Mitsubishi will be offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as either a standard feature or factory option on four Mitsu models this fall, and throughout the entire 2008 Mitsubishi model line, available in the United States next year.

This fall, SIRIUS will be standard equipment on the model year 2007 Galant RALLIART, Endeavor SE and all Raider LS and DuroCross double cab pickup trucks.

On most other trim levels of the Galant, Endeavor and Raider and on the all-new Outlander, SIRIUS will be available as a factory option.

All SIRIUS-equipped vehicles will include a six-month, pre-paid subscription.

Truck manufacturer Peterbilt will be offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as a standard equipment on all Peterbilt Platinum level Unibilt sleepers.

Additionally, SIRIUS radios will continue to be available as factory installed option on all other Class 8 conventional Peterbilt vehicles. Peterbilt will also offer prepaid activation and three months of complimentary service on all vehicles equipped with SIRIUS radios starting with production installation on August 1, 2006.

Peterbilt will use the DEA300 SIRIUS/AM/FM/CD radio, the first all-in-one SIRIUS integrated radio available as factory installed in the commercial vehicle market.

XM Canada and Suzuki Canada have signed a multi-year agreement to factory install and dealer install XM Satellite Radio in several Suzuki vehicles starting with the 2007 model year.

The 2007 XL-7 JLX will be factory-installed with XM, while the 2007 Grand Vitara and SX4 will offer XM with a dealer-installed option. 2006 Grand Vitara's already are available with XM dealer-installed for the 2006 model year.

XM will eventually be available in a majority of Suzuki Canada'a lineup. XM Canada will give Suzuki buyers free activation and 3-months of free service.

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Ford Canada and Sirius Canada today have announced signing an agreement that will put SIRIUS Satellite Radio receivers as factory-installed equipments in "virtually" all Ford models sold in Canada by 2008. "Virtually" sounds like legal-speak for "pretty much standard but there's some hiccups in the production so let's just call it 'virtually' to protect ourselves."

Whatever the legal meaning, we know for sure that the Canadian 2007 model year lines will include the Ford Fusion, Mustang, Five Hundred, Freestyle, Ranger, Explorer, Sport Trac, Expedition, Expedition Max, Edge, Lincoln Navigator, MKZ, and MKX. So it's good news from the OEM front.

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