Car Toys

Industry	Retail
Founded	1987, Bellevue, Washington
Founder	Dan Brettler
Number of locations	49
Area served	Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Texas
Key people	Founder/CEO Dan Brettler
Products	Automotive electronics
Number of employees	1500+
Subsidiaries	Wireless Advocates LLC (defunct)
Website	Cartoys.com

Car Toys, Inc. is a medium-sized chain of stores, founded and headquartered in Seattle. There are currently 50 stores, distributed throughout Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and Texas. Car Toys currently has over 1,000 employees, some of whom work in both the corporate headquarters and a distribution center. The retailer specializes in automobile audio equipment and remote starters.

History

Car Toys was founded in 1987 by Dan Brettler, who continues as the President and CEO of Car Toys. The company has a Board of Directors though shares are not publicly traded. In 2004, Twice Magazine ranked Car Toys as the 5th largest national mobile electronic retailer.^{[citation needed]}

Awards and recognition

Recognized as a "Retailer of the Year" numerous times by Mobile Electronics Magazine, Mobile Electronics Certification Program and CES Daily, Car Toys has been included in Audio/Video International Magazine's "Top Ten 12-Volt Retailers" for 12 years running and is the only 12-volt retailer currently listed in Twice's "Top 100" list of top consumer electronic retailers.