3-7-2017, Canadian Car Stereo -- Recently [an online 12-volt publication] published an article on how millennials are keeping their used cars longer…I think this statement is untrue. I think people are keeping their used vehicles longer. The study they are referring to states, that most younger new car buyers are not purchasing a new car until the age of 29. That means the younger generation who grew up on iPads and iPods will spend roughly 11 years in their used car. Let’s visually break this down. It’s 2017, if a millennial is now 18, he/she was born in 1999. If this “used car” was their first car, let’s say it is a 2004-2008 vehicle or if they are lucky they got a 2010-2014 vehicle. Let’s go to the other end of the spectrum, a 65-year-old man or women, bought a new car at sixty. That would be a 2012 vehicle. Let’s pretend a young couple got married at twenty-one, and bought a new car and a house before starting their family. Fast forward today, they have a 4-year-old child. They would have bought roughly a 2013ish vehicle, they have a home and most likely are just finishing up car payments…

3-15-2017, Mobile Electronics Magazine -- After 45 years of service to the mobile electronics industry, having held positions at the retail and manufacturer level, Glenn Ihrke has officially retired. In 1972, Ihrke began working at a retail store as a salesman after attaining an anthropology degree in college. Working at several retail stores, Ihrke developed his skills in the business, enough to become a manager. His next career move would take him from the retail level to manufacturer level when he joined Alpine Electronics in 1983. He would work for the company for 26 years, moving through the roles of regional manager, up to vice president of sales for North America. Ihrke then moved on to Harman, where he spent the next five years developing and refreshing the company's car audio division. Today, Ihrke stands atop the hill of retirement, overlooking the valley that is his career, with the outlook of a man who has seen many changes in 12-volt during his tenure. He sat down recently with Mobile Electronics to discuss his perspective on the industry. Q: What was the industry like when you got started? A: The cassette was just being introduced in head units. Subwoofers didn't exist…