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 Satellite Radio and Motor Trend have partnered together to bring Motor Trend Radio to XM's audience. Starting on Saturday, July 22nd (that's tomorrow), Motor Trend Radio will be available on XM's America Right (ch 166) from 6-8pm ET every Saturday.

Motor Trend Radio joins XM's other auto-related content, like Car & Driver Radio and America's Car Show, also on America Right. 

Motor Trend Radio is also available SIRIUS Satellite Radio's Sports 1 (ch 125). 

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XM Satellite Radio and The Living Room are together starting up a new live musical performance series called "From The Living Room to The Loft." The series will showcase performances by singer/songwriters live from The Living Room in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Each hour-long show will feature an introductory performance from an emerging artist, followed by a headlining act performance and interview with the noted musicologist Teri Landi.

The debut episode, which airs this Sunday (July 23rd), will feature The Little Willies performing several songs, including five previously unrecorded by the band. Named in honor of Willie Nelson, The Little Willies feature the talents of Lee Alexander, Jim Campilongo, Norah Jones, Richard Julian and Dan Reiser.

Future episodes will showcase performances by acts like Martha Wainwright, Joseph Arthur, The Autumn Defense, The Wood Brothers, Marah and Chris Thile of Nickel Creek.

From The Living Room to The Loft debuts July 23rd at 6pm ET on The Loft (XM 50) with encore broadcasts airing throughout the week. New episodes premiere at the same time every other week.

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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XM Canada and Telus Corp have inked a deal to bring a piece of the XM Canada service to cellular phones. The deal will provide 20 channels of XM Canada's music and talk content to a selection of Telus phones. The cost? $15 month.

Initially though, the service will be given away for free (for the first 2 months), and only available on the LG 8100 and the Samsung A950.

The deal is very similar to the Sirius / Sprint partnership of last year, though it should be noted that XM Satellite Radio (the U.S. version) currently does not have a deal with any mobile carriers.

[globeandmail.com]