Subaru Signs With Sirius, XM

By Amy Gilroy -- TWICE, 2/9/2006

New York - Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio announced deals with Subaru of America.

Subaru will offer Sirius as an exclusive port and dealer installed option this year in some 2007 model year vehicles, said Sirius.The service will also be available as a standard feature in the 2007 Outback Sport Special Edition, said Sirius.

Beginning in May, Subaru will offer Sirius as a port and dealer installed option in the 2007 Subaru Forester, followed by the 2007 Subaru Impreza in August.

XM said that three 2007 Subaru models, including the Legacy and Outback, will offer XM exclusively when they debut later this year.XM will also be offered exclusively on the new B9 Tribeca Special Edition model as standard equipment. Together, these three models comprised 50 percent of all U.S. sales for Subaru in 2005, XM said.