- Extends Exclusive Partnership Five Years to 2017
- Encompasses Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge Brands
- SIRIUS Factory-Installed in Greater Than 70% of US Production
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SIRIUS is currently available in most Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge models. This agreement targets a penetration rate for SIRIUS factory-installed radios in greater than 70% of vehicles built for the U.S. by Chrysler. Chrysler also installs SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM) and SIRIUS Traffic in select vehicles.
'SIRIUS is proud to extend our exclusive relationship with Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge,' said Mel Karmazin, CEO of SIRIUS. 'Chrysler will be selling millions of vehicles with SIRIUS and we look forward to a very significant number of Chrysler customers becoming part of our already very satisfied SIRIUS family of more than 8.3 million subscribers.'
About SIRIUS
SIRIUS, 'The Best Radio on Radio,' delivers more than 130 channels of the
best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of
100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69 music
channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk,
entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite
Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR and NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play
games of the NFL and NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS programming
is available for a monthly subscription fee of only
SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of the
SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly subscription
fee of
SIRIUS Backseat TV(TM) is the first ever live in-vehicle rear seat
entertainment featuring three channels of children's TV programming, including
Nickelodeon, Disney Channel and Cartoon Network, for the subscription fee of
SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in more than 20,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at shop.sirius.com.
SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, Bentley, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Mercury, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS in its rental cars at major locations around the country.
Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a SIRIUS radio and subscription.
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respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be
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