Ford Motor Company to Offer Nationwide Introductory Trial of SIRIUS XM Radio on Certified Pre-owned Ford and Lincoln Mercury Vehicles
NEW YORK, Feb 04, 2010 — SIRIUS XM Radio (SIRI) and Ford Motor Company today announced that Ford and Lincoln Mercury customers across the United States will receive an introductory three-month trial subscription of the “SIRIUS Everything” package upon the purchase of all SIRIUS-equipped Ford and Lincoln Mercury Certified Pre-owned vehicles.
The “SIRIUS Everything” package delivers more than 130 channels of premier sports, news, talk, entertainment and commercial-free music programming plus traffic and weather information.
“Ford and Lincoln Mercury drivers have embraced satellite radio, a feature delivering a diversity of entertainment and offering listeners an incredible breadth of programming,” said Doug VanDagens, Director of Ford’s Connected Services Solutions Organization. “We are pleased to include this introductory trial of SIRIUS in certified pre-owned Ford and Lincoln Mercury vehicles, making for an even more enjoyable experience for our customers.”
“We are thrilled Ford is introducing a three-month trial of the ‘SIRIUS Everything’ package to its customers,” said Steve Cook, Group Vice President and General Manager, Automotive Division, SIRIUS XM Radio. “We look forward to continuing to provide the best in audio entertainment seamlessly delivered with a push of a button to drivers of certified pre-owned Ford and Lincoln Mercury vehicles.”
Ford will continue to offer SIRIUS as a factory-installed feature with a 6-month subscription of SIRIUS included on most new Ford and Lincoln Mercury vehicles sold in the United States.
Does this round out all the CPO’s with all the major car manufacturers yet? Any still missing?
I still contend that with 240 million cars on the road in the US, that in time, used cars will eventually add a larger amount of new subs each year than new cars. There are only 10-16 million new cars sold each year.
With the Blackberry news today we see a longterm media distribution approach forming -
1. cars
2. internet
3. cellphones
With these 3 you can literally listen to Sirius anywhere and everywhere. If you like, you can listen to Sirius 24 hours a day.
If earnings are the last week of February who really cares about the good news. By that time the stock will probably be @ 50 cent?
You stated that earnings are the last week of Feb., Etrade listed Feb. 11th before market and before that it was Feb. 4th before market. Can anyone set me straight on this? I also hear that they have not announced a date….. Just looking for a clear and reliable answere.
Ford just announced that it is upgrading it’s braking software on the Fusion and another Hybrid due to braking issues. Stock is continuing to decline.