Auto headlines- Sirius in a Dodge Challenger
July 26, 2007

GM plan to finish in '09

General Motors said it will finish a $6.7-billion investment in its South Korean unit in 2009 as it seeks to expand sales outside its home market.

The money for GM Daewoo Auto & Technology Co. will help pay for product development, unit Chief Executive Officer Michael Grimaldi told a meeting of the Detroit Society of Automotive Analysts on Tuesday, GM spokeswoman Geri Lama said.

JCI will split shares



Johnson Controls Inc., the world's largest maker of automotive batteries, said it will split its shares 3-for-1 on Oct. 2.

The split will go to shareholders of record as of Sept. 14, Johnson Controls said Wednesday. The company said it will pay its quarterly dividend of 33 cents at 11 cents a share after the split.

The split is a positive move and a "strong signal of where management sees its stock price heading," said Brian Johnson, an analyst at Lehman Brothers.

ArvinMeritor closing plant

ArvinMeritor Inc. said it will close its Commercial Vehicle Systems assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ontario, by Nov. 23.

ArvinMeritor said the facility employs 17 people and serves as an assembly site for drivelines. The work will be transferred to the company's Laurinburg, N.C., plant.

More Chryslers get Sirius

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s installation rate in Chrysler cars will rise to 70% of 2008 car models from 40% in the previous model year.

Chrysler will make Sirius radios standard in vehicles such as the Dodge Challenger and the Jeep Grand Cherokee. It also will offer a free year of subscription to the satellite-based system.

 

I hope I can still get local programming that is free with HD Radio and still plug in an external MP3 player.

Any MP3 play not just an Apple MP3 player.

Chrysler Group to Install Sirius Satellite Radio in More Than 70% of Its Vehicles


SIRIUS delivers more than 125 channels of the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 67 music channels available nationwide. SIRIUS also delivers 61 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic, weather and data. All SIRIUS programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. (PRNewsFoto/SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO INC.)

NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES




NEW YORK, July 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --- SIRIUS Satellite Radio
(Nasdaq: SIRI) today announced that Chrysler Group expects to install
SIRIUS Satellite Radio in more than 70% of its vehicle production for the
2008 model year. This marks an increase from approximately 40% for the
previous model year.

For 2008 models, SIRIUS will be included as a standard feature in
premium and mid-level price classes on most Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep
models. Additionally, SIRIUS will be a 100% standard feature on Chrysler
Sebring and Aspen, the all-new Dodge Challenger and Nitro, and the Jeep
Grand Cherokee and Commander. Chrysler Group includes one year of SIRIUS
service with each new vehicle. SIRIUS Satellite Radio is pre-activated, so
customers can begin listening to SIRIUS immediately upon taking delivery of
their new vehicles.

"SIRIUS Satellite Radio is an entertainment feature our customers
clearly enjoy and are demanding more and more," said Christine MacKenzie,
Executive Director -- Multi-brand Marketing and Agency Relations, Chrysler
Group. "We are pleased to enhance our customers' driving and ownership
experience by offering SIRIUS entertainment and technology throughout the
Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicle portfolio."

"We are excited about the growth of SIRIUS with Chrysler Group and its
customers," said Mel Karmazin, CEO of SIRIUS. "We are very proud that
SIRIUS is featured in high volume in Chrysler, Jeep and Dodge vehicles, and
we look forward to continued mutual success with our partners at Chrysler
Group."

About SIRIUS
SIRIUS, "The Best Radio on Radio," delivers more than 130 channels of
the best programming in all of radio. SIRIUS is the original and only home
of 100% commercial free music channels in satellite radio, offering 69
music channels. SIRIUS also delivers 65 channels of sports, news, talk,
entertainment, traffic, weather and data. SIRIUS is the Official Satellite
Radio Partner of the NFL, NASCAR and NBA, and broadcasts live play-by-play
games of the NFL and NBA, as well as live NASCAR races. All SIRIUS
programming is available for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95.

SIRIUS Internet Radio (SIR) is a CD-quality, Internet-only version of
the SIRIUS radio service, without the use of a radio, for the monthly
subscription fee of $12.95. SIR delivers more than 75 channels of talk,
entertainment, sports, and 100% commercial free music.

SIRIUS products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are available in
more than 25,000 retail locations, including Best Buy, Circuit City,
Crutchfield, Costco, Target, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, RadioShack and at
shop.sirius.com.

SIRIUS radios are offered in vehicles from Audi, Bentley, BMW,
Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jaguar, Jeep(R), Land Rover, Lexus,
Lincoln, Mercury, Maybach, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Mitsubishi, Nissan,
Rolls Royce, Scion, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo. Hertz also offers SIRIUS
in its rental cars at major locations around the country.

Click on http://www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to purchase a
SIR

 

I really don't want Sirius. Radio in my eyes should be free (and please don't give me that "you pay for it by the commercials" line). I like normal radio just fine.

 

I had XM installed in all my cars 5 years ago. Since then I got Sirius as part of the Dish Network in my home. For the old school music I love Sirius is the only way to go. I was going to change my cars to Sirius but since a merger is pending.....

I'm very glad I'll be cruising with Sirius in my new Challenger!!

 

Jeremiah, I agree with you on the MP3 player. In fact, I already am compiling songs on my computer for use in the Challenger (after all, a modern classic like the Challenger can't be sullied by just any music -- in short, if it was played in my 1970 model, it will be played in the '08). Thus far, I've obtained 90 songs of about 300 I have on a list for Challenger use. I'd well imagine MP3 players will be able to be used in the Challenger. When the '07 Sebrings were coming out, I know several of the stories I read about them mentioned that MP3s could be plugged in. Anyone here have a fairly recent Chrysler product that has that capability?

 

For anyone who's interested, here's my Challenger MP3 song collection as of now :

Mississippi Queen -- Mountain Vanishing Point Soundtrack
Slow Ride -- Foghat
Addicted To Love -- Robert Palmer
Uncle Lijiah -- Black Oak Arkansas
Dirty White Boy --Foreigner
Cowboy -- Kid Rock
Run Through The Jungle -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
You Ain't Seen NothingYet -- Bachman-Turner Overdrive
All Right Now -- Free
Stop! In The Name Of Love -- The Supremes
Paradise By The Dashboard Light -- Meat Loaf
Lord Have Mercy On My Soul -- Black Oak Arkansas
Down On The Corner -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Back In My Arms Again -- The Supremes
In The Midnight Hour -- Wilson Pickett
Hot Blooded -- Foreigner
Two Hangmen -- Mason Proffit
Over Me -- Segarini & Bishop Vanishing Point Soundtrack
You Got To Believe -- Delaney & Bonnie Vanishing Point Soundtrack
Dear Jesus God -- Segarini & Bishop Vanishing Point Soundtrack
So Tired -- Eva Vanishing Point Soundtrack
Where Do We Go From Here? -- Jimmy Walker Vanishing Point Soundtrack
Nobody Knows -- Kim & Dave Vanishing Point Soundtrack
Sing Out For Jesus -- Big Mama Thornton Vanishing Point Soundtrack
Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad -- Meat Loaf
The World Is A Ghetto -- War
Simply Irresistible -- Robert Palmer
Wasting Time -- Kid Rock
Only God Knows Why -- Kid Rock
Where Did Our Love Go -- The Supremes
Baby Love -- The Supremes
I Hear A Symphony -- The Supremes
You Can't Hurry Love -- The Supremes
You Keep Me Hangin' On -- The Supremes
Reflections -- The Supremes
Love Child -- The Supremes
Someday We'll Be Together -- The Supremes
Hot & Nasty -- Black Oak Arkansas
Jim Dandy -- Black Oak Arkansas
Dixie -- Black Oak Arkansas
Susie Q -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Proud Mary -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lodi -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Green River -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Fortunate Son -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Travelin' Band -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Who'll Stop The Rain -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Up Around The Bend -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Lookin' Out My Back Door -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Long As I Can See The Light -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
I Heard It Through The Grapevine -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Have You Ever Seen The Rain? -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Hey Tonight -- Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle,
Sweet Hitch-Hiker -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Someday Never Comes -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Piece Of My Heart -- The Ikettes
Everyday People 2:14 -- Ike & Tina Turner
Doin' The Tina Turner -- Ike & Tina Turner
Sweet Soul Music -- Ike & Tina Turner
Ooh Poo Pah Doo -- Ike & Tina Turner
Honky Tonk Women -- Ike & Tina Turner
A Love Like Yours (Don't Come Knockin' Everyday) -- Ike & Tina Turner
Proud Mary -- Ike & Tina Turner
Proud Mary (Encore) -- Ike & Tina Turner
I Smell Trouble -- Ike & Tina Turner
I Want To Take You Higher -- Ike & Tina Turner
I've Been Loving You Too Long -- Ike & Tina Turner
Respect -- Ike & Tina Turner
(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay -- Otis Redding
Respect -- Aretha Franklin
When A Man Loves A Woman -- Percy Sledge
Stand By Me -- Ben E. King
(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher -- Jackie Wilson
Hold On I'm Comin' -- Sam & Dave
Knock On Wood -- Eddie Floyd
You Oughta Know -- Alanis Morissette
Time Warp -- Bruce Scott, Jamie Donnelly, Boni Enten, Graham Jarvis & Company
Sweet Transvestite -- Tim Curry
I'm Going Home -- Tim Curry
Juke Box Hero -- Foreigner T
Feels Like The First Time -- Foreigner

 

Very nice mix..

 

the MyGIG Mutemedia Infotainment System can play mp3's. It has a usb port in the front to also. It will have a 20gig hard drive you can load with MP3(up to 2500 songs), it will have the sirius radio, bluetooth for handsfree and GPS navigation. It also as an aux input jack you can hook you mp3 player to. And also with the sirius radio, it is used for real time traffic control.

 

Thanks for the info, Techman.

 

WOW RoswellGrey what a nice list of songs. Not a bad one in the bunch. Hours of good listening. You will enjoy that ride, no doubt.