please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . september 2010 learn how and when to remove this template message car toys industry retail founded 1987 bellevue washington founder dan brettler headquarters seattle washington usa seattle wa number of locations 50 area served washington oregon colorado texas key people founder ceo dan brettler cfo jorge perez cio rietta stoneman vp of stores sales andrew steele products automotive and wireless consumer electronics number of employees 1500 subsidiaries wireless advocates spun off as separate company 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 all assortment of mobile electronics products but primarily sells automobile audio equipment and wireless phone devices . history edit 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 . awards and recognition edit 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 . external links edit cartoys website coordinates 47 37 57 n 122 21 29 w 47.6324 n 122.357929 w 47.6324 ; 122.357929 this article about an automotive industry corporation or company is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e this united states retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title cartoys & oldid 738765038 categories 1987 establishments in washington state automotive companies of the united statesauto parts supplierscompanies based in seattlecompanies established in 1987motor vehicle company stubsunited states retail company stubshidden categories articles lacking sources from september 2010all articles lacking sourcescoordinates not on wikidataall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 september 2016 at 23 06 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view