Ford Predicts Rise in Retail Sales Wednesday May 30, 1:48 am ET, AP Ford Official Predicts Rise in Retail Sales, Fueled by Crossovers A Ford Motor Co. official predicts that his company’s overall U.S. sales will drop in May, but its retail sales to individual buyers will show… → Read More
Mercedes-Benz Will Offer Sirius in Over 80% of Vehicles
Today Sirius announced that Mercedes plans to increase their Sirius Radio install rates to more than 80 percent for 2007. This is great news, since early estimates were set at 50 percent only 2 years ago. Even better news is that Mercedes plans to reach the 90 percent… → Read More
Lincoln to Offer SIRIUS Satellite Radio as Standard Equipment
Sirius announced today that it has added Lincoln to its ever expanding portfolio of automakers offering its service as standard equipment. Starting with the 2008 model year you will find Sirius in the Lincoln MKZ, MKX, Navigator, Navigator L and Mark LT models. As a bonus all vehicles… → Read More
Land Rover to Offer SIRIUS as Standard Equipment in 2007
Land Rover announced today that they will be offering SIRIUS as standard equipment in their 07 Range Rover and LR-2 models. However, from what I understand they will not be offering any kind of lifetime subscription package like we saw from yesterdays MINI post. Richard Beattie, Executive Vice… → Read More
MINI USA To Offer Lifetime SIRIUS Satellite Radio Subscriptions
Today SIRIUS announced that it’s service will be available as a factory installed option with a lifetime subscription on the new 2007 MINI Cooper and MINI Cooper S hardtops produced beginning this June. The factory installed SIRIUS radio will be available for an MSRP of $950. MINI will… → Read More
A Siriously Pricey Break-up Fee
XM Satellite Radio Chairman Gary Parsons said on Monday the merger agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio carries a break-up fee of $175 million. That seems like a pretty hefty fee but, what is $175 million among friends when you are already running at a debt of $1.3 billion?… → Read More
SIRIUS and XM to Combine in $13 Billion Merger of Equals
XM Satellite Radio and SIRIUS Satellite Radio have made the long awaited announcement that they have entered into a definitive agreement, under which the companies will be combined in a tax-free, all-stock merger of equals. The newly formed company will have an estimated value of approximately $13 billion,… → Read More
The New NASCAR.com
Just incase you haven’t heard, the new nascar.com website wants to make sure you know that they are on Sirius Satellite Radio. See for yourself as the screenshot below shows that every single ad slot available on the NASCAR website is now taken by SIRIUS. I know the… → Read More
Mel Says SIRIUS Will Offer Live TV in 2007
Chief Executive Mel Karmazin expects Sirius Satellite to offer a live television service in cars by late 2007, and deals with content providers for the TV stations may be set as early as January. It is estimated that the new television service will set back current customers and… → Read More
AAA Partners with SIRIUS
It was announced this week that AAA will be teaming up with SIRIUS to offer discounts to its members for “the best radio on radio.” The AAA offer includes a 20% savings on equipment, free shipping, free activation, and a free month of service. If you are currently… → Read More
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