New York — XM Satellite Radio announced the new 2009 Maxima will offer XM NavTraffic as a standard, factory-installed feature for models with Nissan's Hard Drive Navigation system.

NavTraffic delivers real-time traffic alerts every minute to a navigation system. The reports are specific to the user’s path of travel.

The service is already available on the Nissan Murano, Armada, Altima, Altima Coupe, Altima Hybrid and Pathfinder, as part of packages equipped with a navigation system, and will soon be available on the 2009 GT-R, said XM.