Since the mid-2010s, fewer and fewer new cars have been decked out with CD players. In-dash stereos are instead usually equipped with the long-standing car radio and some kind of media playback option ...

Which Bluetooth-enabled car CD player should you buy? While more cars than ever come straight from the factory with good-quality Bluetooth-enabled stereos, there are still many millions of cars ...

After Subaru redesigned the Outback in 2025, and Lexus updated the IS and discontinued the RC, the automotive market put an end to an era: There now are no new cars sold with a CD player from the ...

The very first automotive compact disc player — the Pioneer CDX-1 — launched in 1984, but it wasn't until a few years later that you could purchase a new car with a factory-equipped unit. At the time, ...

(KRON) — If you purchased a new car model within the past few years, chances are it doesn’t have a CD player. In the digital age of online streaming, CD players have become a rarity. Most cars today ...

I once had a Pearl Jam CD stuck in my car for more than two years. That wasn’t necessarily a bad thing. I suppose if I had to pick any album to be lodged in the dashboard and playing on repeat, “Vs.” ...