Where is my CD player ??

[jerseyguy123]

I just bought a 2019 Volvo XC 60. Not a cheap car. It Does not have a CD player. What happened to it?

 

[b_b]

they deleted them from most makes already. my 2018 f150 is the last model year for f150s to have them. ive never used it and probably never will.

 

[Nukeman7]

I just bought a 2019 Volvo XC 60. Not a cheap car. It Does not have a CD player. What happened to it?

Like it or not, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, Amazon Music & SoundCloud combined with Android Auto & Apple Carplay to kill the CD player option in recent cars.

 

[bullwinkle]

It's all Bluetooth now-bust out that phone/MP3/iPod Touch etc.! My old iPhone 4 soldiers on in that role-refusing to die...

 

[bullwinkle]

Like it or not, Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, Amazon Music & SoundCloud combined with Android Auto & Apple Carplay to kill the CD player option in recent cars.

As long as you have unlimited data... (I don't, I'm a tightwad!)

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Mazda phased out CD players around 2017–2018. So did other manufacturers after about 2015. Subaru still had them as standard equipment in most models as late as 2020.

 

[b_b]

As long as you have unlimited data... (I don't, I'm a tightwad!)

you can download the files to your phone so it only need a connection to verify that you have subscribed and it plays off your phone. it uses minimal data that way.

 

[walterjay]

I bought a new car in 16 and there was already no cd player.

 

[Eddie]

Two vehicles ago I had a 6X CD changer, the next vehicles had a one CD player. My 2022 has NO cd player. I now downloaded my favorite songs to a usb travel drive and use that for my songs. They will probably take that away next so I will need to use my cell phone to play music. I don't feel this is progress but, only something for the computer geeks to play with. -((

 

[MParr]

Our 2019 VW Tiguan has one in the glove box.

 

[eljefino]

Rip to a USB drive in MP3 format. Can fit a bunch of hours on one.

 

[Quattro Pete]

It Does not have a CD player. What happened to it?

The same thing that happened to the cassette deck and 8-track before it.

 

[Egg_Head]

Wife's 2022 RX-350 has a CD player.

 

[andrew_j]

I just bought a 2019 Volvo XC 60. Not a cheap car. It Does not have a CD player. What happened to it?

Same thing that happened with 8 tracks and cassette players, dead technology. Hopefully you own a smartphone….

 

[AutoMechanic]

Unfortunately it’s a thing of the past. Luckily all of ours have CD or cassette players. Something about digitally downloaded music just doesn’t sound the same and I have no idea how to pair a phone with something like that either. Not a technology person.

 

[cptbarkey]

Poof went bulky vinyl, cassettes tossed in the bin, my Alanis Morisette CD was discarded onto IH-35. I messed with Texas. What happened?? Progress.

 

[Escape08]

It's been replaced by USB & BT

 

[eljefino]

Of note the mechanism for a CD player requires deck depth of ~6 inches or more. A "head unit" without moving parts can integrate into various dash designs with more flexibility.

 

[jkasch]

I thought I wanted one when I bought my '14 JGC. I think I've used one time. It's in the center console. I'd rather have the storage space.

 

[warnerwh]

You need to get a micro sd card for your phone if you happen to have a bunch of music on your computer you like. You can use bluetooth to play it. Also Pandora and others make old FM stations pretty much a thing of the past with numerous stations of which you can choose to subscribe to for free and the ads aren't bad at all compared to FM radio. I know how you feel when I bought a 2013 2SS RS Camaro and I couldn't find the CD player. Believe me you won't miss it once you get used to what you have now.