So Now You Know

The first practical, affordable and commercially successful car radio was designed and produced in 1930 by Galvin Manufacturing Corporation. The original model 5T71 radio sold for between $110 and $130, and could be installed in most popular automobiles. Galvin Manufacturing Corporation founder Paul V. Galvin coined the name "Motorola" for the company's new car radio, linking the ideas of "motion" and "sound".