The last new cars sold in the U.S. with CD players have been made, and there are a number of reasons why that feature is dead. They start with you.

Since the mid-2010s, fewer and fewer new cars have been decked out with CD players. In-dash stereos are instead usually equipped with the long-standing car radio and some kind of media playback option ...

After Subaru redesigned the Outback in 2025, and Lexus updated the IS and discontinued the RC, the automotive market put an end to an era: There now are no new cars sold with a CD player from the ...