Mercedes to Offer Sirius Satellite Radio in 80% of Vehicles

Mercedes- Benz and SIRIUS Satellite Radio have announced that they will be increasing the rate of installations of SIRUS radios in Mercedes Benz vehicles. For 2007 installation will increase to more than 80% and the following year in 2008 and 2009 will increase to over 90%.

The luxury automaker will make SIRIUS standard equipment on this year S-Class and CLS. New models with SIRIUS will be available at dealerships later this year. Mercedes will the SIRUS service for a complete six months.