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SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO NOW AVAILABLE IN BMW 3 SERIES, 5 SERIES AND X5
Fri Jan 10 09:00:00 CET 2003 Press Release
January 10th, 2003, Woodcliff Lake, NJ... BMW of North America, LLC and Sirius Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the premier satellite radio broadcaster, today announced that Sirius Satellite Radio systems are now available as an accessory on select BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and X5 vehicles at BMW centers across the country.
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January 10th, 2003, Woodcliff Lake, NJ... BMW of North America, LLC and Sirius
Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: SIRI), the premier satellite radio broadcaster, today
announced that Sirius Satellite Radio systems are now available as an accessory
on select BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and X5 vehicles at BMW centers across the
country.
All 2003 model year BMW 3 Series Sedan and Coupe, 5 Series Sedan and X5
vehicles equipped with an in-dash CD radio are compatible with Sirius
receivers. BMW customers who commit to a one-year Sirius service subscription
and activate their receivers at a BMW center will receive two months free
Sirius service plus free activation. Drivers coast-to-coast now have access to
Sirius' 60 channels of originally programmed, commercial-free music and 40
sports, news and entertainment channels.
"BMW is excited to offer Sirius' unique, uncompromised service to our car
buyers," said Hans Duenzl, Vice President, BMW Aftersales and Engineering.
"Sirius' world-class programming and state-of-the-art technology fit perfectly
into the lifestyle of BMW drivers."
"Sirius is thrilled to bring our service to BMW buyers. BMW sets the standard
for high performance, and Sirius complements this by offering the best in
digital quality music and entertainment," said Doug Wilsterman, Sirius Senior
Vice President, OEM.
BMW Group In America
BMW of North America has been present in the United States since 1975. Since
then, the BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales
and financial service organizations for the BMW and MINI brands; a South
Carolina manufacturing operation; DESIGNWORKS/USA, an industrial design firm in
California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations
throughout the country. The BMW Group is represented in the U.S. through
networks of 340 BMW car, 327 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle, 148 BMW Motorcycle
retailers and 70 MINI car dealers. BMW US Holding Corp., the Group's
headquarters for North, Central and South America, is located in Woodcliff
Lake, New Jersey.
Information about BMW Group products is available to consumers via the Internet
at http://www.bmwusa.com http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com and
http://www.miniusa.com.
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to journalists on-line at the BMW Group PressClub at the following address -
www.press.bmwgroup.com.