Voxx International

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Voxx International was an American consumer-electronics company that developed, acquired, and distributed automotive electronics, accessories, and consumer and commercial audio brands.

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Overview

Voxx International Corporation was an American consumer-electronics company headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The business began in 1960 as Audiovox Corporation and later expanded from its original communications and automotive-electronics activities into a diversified portfolio of vehicle technologies, consumer accessories, home audiovisual equipment, and professional and commercial audio products. In 2012, Audiovox changed its corporate name to Voxx International, reflecting the breadth of its brand portfolio and its international operating structure. The company’s business was organized around several related areas. Its automotive operations covered both original-equipment and aftermarket electronics, including vehicle security, remote-start systems, connected-car services, rear-seat entertainment, navigation and related accessories. Brands associated with this area included Audiovox, Code Alarm, Prestige, Pursuit, Python, Viper, Clifford, Automate, Autostart, AstroStart, Directed Electronics, FlashLogic, CarLink, SmartStart, Invision and Incaar. The company also marketed automotive antennas and connectivity products under brands such as Hirschmann and Terk. A second major activity was consumer-electronics accessories and communications equipment. Products marketed over the company’s history included wireless communications devices, walkie-talkies, cordless phones, mobile and vehicle accessories, and other connected or installation-oriented products. In 2013, Audiovox developed an application for the Shutterball accessory device, although Cellcom Communications held the exclusive rights to that device. Voxx also built a substantial audio and home-entertainment portfolio through acquisitions, licensing arrangements, and brand management. Its portfolio included Klipsch, Jamo, Energy, ProMedia, RCA, Jensen, Acoustic Research, Advent, 808 Audio, Magnat, Mac Audio, Heco, Oehlbach, and Schwaiger, among others. The company licensed the Energizer name for certain products. In 2020, the former Klipsch Holding, LLC structure was renamed Premium Audio Company, LLC. Premium Audio Company included Klipsch Group, Inc., whose listed brands included Klipsch, Jamo, Energy, and ProMedia, together with 11 Trading Company, LLC. Voxx expanded its home-audio position further through a transaction involving Onkyo’s home audiovisual business. In 2021, its Premium Audio Company subsidiary entered a joint venture with Sharp Corporation to acquire the business, including the Onkyo and Integra brands. Premium Audio Company held 75 percent of the joint venture and Sharp held 25 percent. Under the arrangement, Premium Audio Company was responsible for product development, engineering, sales, marketing, and distribution, while Sharp handled manufacturing and supply-chain responsibilities. The acquisition was completed in September 2021. The company’s growth strategy relied substantially on acquiring established specialist brands, particularly names whose original owners were no longer viable as independent businesses. This approach gave Voxx access to recognizable trademarks across automotive electronics, home audio, accessories, and installation products rather than concentrating on a single consumer category. Its brand list included both owned and internationally managed names, and the company operated through a mixture of subsidiaries, brand portfolios, licensing arrangements, and distribution relationships. Voxx International ceased to operate as an independent public company after Gentex acquired it in April 2025. The acquisition marked the end of Voxx International as a standalone corporate entity, while its brands and operating capabilities became part of Gentex’s broader automotive and technology business. Because the supplied reference material does not identify a current standalone Voxx management team, financial figures, or an official surviving corporate website, those fields are left unspecified.

History

Voxx International originated in 1960 as Audiovox Corporation, an American electronics business. Its early and longstanding activities included automotive electronics, communications equipment, and accessories. Over time, the company developed a model that combined product development with the management of multiple specialist brands. Rather than remaining focused on a single product category, it expanded across automotive original-equipment and aftermarket systems, consumer accessories, vehicle security, connected-car products, home audio, and commercial audio. The company’s automotive portfolio became one of its central areas of activity. It marketed security and remote-start products, vehicle-control systems, connectivity products, rear-seat entertainment, antennas, and other accessories. The portfolio included the Audiovox, Code Alarm, Prestige, Pursuit, Python, Viper, Clifford, Automate, Autostart, AstroStart, Directed Electronics, FlashLogic, CarLink, SmartStart, Invision, Incaar, Hirschmann, and Terk names. This breadth allowed the company to serve both vehicle manufacturers and aftermarket installers and retailers. A major part of Voxx’s expansion came through the acquisition and stewardship of established consumer-electronics and audio trademarks. The company acquired or managed brands including Acoustic Research, Advent, Jensen, RCA, 808 Audio, Klipsch, Jamo, Energy, ProMedia, Magnat, Mac Audio, Heco, Oehlbach, and Schwaiger. It also licensed the Energizer brand for selected products. These arrangements made Voxx a portfolio company whose commercial identity was spread across numerous brands rather than expressed through one universal consumer-facing label. Audiovox changed its corporate name to Voxx International in 2012. The change reflected the company’s increasingly international and multi-category operations. The business continued to offer wireless communications products and other accessories; around the 2010 period its product activities included walkie-talkies and cordless phones. In 2013, Audiovox developed an application for the Shutterball accessory device, while Cellcom Communications retained exclusive rights to the device. The company also experienced an accounting-reporting correction in the early 2000s. In March 2003, Audiovox announced plans to restate results for the first three quarters of fiscal 2002 after reviewing the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Emerging Issues Task Force rules. The company indicated that the restatement would lower revenue by about $462,000 and raise income by about $36,000. In April 2003, it announced that the restatement would extend to fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2002. Audio became increasingly important to the group through its ownership of Klipsch and related brands. In 2020, Voxx announced that Klipsch Holding, LLC had become Premium Audio Company, LLC. Premium Audio Company consisted of Klipsch Group, Inc., with Klipsch, Jamo, Energy, and ProMedia among its brands, and 11 Trading Company, LLC. The reorganization placed the audio assets under a more clearly defined operating structure. In 2021, Premium Audio Company partnered with Sharp Corporation to acquire Onkyo’s home audiovisual business. The transaction included the Onkyo and Integra brands. Premium Audio Company held 75 percent of the joint venture and Sharp held 25 percent. Premium Audio Company assumed responsibility for product development, engineering, sales, marketing, and distribution, while Sharp was assigned manufacturing and supply-chain responsibilities. The transaction was completed in September 2021 and expanded Voxx’s position in home audiovisual equipment. Voxx International remained a diversified operator with automotive electronics, accessories, and audio businesses until its acquisition by Gentex in April 2025. That transaction ended Voxx’s status as an independent company. The available reference material does not establish a separate post-acquisition Voxx corporate structure, current executives, financial results, or an official surviving website. Accordingly, the company is recorded here as defunct as a standalone entity, with Gentex identified as its acquiring parent and owner.

2025
Gentex acquired Voxx International
[1]Voxx Internationalen.wikipedia.org
Gentex acquired Voxx International, ending the company’s independent corporate existence.
2021
Onkyo home audiovisual acquisition was completed
[1]Voxx Internationalen.wikipedia.org
Premium Audio Company and Sharp completed their joint-venture acquisition of Onkyo’s home audiovisual business, including Onkyo and Integra.
2020
Klipsch Holding became Premium Audio Company
[1]Voxx Internationalen.wikipedia.org
Voxx reorganized the former Klipsch Holding structure under the Premium Audio Company name.
2013
Shutterball application development
[1]Voxx Internationalen.wikipedia.org
Audiovox developed an application for the Shutterball accessory device, for which Cellcom Communications held exclusive rights.
2012
The company adopted the Voxx International name
[1]Voxx Internationalen.wikipedia.org
Audiovox Corporation changed its corporate name to Voxx International.
2003
Audiovox announced financial restatements
[1]Voxx Internationalen.wikipedia.org
Audiovox announced restatements related to fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2002 after reviewing accounting-rule requirements.
1960
Audiovox Corporation was founded
[1]Voxx Internationalen.wikipedia.org
The company that later became Voxx International was established as Audiovox Corporation in the United States.

Products and positioning

A multi-brand electronics portfolio company focused on automotive technology, aftermarket installation products, consumer accessories, and home and commercial audio. Voxx differentiated itself by combining internally developed products with the acquisition, licensing, and international distribution of established specialty brands.

Automotive electronics
Automotive electronics and security systems
Voxx’s automotive portfolio included vehicle-security systems, remote starters, alarms, connected-car controls, and installation products. The group marketed these activities through brands such as Audiovox, Code Alarm, Prestige, Pursuit, Python, Viper, Clifford, Automate, Autostart, AstroStart, Directed Electronics, FlashLogic, CarLink, and SmartStart. The products served both original-equipment and aftermarket channels.
Audio
Home audio and audiovisual equipment
The company’s audio portfolio covered home, professional, and commercial audio equipment. Major associated names included Klipsch, Jamo, Energy, ProMedia, Onkyo, Integra, Magnat, Mac Audio, Heco, Oehlbach, and 11 Trading Company. These brands gave Voxx a presence in loudspeakers, home theater, amplification, and broader audiovisual systems.
Consumer electronics
Consumer-electronics accessories
Voxx marketed a broad range of accessories and related consumer-electronics products under names including RCA, Jensen, Acoustic Research, Advent, 808 Audio, Audiovox, Terk, and Energizer under license. The portfolio included communications products, connectivity accessories, vehicle accessories, and other products distributed through consumer and specialty channels.
Communications electronics · 2010
Wireless communications products
Around 2010, Audiovox developed wireless communications products including walkie-talkies and cordless phones. These products formed part of the company’s broader consumer-electronics and accessory activities before the corporate identity became Voxx International.
Mobile accessory · 2013
Shutterball application
In 2013, Audiovox developed an application associated with the Shutterball accessory device. The device was subject to an exclusive-rights arrangement held by Cellcom Communications, making the application part of a partner-related product initiative rather than a broad standalone Voxx platform.

Brand decisions

2025
Acquisition by GentexM&A
Background
Voxx International operated as a diversified supplier and brand owner across automotive electronics, consumer accessories, and audio.
Action taken
Gentex acquired Voxx International in April 2025.
Aftermath
Voxx International ceased to exist as an independent company and its business and brands became part of Gentex.
Source
2021
Acquisition of Onkyo’s home audiovisual businessM&A
Background
Voxx sought to expand its home-audio portfolio, while Sharp and Premium Audio Company negotiated to acquire Onkyo’s home audiovisual division and its associated brands.
Action taken
Premium Audio Company entered a joint venture with Sharp to acquire the Onkyo and Integra home audiovisual business. Premium Audio Company held 75 percent and Sharp held 25 percent; the transaction was completed in September 2021.
Aftermath
Premium Audio Company assumed product development, engineering, sales, marketing, and distribution, while Sharp handled manufacturing and supply-chain management.
Transaction value. $30.8 million (2021 acquisition)
Source
2020
Creation of the Premium Audio Company structureStrategy
Background
Voxx’s audio holdings required a dedicated structure for its Klipsch-centered business and related audio brands.
Action taken
Klipsch Holding, LLC was renamed Premium Audio Company, LLC, comprising Klipsch Group, Inc. and 11 Trading Company, LLC.
Aftermath
The reorganization established a clearer operating identity for the company’s premium and specialty audio activities.
Source
2012
Corporate rebranding from Audiovox to Voxx InternationalStrategy
Background
The company had expanded beyond its historical Audiovox identity into a diversified portfolio of automotive, accessory, audio, and international brands.
Action taken
Audiovox Corporation changed its corporate name to Voxx International.
Aftermath
The Voxx name became the corporate identity used to coordinate the company’s multi-brand operations.
Source
2003
Restatement of earlier financial resultsOther
Background
Audiovox reviewed the application of Financial Accounting Standards Board Emerging Issues Task Force regulations to previously reported results.
Action taken
The company announced restatements covering fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2002.
Aftermath
Audiovox indicated that the adjustments would reduce reported revenue by approximately $462,000 and increase income by approximately $36,000.
Restatement adjustment. (Fiscal years 2000 and 2001 and the first three quarters of fiscal 2002)
Source

Recent events

2019-10-10
VOXX International reports fiscal 2020 second-quarter results[2]VOXX International公布2020财年第二季度业绩prnewswire.com
Reported: 2019-10-10
VOXX International announced financial results for its fiscal 2020 second quarter, ended August 31, 2019. It reported net sales of $90.2 million and a net loss attributable to the company of $6.0 million.

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