In 1922 in the "A" model, one of the most popular in Great Britain small capacity car brands called "Austin", long-wave and medium-wave ranged receiver appeared for the first time. It was called "glittering" and was operating on valves. As a result, radio or receivers won a popularity and installation of them increased dramatically.
Auto plants supplied more than 20 car models with installed receivers in England and in four others European countries by 1939
Andre Citroen was first to establish the massive production of cars in France and after "10CV" model it released a model "5CV". That was the first car made in France with a small receiver "Sena" installed, which occupied not more than 320 square cm. Until 1958 "Pontiac" medium wave receivers were favorable among motor-car enthusiasts. These receivers could be uninstalled from dashboard and used with batteries at home.
In 1958 an opportunity of ultra-short wave receiver's installation in "Lincoln Continental" cars first appeared. "Motorola" and "Mercedes" followed "Lincoln Continental" example. In 1959 "Motorola" releases "FM-900", radio-cassette player. In a half of a year the innovation, introduced by "Motorola" was taken up by 16 other car manufacturers such as "Mercedes", "Ford" and "Rolls-Royce". In 1963 an era of combined ultra-short and medium wave's receivers begins. A receiver "Heathkit GR-41" with 10 transistors that could be installed under car's dashboard becomes available for sale, it was 7 pounds in weight and sold for $65, and every motor-car enthusiast had an opportunity to purchase and install it to his/her car.
However, many car brands did not have removable receivers. They were built-in, and it was impossible to install a different receiver. Since 1964 almost every manufacturer releases their cars with removable audio-equipment. Production of radio cassette players becomes an industry and they could be uninstalled or replaced by new ones. The main requirement is that all RC players should satisfy every customer needs. Releasing and selling of RC players' turns into a separate branch of manufacture. 1964 is considered as a year of birth for RC players. In 1984 a CD- (compact disc) appears instead of tape in "Sony" and "Pioneer" players.
CD players come out on the market. In 1986 "Sony" is the first to release a storage device for 10 CD's being installed in a car's trunk. Storage device becomes popular very fast and leaves behind all its competitors. "Ford", pressing towards to conquer the popularity on the car market, begins to install "Sony" CD players in its cars right on the assembly line. In 1992 "Alpine 7980" becomes a first producer of CD-changers installed on a dashboard. In a year "Sony" responds by releasing a CD player with Mini Discs, combined with a tuner. The competition continues.
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