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BMW slashes price of satellite radio by 41 percent, others to follow?

BMW has substantially cut the price of its Sirius Satellite Radio factory option from $595 to $350 on select 2010 vehicles (excludes 5 Series, 6 Series and X3) while also adding functionality. Customers who choose Sirius will continue to receive "The Sirius Everything" package for one year, along with some of the most popular XM channels available including Oprah Radio, XM Public Radio and several sports channels. Beyond cheaper hardware and expanded channels, BMW and Sirius have also made the satellite radio more user friendly. Users ... Read more →

Sirius XM confirms rate hike coming Chris Shunk

If you love your Sirius or XM satellite service, now is the time to re-up your subscription for another three years. The newly unified Sirius XM is charging $2 for additional subscriptions and adding ...

Porsche 911 gets XM Radio and XM NavTraffic Michael Harley

Click above for high-res gallery of the 2009 Porsche 911 While its SUV sibling, the Porsche Cayenne, has offered satellite radio since 2005, the Porsche 911 has gone without. So in addition to ...

CES 2008: Ford expands HD radio offering in 2009 to all vehicles Chris Shunk

In-car technology has exploded over the past few years, with navigation screens, hard drives, iPod connectivity, and satellite radio becoming more and more important to consumers. While Ford was ...

Ferrari adds XM Radio, NavTraffic to 612 Scaglietti Alex Nunez

The satellite radio option is about as common in new cars as the near-omnipresent AUX jack for portable music devices. You can argue that the presence of the latter essentially eliminates the need ...

A la carte ordering coming to XM/Sirius 2 years ago on Autoblog

I've always chosen an iPod over ordering either of the two satellite radio providers, XM and Sirius, for one simple reason: I can listen to only what I want. With satellite radio, you pay a monthly fee, around $13/month, and get a bunch of channels, most of which I've found I'll pass right by on the ...

Chrysler first to offer Sirius Backseat TV in 2008 models 2 years ago on Autoblog

Chrysler announced today that it will nab another exclusive for its upcoming redesigned 2008 Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans. In addition to their popular Stow 'n Go and Swivel 'n Go options, the new soccer mom-mobiles will be the first available with Sirius Backseat TV. ...

XM and Sirius planning less expensive a la carte packages 2 years ago on Autoblog

We had an idea that the XM/Sirius merger wasn't exactly going to be a win for the customer, and now we hear that XM and Sirius will be offering tiered pricing with plans that are both lower and higher-priced than their current $12.95/month service. Certain "a-la carte" plans will actually come in ...

Slacker brings internet radio into your car 2 years ago on Autoblog

It's like Pandora for your car! Slacker, a new web-based radio website has just launched this week. The channel selection is very similar to what's available on XM or Sirius, and we liken it to Pandora because the number of songs you can skip is limited, but the selection is large and the experience ...

XM and Sirius set to announce "merger of equals" today 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: It's official! Both XM and Sirius have been dropping hints since last summer that the two could merge into one giant satellite radio provider with a subscriber base of 12 million. It appears after a marathon negotiation session last weekend, the two are finally ready to make it offiicial ...

Europeans getting revolutionary TiVo-like satellite radio 2 years ago on Autoblog

This particular nugget came from our sibling site Engadget, which reported on the "multimedia car radio of the future." In conjunction with a few select partners, the European Space Agency (ESA) is developing an entertainment system that will feature "built-in satellite radio and generous ...

XM and Sirius to merge? 2 years ago on Autoblog

When it signed Howard Stern last year, Sirius radio picked up a lot of subscribers, but the satellite radio provider still couldn't catch rival XM which sits atop of the subscriber satellite radio heap. Sirius' new six million subscribers represented a huge jump, but XM is closing out 2006 with 7.9 ...

GM slashes price of XM Satellite Radio to $199 for 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog

General Motors announced that it is slashing the price of XM Satellite Radio to $199 for the 2007 model year, down 38.8 percent over last year's price of $325. The new price goes into effect immediately, and consumers still get the first three months of service included, with subsequent months ...

Will Sirius and XM merge? 3 years ago on Autoblog

Apparently the industry is tired of talking about the potential alliance between General Motors and Nissan/Renault, so we've moved on to a new potential alliance, that of Sirius and XM. Both companies comprise the only players in the satellite radio business, so if the two were to pair up the ...

Sirius gaining ground on XM 3 years ago on Autoblog

Having just reviewed an Audi A3 with Sirius satellite radio and an active subscription, I can honestly say that I seriously enjoyed listening to Howard Stern again after months of being cut off cold turkey. It turns out millions of people followed the shock jock to his new residence on Sirius ...

VW and Audi sign with Sirius exclusively 3 years ago on Autoblog

No longer will one be able to choose between either XM or Sirius satellite radio in a new Volkswagen or Audi, as the two brands have just signed an exclusive agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio through 2012. The companies have had a non-exclusive agreement with both providers for the past few ...






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