FULLERTON CA (07.06.22) Vision Tech America, BOYO, provides the 12volt industry with the state-of-the art technology in automotive engineering with aggressive pricing to modernize vehicles.
The new BOYO VTM7000MAHD is a 7” AHD/CVBS Rear View Monitor waterproofed for marine applications. With a Waterproof Rating IP69 this new model can withstand the water jet nozzle from 20 inches or further away.
Richard Hong, VP of Sales related “The rising demand in the automotive aftermarket industry is rear view cameras and monitors with artificial intelligent technology and AHD/CVBS compatibility. Our new VTM7000MAHD adds to our new product introductions and will help consumers with much better safety and convenience on the road.”
Shop managers/owners, technicians and installers often learn how to work with products through manuals and even online training videos. It’s rare for installers to get face-to-face time with manufacturers who can answer technical and sales questions.
The upcoming SEMA PRO Installer Training is a unique event where installers will receive training directly from accessory manufacturers. Shop owners will also network and learn from other shop owners and sales personal throughout the area.
Held in conjunction with the Professional Restylers Organization (PRO) General Membership Meeting at Auto Image in Plainwell, MI on August 18, 2022, the event will feature training from the following manufacturers and products:
Katzkin: Leather and Cooled Seats
Llumar: Paint Protection Film and Tint
Brandmotion: 12Volt ADAS
Voxx: 12VOLT Entertainment
Champion Auto: Sunroof
Unlike learning and networking in a typical trade show environment, the PRO Installer Training allows for intimate conversations where shop owners can grow their team’s knowledge at no cost, resulting in lower company expenses and higher ROI. Learn more and register here.
FULLERTON CA (07.05.22) Vision Tech America, BOYO, provides the 12volt industry with the state-of-the art technology in automotive engineering with aggressive pricing to modernize vehicles.
The new BOYO VTL17AI is an AI backup camera with Intelligent Detection and Warning Alert designed to detect vehicles, motorcycles, pedestrians and objects. The VTL17AI has a 170-degree wide viewing angle and comes in a concealed license plate universal mounting bracket.
Richard Hong, VP of Sales related “The rising demand in the automotive aftermarket industry is rear view cameras and monitors with artificial intelligent technology and AHD/CVBS compatibility. Our new VTL17AI will help consumers with much better safety and convenience on the road.”
OEMs are transitioning their conventional ICE powertrains to electric. As a result, companies with performance products for ICE vehicles may need to pivot and adjust to electric vehicles.
Discover how one company has taken the traditional performance recipe and applied it to the cars of the future. During SEMA’s webinar “EV Tuning: A Reality Today” on June 23, Marie Pier Forget of Ingenext will share exciting developments that her company developed in EV powertrain tuning.
SEMA members are invited to join the session, where they will hear about the company’s performance gains for EVs, methods used, and application range of their cutting-edge product line.
Attendees will learn how:
Performance increases on EVs are possible and obtain examples of opportunities for performance modifications of electric vehicles.
The traditional hot-rod recipe of applying ingenuity to make products better and unique still holds true on EVs.
Enthusiasts come in all types, and a car doesn’t need to be gasoline powered to be fast and fun.
IRWINDALE CA (03.10.22) elettromedia-usa brands Hertz and Audison showcased their latest products on the event floor at the recent KFest in Las Vegas. In addition to presenting the companies’ latest products new show displays grabbed attention.
The Hertz Audison booth on the KnowledgeFest event floor drew strong traffic and compliments from attendees.
Momentum Marketing… Rep Firm of the Year. Shawn Simpson, Jimmy Bradfield, Rob Wempe, Gary Biggs, Colby Pittman and Hector Mena (LtoR).
Vice President Rob Wempe related “The Las Vegas KnowledgeFest event was very positive as we connected with dealers and met with our rep firms. The new displays by 5 Axis provided great sounding live demos for our products and received many compliments from attendees.”
Oliver Marketing West Coast Rep Firm of the Year. Rodney Shoemaker, Rob Wempe, Dave Furness and Ryan Rough (LtoR).
AVR East Coast Rep Firm of the Year. Joe Hassan, Rob Wempe, Greg Wallace and Brian Cargile (LtoR).
In the company’s meeting room 2021 Rep Firm awards were presented. Momentum Marketing was named the Rep Firm of the Year. The Texas-based firm has tripled business in the territory over the last 3 years. West Coast Rep Firm of the Year is Oliver Marketing. East Coast Rep Firm of the Year is AVR. Most Improved for 2021 is SantaFe with a 155% in the firm’s Midwest Territory. The Individual Rep of the Year award was presented to Rob Osheaski with Echo Sales. A very attractive THESIS Award was present to each recipient by Rob Wempe.
Santa Fe Most Improved Rep Firm. Steve Abbott, Rob Wempe and Anthony Rawlings (LtoR).
elettromedia-usa staff members on site at KFest in Vegas included Jeff Peters, Steve Bolden, Phil Bolden, Chris McNulty, Duane Pilgrim, Ken Ward, Celina Castillo and Rob Wempe.
Rob Osheaski (L) with Echo Sales received the Individual Rep of the Year Award from Rob Wempe.
After a five-year wait, Volkswagen has finally pulled the covers off the production version of the ID.Buzz, the long-awaited, all-electric replacement for its old Microbus.
But don’t rush to your local VW showroom, at least not if you live in the U.S. Today’s global livestream debut focused on two short-wheelbase versions of the ID.Buzz, both targeted for Europe and other international markets. The U.S. is set to get a long-wheelbase model that won’t be introduced until next year, the automaker confirmed, as a 2024 model.
Volkswagon finally introduced its long-awaited ID.Buzz electric minivan.
The original Microbus — officially known as the T1 — was an icon of the hippie era, a simple example of freedom and mobility. VW design chief Jozef Kaban insists his team “very consciously ensured that we were not making another T1.” Perhaps, but he quickly acknowledges “The ID.Buzz shows that it is successfully transferring the genes and stylistic elements of that iconic vehicle into the digital era.”
Return of an icon
Europe will get two short-wheelbase options later this year, but the U.S. long wheelbase model won’t come until 2023.
VW spent decades trying to recapture the magic of the original Microbus, something lost in later Eurovan models. Part of the challenge was coming up with a modern take on the original’s distinctive design, with a blunt nose, short overhangs, a large interior and a rear-mounted engine.
The production version of the ID.Buzz will ride on the same flexible platform, known internally as the MEB, used for Volkswagen’s all-electric ID.4 crossover and other models.
The exterior design clearly picks up on key Microbus design cues that also include the classic, V-shaped “hood,” though it adds a number of distinctly modern elements, such as the slim LED headlamps, daytime running lights and large, backlit VW logo on the nose. An LED light bar runs across the back end, connecting the van’s horizontal taillights.
Multiple versions
The original all-electric ID.Buzz concept, right, made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show in 2017.
Two versions of the van are being launched, the ID.Buzz passenger model and the ID.Buzz Cargo for commercial customers. In a bit of a retro touch, both will come with 18-inch steel wheels, though aluminum alloy wheels ranging from 18 to 21 inches will be available on the passenger model.
The ID.Buzz cabin initially will come in a five-passenger layout with a sliding rear bench and fold-out tables in the back of the front seats. A six-seat configuration “will come later,” VW says, adding that the long-wheelbase model to follow will have a seven-seat, 2/3/2 layout. The two-row short passenger model will offer nearly 40 cubic feet of cargo space behind the rear seats.
Expect to see even more space available for both cargo and passengers when the stretched U.S. version comes to market. The initial models feature a 117.6-inch wheelbase, and measure 185.5 inches in total length. The passenger ID.Buzz stands 76.3 inches in height, about 1 mm shorter than the commercial ID.Buzz Cargo model “due to slight differences in the chassis,” VW said in a statement. Both models are 78.1 inches wide. The long-wheelbase version could gain as much as a foot in overall length.
A look inside
The ID.Buzz interior puts a premium on sustainability with vegan leather.
“You feel so much space,” said design director Kaban. “It’s so clean. It feels like a very modern home.”
The various Buzz models will put an emphasis on sustainability with the materials used on the interior. Among other things that includes velour fabrics made from recycled soft drink bottles.
The cabin takes on a high-tech feel with a standard 10-inch digital gauge cluster and 10-inch infotainment screen. That can be upgraded to a 12-inch touch display with onboard navigation. Like the all-electric ID.4 crossover, key controls, such as volume and climate, are operated by digital buttons and sliders.
There’s also an interactive “ID.Light” stretching across the instrument panel just behind the windscreen. It changes colors to clue drivers in. If there’s a chance of a forward collision, for example, it will turn bright red. When using navigation, it might flash a signal on the passenger side to signal an upcoming right turn.
Several advanced driver assistance systems, including forward-collision warning and highway sign recognition, come standard, with others like adaptive cruise and blind-spot assist offered as options.
Powertrain options
VW will produce two versions initially: the IDBuzz passenger van and a commercial version, the ID.Buzz Cargo, pictured above.
VW says it’s put a premium on sustainability. That includes a vegan alternative to leather, the use of recycled materials, such as soft drink bottles, and organically based paints. Of course, there’s also the all-electric drive system.
Initially, the ID.Buzz and ID.Buzz Cargo will feature a single motor on the rear axle making 201 horsepower and 229 pound-feet of torque. It will draw power from an 82 kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. VW said in a statement it will release range information “at a later date,” but the initial version of the ID.Buzz is widely expected to get somewhat less than 250 miles per charge.
An 11 kilowatt, 240-volt charger is built in and the van also can handle up to 170 kW of power at a public high-speed charger.
The Buzz will feature “Plug and Charge” capabilities. When plugged into a public charger the car automatically will provide billing data so there will be no need to use a credit card or even a smartphone app. Currently, the VW-funded Electrify America network is the only public charging system to offer that feature but others are expected to follow.
U.S. version to follow
Volkswagon will offer special versions of the ID.Buzz including a California camper similar to this early prototype.
Looking ahead, the U.S. will only get a stretched version of the ID.Buzz. VW also plans to offer a twin motor version for the U.S. that will make an estimated 300 hp. The automaker has not confirmed whether European buyers will also get that all-wheel-drive package as a later option.
The concept version featured a 111 kWh pack and expectations are that a larger battery package also will be offered in the U.S. It would be useful to meet the 300-mile range target VW is believed to have set internally.
The U.S. model will be offered in a variety of configurations, in line with what VW did with the original T1 Microbus in its heyday and the automaker has signaled that this will include a California edition targeted at campers.
The American version is expected to be unveiled early in 2023 but will be sold as a 2024 model.
MEMPHIS, TN (12.30.2021) – Memphis shook things up with the launch of their wildly popular MOJO Mini Loaded enclosures. After tremendous positive feedback about MINI MOJO’s performance, Memphis has expanded their offerings to include several OEM Direct Fit Enclosures for various truck models including 2007 & newer Silverado/Sierras (MJMECHEV8D1), 2009 & Up Ford F150’s, 2017 & up F250/350 (MJMEFORD8D1).
Memphis has now announced the arrival of the MJME19RAM8D1. This new loaded enclosure is Enclosure designed to fit specifically in 2019 & newer Ram Crew Cab models (Does not fit classic or mega cab).
These impressive dual 8” loaded enclosures are wired at 1Ω and are capable of handling 1800/3600w of power. The unit is designed specifically to fit under the seat of Ram trucks and makes for an amazing bass solution for anyone who wants a custom fit right out of the package.
“We’ve said it a million times, but the reason we developed these was based specifically off feedback from dealers. They really just are having a difficult time right now keeping up with the volume of boxes, especially for these types of vehicles. By giving them an all-in-one solution, they can focus more on running their business and being out on the sales floor and servicing their customers rather than focusing on building custom enclosures. These Mini MOJO direct Fit enclosures absolutely slam in any Ram truck. We spent a great deal of time adjusting these enclosures to fit perfectly in your Ram and to maximize the performance of the Mini MOJO subwoofers. if you haven’t tried one out yet, you’re missing out,” said Nick LoMonaco, president of Memphis Audio.
EDMOND, Okla. Dec. 29, 2021 — Petra Industries, the consumer technology authority and wholesale electronics distributor, is pleased to announce the addition of Amber Connect GPS tracking and vehicle telematics solutions to its lineup of automotive security products.
Amber Connect serves customers in 30 countries with one of the best-in-class software in the industry. Their wired and wireless GPS trackers work with a robust, AI-powered Android/iOS app with over 40 engaging features, including a one-second refresh rate for live tracking and unlimited history retention, enabling users to access large amounts of telematic data based on their driving habits, along with detailed trip history. Not only does the state-of-the-art system provide real-time GPS location data but it also generates instantaneous anti-theft alerts, and a built-in panic button, and can remotely and automatically shut down the engine in case of unauthorized use.
“Amber Connect’s use of AI has shaken up the traditional tracking and telematics market,” said Tate Morgan, Petra President. “They offer wired, OBD and magnetic wireless vehicle and asset tracking along with smart security solutions. And because their app has over 40 unique features, their innovative products are highly effective. Retailers and installers in the automotive space who want to offer their customers GPS tracking along with the power to take immediate action should seriously consider Amber Connect.”
The mission of Amber Connect is to provide safety, security, and peace of mind to vehicle owners as well as deliver useful business intelligence by using affordable IoT technology.
“Amber Connect is truly excited about our new partnership with Petra, and we are eager to offer more people, access to an affordable IoT security solution, as we work toward creating a safer and a more secure society,” said Dushyant Savadia, Founder and CEO of the Amber Group.
To learn more about Petra’s lineup of GPS trackers, visit order.petra.com.
Memphis shook things up with the launch of their wildly popular MOJO Mini Loaded enclosures. After tremendous positive feedback about MINI MOJO’s performance, Memphis has expanded their offerings to include several OEM Direct Fit Enclosures for various truck models including 2007 & newer Silverado/Sierras (MJMECHEV8D1), 2009 & Up Ford F150’s, 2017 & up F250/350 (MJMEFORD8D1). Memphis has now announced the arrival of the MJME19RAM8D1. This new loaded enclosure is Enclosure designed to fit specifically in 2019 & newer Ram Crew Cab models (Does not fit classic or mega cab).
These impressive dual 8” loaded enclosures are wired at 1Ω and are capable of handling 1800/3600w of power. The unit is designed specifically to fit under the seat of Ram trucks and makes for an amazing bass solution for anyone who wants a custom fit right out of the package. “We’ve said it a million times, but the reason we developed these was based specifically off feedback from dealers. They really just are having a difficult time right now keeping up with the volume of boxes, especially for these types of vehicles. By giving them an all-in-one solution, they can focus more on running their business and being out on the sales floor and servicing their customers rather than focusing on building custom enclosures. These Mini MOJO direct Fit enclosures absolutely slam in any Ram truck.
We spent a great deal of time adjusting these enclosures to fit perfectly in your Ram and to maximize the performance of the Mini MOJO subwoofers. if you haven’t tried one out yet, you’re missing out,” said Nick LoMonaco, president of Memphis Audio.
December 28, 2021 – Memphis introduced a new app-based DSP controller at their 2022 National Sales Meeting. This new unit has an impressive feature set and is very user friendly relative to other DSP controllers on the market.
Memphis. Sales reps received hands-on training hosted by Director of Product and Engineering Brad Diedrich and Tech Specialist Barry White. The training involved a live demonstration with real time A/B comparisons demonstrating how crucial a DSP is for delivering audiophile grade sound reproduction from their audio systems. “Memphis has been on a path of innovation for a few years now. You can see it in our FLEX Tm Selectable Impedance Technology, our high-end VIV DSP amplifiers, the feature rich 14” SixFive subwoofer, our fully submersible personal watercraft soundbar, the list goes on and on. Memphis isn’t resting, we are trying to innovate and bring new solutions for our dealers. DSP is something that a lot of guys are fearful of so we set out to make it simple with a very user-friendly app. After showcasing this new device, I think most reps share the same sentiment that the new Memphis DSP unit is one of the most user-friendly DSP on the market,” said Nick LoMonaco president of Memphis Audio.
The new VIV68DSP 6 to 8 Digital sound processor allows audio enthusiasts to optimize the performance of their audio system and works with virtually any audio system. This unit features an app-based interface compatible with IOS/Android/Windows which allows you to effortlessly adjust all aspects of your audio system to achieve flawless sound reproduction. 31 bands of parametric equalization per channel, 12 & 24dB crossovers giving you an impressive array of adjustments to dial in your perfect sound. The unit is equipped with 6-input channels and 8-output channels and is capable of wireless audio streaming.
The Memphis VIV68DSP controller are available and shipping. For more information, contact your local Memphis Audio sales rep or contact Memphis directly at 800-489-2300.
Active Range – 110dB S/N Ratio – 100dB T.H.D. – 0.02% Freq. Response – 10Hz-20KHz Input Impedance – Low level in: 20K Low level impedance – High level in: 180 Signal in/out range – 36, RCA Input: 1.9-4V, High level: 18.5V, Output: 4.1V
FEATURES: • Signal Sensing, summing, delay • 6 to 48dB/Octave Crossovers • 6 Channel Input, 8 Channel Output • 31 bands of parametric equalization • Wireless connection and audio streaming • Toslink (Optical) Input • Remote for Preset Recall and Level Control • DSP App : PC, iOs, or Android
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