The top five in-dash multimedia AV receivers in unit sales to consumers often belong to traditional leading suppliers such as Pioneer, Kenwood, Alpine, and Sony.
But the pandemic, and subsequent radio shortages, have up-ended sales results so that the number one AV radio in the third quarter this year was a BOSS Audio CarPlay/Android Auto deck, the BE7ACPC, according to The NPD Group.
Where last year, for the same quarter, BOSS did not factor into the top 5 ranking, this year it took the top slot, in part for BOSS’ ability to deliver sufficient quantities to retailers, including larger retailers such as Crutchfield and Walmart.com.
The BE7ACPC is a mechless (no CD/DVD) radio with a 7-inch capacitive screen. It comes with a back up camera at a $279 every day package price. (There is a BE71ACP version without the camera that is currently on sale for Black Friday at many retailers at $229).
See the full NPD results below.
Top Selling In-Dash Video Receivers (Model/Brand) by unit sales in the U.S. in Q3 2021:
- BE7ACPC Boss
- DMX706S Kenwood
- XAVAX1000 Sony
- DMX7706S Kenwood
- DMX4707S Kenwood
Top Selling In-Dash Video Receivers (Model/Brand) by unit sales in the U.S. in Q3 2020:
- ILXW650 Alpine
- DMH1500NEX Pioneer
- DMX4707S Kenwood
- AVH2550NEX Pioneer
- XAVAX1000 Sony
Source: The NPD Group
