In-Car Entertainment

Samsung remains as the global leader in consumer electronics due to a wide array of categories as well as strategic investment decisions regarding both products and markets. Although Samsung’s position in developing markets is under threat due to the...

The in-car entertainment category suffered from the combination of social isolation measures and economic instability arising from COVID-19. The performance of in-car entertainment is closely related to the performance of the automotive industry in ...

An 11% decline in car sales in Chile during 2019, as announced by ANAC, the National Automotive Association of Chile, combined with the closure of physical sales outlets due to the protests that affected Chile in the last quarter of 2019, saw in-car ...

2020 is set to see decline deepen slightly, with sales expected to fall by 9% by volume compared to an already swift decline of 8% in 2019. Demand for in-car entertainment is suffering from long term decline as sales lose out to built-in navigation ...

The in-car entertainment category saw even steeper negative growth in 2020 in Morocco than in 2019. This was due to the combination of the economic impact of COVID-19 on consumer spending power, and growing competition from other consumer ...

COVID-19’s disruption has intensified the declining trend for sales of in-car speakers and in-dash media players, with cars being used much less frequently during lockdown and consumers increasingly cutting back on non-essential purchases because of ...

Because of the national quarantine period in April, consumers in Vietnam were only able to leave their residences for essential purposes such as shopping and work, meaning that car usage was highly reduced. This cut demand for in-car entertainment ...

Demand for in-car entertainment suffered over the review period as cars increasingly have built-in entertainment features, which are becoming increasingly high quality, up to date and complete, negating the need for additional products. While newer ...

Sales of many products were struggling in the first half of 2020 in South Korea, among which were included cars and in-car entertainment. In-car entertainment was already struggling prior to 2020, with many new car models already equipped as standard...

As was seen during most of the review period, in-car entertainment is expected to see a further retail volume decline in 2020, and it will remain one of the smallest categories within consumer electronics. COVID-19 is not expected to have a ...

Retail volume sales of in-car navigation, in-car speakers and in-dash media players are all continuing to decline in 2020, with the trend expected to continue over the forecast period, with several reasons for the decline, and the COVID-19 pandemic ...

The Annual Report of Vehicle Registrations showed that for the first four months of 2020, vehicle registrations reached 51,481 units, some 31% lower than the same period in 2019. In April 2020, 217 vehicles were registered across the country, ...

Given the already difficult environment for in-car entertainment even before COVID-19 hit the country, the pandemic has only been accelerating the negative sales due to car sales coming to a halt during the shutdown as well as disrupted production. ...

The in-car entertainment category in Israel was already declining pre-COVID-19, particularly in-car navigation. This continued in 2020 as consumers were required to stay at home due to lockdown restrictions and increased working from home, resulting ...

As in many European markets, overall demand for in-car entertainment products in Greece has been in decline for several years. Most new cars sold in the country now come with built-in navigation and entertainment systems as standard. Accordingly, ...

With lockdown measures introduced in March 2020, resulting in a high number of consumers remaining in the home for long periods of time, including remote learning and work from home measures, demand for in-car entertainment in Q2 was greatly reduced ...

Several factors, including improvements in pre-installed audio products and innovative smartphone apps, particularly navigation apps, steadily drove negative consumer demand for in-car entertainment during the review period, and most of those same ...

COVID-19 is expected to lead to a decline in volume growth for in-car entertainment. Alongside uncertainty hindering consumer spending on non-essentials, lockdowns from March onwards resulted in consumers spending less time in their cars – and even ...

In-car entertainment has continued to record declining sales in volume and value terms in 2020, with more of the same expected over the forecast period. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has not been significantly impacting sales in the category, ...

The decline in retail volume sales of in-car entertainment continues to be informed by the decrease in sales of second-hand cars. Rising consumer incomes have allowed Romanians to purchase new vehicles, which often come with pre-installed in-car ...