Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Auto Sales, OEM
A sign of the times: U.S. auto sales are down for every single automaker across the board for September. It was Ford Motor Co.'s worst month of the year, with a 34 percent drop, while Chrysler LLC fell 33 percent...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Ford, Sirius
Ford Motor Company is selling two of its Premium Automotive Group brands - Jaguar and Land Rover - to the India-based Tata Motors for an estimated $2.85 billion, according to various reports.This isn't exactly a secret to many folks in...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Fun Stuff, Sirius
Commissioned by Volvo and Major League Baseball, this Special Edition Boston Red Sox Volvo C30 isn't just possibly the most psychotic of all Bo' Sox memorabilia... but it features Sirius too!Only 107 of these Special Edition C30s will be produced,...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, XM, XM NavWeather
The all new 2009 Acura RL - which was also unveiled today at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show - will be offering XM NavWeather as a part of its AcuraLink service. Acura is XM's first automotive partner to debut...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Chysler, WiFi, WiMax
Chrysler announced today at the North American International Auto Show that the company is working to develop an advanced, in-vehicle wireless communications system to be offered over the next few years. Chrysler's technology roadmap for vehicle connectivity includes Cellular,...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Ford, Ford SYNC, The Competition
Ford Motor Company released their sales figures for the Ford SYNC recently, and stated that the Microsoft-powered system is on track to reach 1 million sales in early 2009. Ford SYNC topped 30,000 sales in 2007, with sales in...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, CES, Satellite Services, Sirius Backseat TV, Sirius Travel Link, Telematics, The Competition, XM
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting writeup on how automakers are using next month's Consumer Electronis Show as a launchpad to showcase their latest in-vehicle technologies. And rightly so. Next year, sales for the booming in-car electronics market...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, CES, Ford, Ford SYNC, Sirius Travel Link
Ford Motor Co. is going all out at the upcoming 2008 International CES show (don't worry, Orbitcast will be there in full force with live daily coverage as well), and the auto manufacturer will be flexing its technological muscle...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Satellite Services, XM, XM NavTraffic
More stuff coming out of the Los Angeles Auto Show. XM Satellite Radio and it's real-time traffic service, XM NavTraffic, will now be available as a factory-installed option on the 2nd-generation (that's the 2009 model year) Nissan Murano. On...
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Chysler, Ford, UAW
The UAW reached a tentative four-year agreement with Chrysler yesterday after only a six-hour walkout. Word of the deal came just after the UAW announced that GM workers had ratified their four-year agreement with the company. Now it's Ford's turn....
Tags: Auto Manufacturers, Partnerships, XM
We got a hint of this announcement from XM's "Coolest Car" promotion last week, but now its official: the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti is the first Ferrari to come with XM Satellite Radio and XM NavTraffic factory-installed. Arguably, you can...
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