Ford Motor Company Gets Sirius

Ford Motor Company, maker of such popular vehicles as the Mustang, Explorer, and F150 truck, announced this week that it will offer Sirius satellite radio as a factory-installed option in as many as 1 million vehicles over the next 2 years. The deal covers 21 vehicle models, which will start seeing Sirius installations beginning this summer. The deal is a huge win for Sirius, which is battling XM Radio in the suddenly lucrative satellite radio market. Sirius currently has more than 1 million subscribers, whereas XM boasts over 3 million