and intent for his process was his attending the Grant Cardone University for Sales Training courses. “It moved me off of being naturally a good sales person to actively building a client pipeline so that I was top-of-mind whenever people thought about audio, remote starter or other vehicle upgrades.” He has specific processes in place on presenting and selling noise control and sound deadening that will be the basis on which he builds SoundShield’s sales training efforts for their existing retail partners, as well as pursuing outreach strategies to new dealers.
To his credit, Kowatch’s hard work in the front end of a successful retail store garnered him top honors at the Mobile Electronics Awards earlier this year in Las Vegas, Nevada by winning Sales Pro of the Year. “Winning that award was an incredible honor” said Kowatch. He has since appeared on multiple industry podcasts and will be featured in an upcoming issue of Mobile Electronics Magazine. “This and all of his other ascents in the sales professional calling makes him an ideal fit for SoundShield’s Sales Manager” added SoundShield CEO Schwartz.
AVON LAKE, OH (05.25.22) – This year’s Hot Rod Power Tour is heading south again, and Stacey David from hit shows “GearZ” and “Restoration Series” will join DEI during day two of the tour at Nashville
“Having Stacey in our booth is an especially perfect pairing in Music City,” Steve Garrett of DEI said. “Since he used to play guitar professionally in Nashville, ‘Cars and Guitars’ have a special connection for a lot of people, and David’s work reflects that. Fans can meet Stacey and get an autograph.”
Known as “America’s Gearhead,” David has decades of experience custom building and restoring cars and working in hot rod shops. You may remember some of his memorable custom vehicles like Copperhead, The V8 Interceptor, or Sgt. Rock. He has a solid reputation for his mechanical abilities and fabrication skills, but he doesn’t just build good cars – he shows people how to build cars and trucks that are cool.
Basically, he’s the guy you want to help you with your automotive project.
Stacey David
The 28th Hot Rod Power Tour is a chance for hot rod and car enthusiasts to get together, celebrate cars and car culture, and drive across part of the country. A multi-city event, one of the highlights is of course taking the scenic route on some of America’s country roads from one city to the next. DEI will be on site at each stop along the way.
Last year, more than 3,500 cars ventured through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois for the tour. This year’s event starts in Tennessee and winds approximately 1,000 miles across Alabama and Florida before finishing in Georgia.
Stacey David
Here is this year’s route and schedule:
Superspeedway for a special appearance at 11 am on June 14th.
Day 1: Monday, June 13 – Liberty Park, Memphis, Tennessee. Day 2: Tuesday, June 14 – Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee. Day 3: Wednesday, June 15 – Hoover Met Complex, Hoover, Alabama. Day 4: Thursday, June 16 – Pensacola Fairgrounds, Pensacola, Florida. Day 5: Friday, June 17 – Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia.
DALLAS, TX (05.24.22) – Sunday, May 22nd, was the date of the SSR Distributors Dealer Show at the company’s new Dallas location. The new 25,000 square foot location was packed with over 200 people on site with nearly three dozen manufacturers represented by rep firms in the territory.
The expansive SSR Show area was filled with vendor booths and dealers.
Tracy Farr, SSR VP Sales/Ops, related, “The turnout from 12volt dealers from across the territory was amazing. The support from our vendor partners and their representative was also over the top. Nearly three dozen of our 12volt vendors and manufacturers displayed their products on tables and areas we set up throughout the warehouse. We offered crazy deals on select products at the event. Late Monday afternoon we were still entering orders. Also, the training classes hosted by Metra with Jonathon Brothers and Matt Palumbo with AudioControl filled the training rooms.
Demos were setup outside also by the tent where attendees enjoyed eats from the food truck.
The Sports Zone was a great area for youngsters.
The SSR Dealer Show was a family friendly event with activities for kids along with food and refreshments. The Sports Zone set up outside offered a lot of activities for youngsters. The Breakfast Brothers food truck was also on site throughout the day.
Jonathan Brothers conducted a Metra training that included cameras and LED product for attendees.
Matt Palumbo’s AudioContol Training was standing room only.
Nina Conteras, SiriusXM’s Western Sales representative, was in the house following a very delayed from from LAX. Jeremy Foss, Jensen Western Division Sales Manager, traveling from the LA area arrived late at night. At the SSR Show he showcased the hot CarPlay and Android Auto features on the Jensen headunit line. Dennis Garcia traveled from Cerritos CA to showcase the latest SoundShins products and highlighted to Harley specific kits. Jason Hannon was also in the house working with SSR Distributors an EDA member.
On Saturday the Nakamichi both was set with SSR’s Amir Dhanani (R) and area representative Alan Wojtas.
There will be more coverage of this epic SSR Distributors event in the coming days this week.
POMPANO BEACH, FL (05.24.22) – Rich De Sclafani is extremely proud to announce the formation of RDV Automotive Technology. De Sclafani, the owner of RDV has started this new company with his focus on providing top notch service and support for a variety of niche 12volt products, sold only through authorized dealers.
RDV will initially focus on fully integrated, vehicle specific Wireless CarPlay and Wireless Android Auto interfaces that work through the factory controls, Backup Camera Interfaces, OEM fit Handle Cameras, Video Streaming Interfaces and Interfaces that convert Wired CarPlay and Android Auto to Wireless.
FROM RICH: “I could not be happier to start this new chapter of my career with my own company! I am soo incredibly thankful for all of the support from the whole 12volt industry. I am especially grateful for all of the retailers, reps, distributors and friends that have stuck by me all these years and never stopped supporting me. There are truly no words to express my gratitude towards everyone and the love and passion I have for this industry. Thank you so much from the bottom of my heart! I am also extremely happy, excited and proud to have both my daughters Karina and Angelina working with me to grow and build this company together. I look forward to growing and evolving the company over time to become the top.”
CURRENT PRODUCT LINE:
Wireless CarPlay / Wireless Android Auto Interfaces
Backup Camera Interfaces
OEM Handle Cameras
Video Streaming / Phone Mirroring Interfaces
Wired to Wireless CarPlay AND Android Auto
ABOUT US: RDV Automotive Technology is a manufacturing and distribution company of 12volt electronics based in Pompano Beach, Fl. We handle all warehousing, sales and technical support for RDV products.
THE OWNER: Rich De Sclafani has been in the automotive electronics industry for over 25 years. Starting his career as an installer, specializing in wiring and circuitry. Since starting his career, De Sclafani has held almost every position in 12volt automotive electronics. He has worked and managed both retail stores and dealer expeditor companies. Also on the wholesale and manufacturing side De Sclafani has held such positions as sales, technical support, test engineer, sales manager, technical support manager, product trainer and Vice President for the top companies in the OEM Integration category for the last 15 years.
WHY BUY FROM US: Our goal is to provide the best possible support and products available! We are the go-to company for the type of integration products we sell. We only offer the highest quality products that we guarantee and stand behind 100%. We offer live sales and technical support for all of our products, you can actually call and speak with someone. We have a network of authorized dealers across North and South America. We are a US based company located in Pompano Beach, Florida and we provide all support and shipping from our Florida location.
SHIPPING INFORMATION: We ship Monday-Friday, we process and ship all orders placed before 5pm EST. that same day from our warehouse in Pompano Beach, Florida. We use UPS as our primary shipping method.
LINDON, UT (05.24.22) – Boomin’ Audio, with Andy Teuscher at the meter, hosted an Official USACi Competition in Lindon UT on Saturday, May 21st.
“This was our second event this year and competitors were very happy to be in the lane and crankin’ their systems. This event was in the HAPA’s BBQ shopping center parking lot and all were a bit concerned about crankin’ too loud. HAPA’s provided all with delicious BBQ and it turned out to be a pretty cool event for the competitors,” Teuscher related.
Competitors showcasing their certificates at the USACi event in Happy Valley, UT
Jordan Simmons, a competitor for 3 years, with his Certified Boomin’ Audio 150 dB’s sticker.
With the summer season around the corner Boomin’ Audio Sound-Off has events scheduled next weekend and into the summer throughout the Big Sky country.
PITTSBUGH, PA (05.23.22) – On Saturday, May 21st, Team Nutz hosted an event to show consumers firsthand how their rides would shine by using the Auto Magic products. The event, held at a Team Nutz shop, was Auto Magic Demo Day.
Ed Nuttall stated, “We are the distributor in Western PA for Auto Magic and work with a network of detail and 12volt shops in the area… including our retail store. We wanted to show consumers how great the Auto Magic products would make their rides look. Putting a sponge and chamois in their hands really worked.”
Auto Magic Demo Day participants prepping their truck.
“We worked hands on with consumers during the Auto Magic Demo Day and 6 of those people made purchases. Visibility from the street also provided exposure for the Auto Magic brand as we had our panel truck out front. We also have that Auto Magic truck in our booth at major consumer shows at venues like the Pittsburgh Auto show at the Lawrence Convention Center downtown,” Nuttall added.
Team Nutz staff members Mike Gosnik, Todd Calfo, Rob Gratton and Colleen Green joined Nuttall for the Saturday Auto Magic Demo Day event.
This Classic 1940 Olds Series 60 shines after the Auto Magic treatment.
A selection of the Auto Magic products used during Demo Day.
Concluding, Nuttall offered, “Another Auto Magic Demo Day event is planned next month. Consumers must know what products are available. It doesn’t matter if it’s car stereo, collision avoidance, in-vehicle connectivity, new bike products or car care products. They need to know about it to learn how it could benefit their lifestyles.”
MURRIETA, CA (05.23.22) – Musway has appointed Global Audio Marketing as the exclusive US Marketing partner for Musway Technology Limited. Longtime industry veteran John Franks has joined as the National Sales Manager.
Musway is a high-quality manufacturer of DSP processors, DSP amplifiers, amplifiers and speaker systems. Global Audio Marketing is proud and excited to serve the US retailers with high quality product, training and great service from our talented rep firms.
John Franks, Global Audio Marketing National Sales Manager, holds a Musway product and attractive product packaging.
Franks stated, “Musway has a wide range of high-end DSP products including processors and amplifiers. All of the electronics are Start-Stop ready and have EPS (Error Protection System) for Intelligent high-level inputs. Our customers love using the intuitive, easy to tune one screen software interface which makes system tuning and the installation of DSP products that much easier.”
Musway has also introduced several new models including: M12 (12 channel amplifier with 16 channels of DSP) D1S (4 channel amplifier with 6 channels of DSP) BTA2 which is a Bluetooth USB dongle for audio streaming and tuning that utilizes the Musway downloadable app for use on your smartphone.
Rounding out the new product introductions are two new models in the non-DSP MX amp series. The TWO.100 (2 x 115) and the EIGHT.100 (8 x 100) fill out the great sounding lineup of MX series amplifiers.
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