Automakers phased out the CD player from new cars (and it's not hard to guess why)

The last new cars sold in the U.S. with CD players have been made, and there are a number of reasons why that feature is dead ...
Cars

Car CD Players Head Toward Extinction

In-dash CD players are finally going the way of Razor scooters, shell necklaces and Ja Rule. Automakers have predicted this for the better part of the past decade as car stereos augmented the standard ...
Cars

CD Players Make Slow Exit From New Cars

Cars without CD players will become the norm in the next five years, according to Automotive News. Around 331,000 cars will be sold without CD players by the end of this year, said to John Canali, an ...
South Bend Tribune

Playing CDs in car without a CD player

Q. How can I play my CDs in my new car, which does not have a CD slot? It only has a USB connection and Bluetooth, so I can’t use a portable CD player with an auxiliary cable. I have hundreds of CDs ...
Pitchfork

Ford Kills CD Player in New Car, Replaces With Streaming Device

Ford is offering a car without a CD player for the first time in 25 years, NPR reports. Instead of a disc player, the 2018 EcoSport will have an upright touch screen console where passengers can ...