Mitsubishi Motor Sales of Canada Inc. (MMSCAN) and SIRIUS Canada, the country’s number one choice for satellite radio, today announced an exclusive agreement that will make SIRIUS Satellite Radio receivers standard equipment on many of Mitsubishi’s 2008 model year vehicles.

SIRIUS will be available as standard equipment on the 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS, Eclipse Spyder GS & GTP, Eclipse GTP and Endeavor SE & Limited. SIRIUS will also be available as a factory installed option on the 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS, Lancer GTS & Evolution and Outlander ES & LS models. In addition, SIRIUS will be available on the 2009 model year Galant. Mitsubishi will offer factory-installed SIRIUS Satellite Radio receivers with a six month subscription to SIRIUS’ premium satellite radio service.

“Mitsubishi is thrilled to offer SIRIUS Satellite Radio for customers on some of our best selling models,” said Koji Soga, President and CEO of MMSCAN. “SIRIUS’ programming lineup is a perfect compliment to the innovative design
and performance of Mitsubishi vehicles.”

“SIRIUS is pleased that Mitsubishi customers will now be able to experience Canada’s favourite satellite radio service in their new vehicles,” said Mark Redmond, President and CEO, SIRIUS Canada Inc. “With the best coverage, content and programming from North America’s leading entertainment brands, SIRIUS offers drivers and passengers an unparalleled listening experience.”

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SIRIUS Satellite Radio today announced that David Frear, Chief Financial Officer and EVP of SIRIUS, is expected to present at the 35th Annual UBS Global Media & Communications Conference in New York, NY on Tuesday, December 4, 2007 at approximately 2:30 PM ET.

Orbitcast, thinking out loud that a announcement on a SIRIUS/XM Merger could come before Frear gives his speech. We will just have to wait and see….

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SIRIUS Satellite Radio has made the top 10 list of Cars.com’s list of the 10 best car features introduced in 2007 with Sirius Satellite TV.

Coming in at number 8:

Sirius Satellite TV Where you can find it: Chrysler minivans Any parent can tell you that one of the big drags about taking kids on long trips is all the stuff you’ve got to carry with you. Chrysler’s new Sirius Satellite TV makes this a bit easier by removing your DVD collection from the list. Your kids can watch one of three channels (the Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network) on one or both of the rear swing-down screens; if it’s just one, the other can show a DVD or video game. Given these three channels offer programming that can satisfy kids from infancy through their teen years, this is a big step forward.

See the full list here…

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Sirius Satellite Radio will offer a new Sirius data service called Travel Link as standard with Ford’s new navigation system, the company announced at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Ford will be the first auto manufacturer to offer the service.

XM had navigations news too, they announced at the show that its NavTraffic navigation service will be available on the Nissan Murano.

Sirius Travel Link offers much more than the current Sirius Traffic service. The new Travel Link offers five-day weather forecasts; fuel prices at more then 120,000 gas stations, sports scores and game schedules, and movie listings from more than 4,500 theaters in addition to real-time traffic “flow” data and rerouting.

It will be available on multiple Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles in 2008.

The data is broadcast through Sirius’ existing satellites and repeaters.

This summer, the 2009 Lincoln MKS will be the first vehicle in its class to offer Travel Link services integrated into a voice- activated navigation system.

The data is broadcast through Sirius’ existing satellites and repeaters and is accessed and managed in the vehicle using a new high-mounted, 8-inch touchscreen menu.

XM announced its audio service will be offered as a factory option on the second-generation Nissan Murano, and XM’s NavTraffic real-time traffic service will be offered on Murano vehicles with navigation.

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