Auburn
Hills, MI - When Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep®
customers arrive at their local dealerships to select their
new 2003 and 2004 vehicles, they will also have the option
to tune into a new listening experience as SIRIUS Satellite
Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI) is now available at all Chrysler, Dodge
and Jeep dealerships across the continental U.S. The Chrysler
Group is offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as both a dealer
and factory-installed feature.
SIRIUS
Satellite Radio will be available on 16 different 2003 model
year vehicles as a Mopar dealer-installed offering:
Chrysler:
PT Cruiser, Sebring Sedan and Convertible, 300M, Concorde,
Voyager, Town and Country;
Dodge: Stratus Sedan, Dakota, Durango, Ram, Intrepid, Neon,
Caravan, Grand Caravan;
Jeep: Liberty and Grand Cherokee.
The suggested retail price will be $299 plus installation,
and a SIRIUS Satellite Radio subscription is $12.95 per
month. An activation fee of $15 will be waived for customers
selecting the Mopar dealer-installed option.
"Just
as Mopar offers the Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep customer accessories
to match their vehicle and lifestyle, SIRIUS Satellite Radio
offers that same appeal to a wide range of our customers
through its expansive programming," said Christine
Cortez, senior vice president - Global Parts and Service
Operations.
Beginning
in this month, SIRIUS Satellite Radio and a one-year subscription
will be offered as standard equipment on the 2003 Chrysler
PT Dream Cruiser Series 2. In February, SIRIUS will be offered
as a factory-installed option on the 2004 Chrysler 300M.
Also, the all-new 2004 Chrysler Pacifica will offer SIRIUS
when it hits the dealer showrooms this spring.
The
suggested retail price for factory installation will be
$295, plus the monthly SIRIUS subscription fee. However,
customers ordering factory-installation of SIRIUS satellite
radio on their vehicles will receive two months of service
provided by SIRIUS and no activation fee upon initiating
a subscription.
"Satellite
radio will change the radio listening experience the same
way cable changed the way we watch television," said
Jack Withrow, director Vehicle Entertainment and Communications.
"Once you experience SIRIUS satellite radio in your
vehicle, you will not want to go without it."
SIRIUS
provides Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep customers with 100 streams
of the best music and entertainment coast-to-coast. SIRIUS
offers 60 music streams of commercial-free music along with
40 streams of news, talk, sports and entertainment.
"With
SIRIUS in their vehicles, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep customers
will now get to hear uncompromised coast-to-coast music
and entertainment that they simply can't get from conventional
radio today," said Doug Wilsterman, senior vice president
OEM, SIRIUS. "Only SIRIUS gives listeners better music,
better programming and better content that stands out from
the competition."
SIRIUS
is the only satellite radio service bringing listeners 100
streams of the best music and entertainment coast-to-coast.
SIRIUS offers 60 music streams with no commercials, along
with 40 world-class sports, news, and entertainment streams
for a monthly subscription fee of $12.95. Stream Designers
create and deliver uncompromised music in virtually every
genre to SIRIUS listeners 24 hours a day.