Article: Ford to offer Sirius Satellite Radio in more of its vehicles

DETROIT -- The Ford Motor Co. plans to announce today that it will offer Sirius Satellite Radio in more of its cars and trucks and that it will begin installing the satellite radio systems at its factories for the first time.

After more than two years of taking a backseat to XM Satellite Radio, the industry leader, Sirius appears to be gaining momentum. Earlier this month, Howard Stern signed a five-year deal to broadcast exclusively on Sirius starting in 2006. Sirius has also signed deals to broadcast games of the National Football League and the National Hockey League and to give Maxim magazine and the rapper Eminem their own channels.

But XM still maintains its status as the industry's ...

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