XM to Become Standard on 2008 Buick, Hummer and Saab Models

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on October 18, 2007 - 1:10pm.

Washington - XM Satellite Radio, the provider of satellite radio services now attempting to merge with rival Sirius, said on Thursday that its radios will for the first time become a standard feature on all General Motors 2008 Buick, Hummer and Saab vehicles. The special radios already are standard across many of the most popular vehicles in the Saturn, Chevrolet, GMC and Pontiac lineups. GM was the first automaker to offer satellite radio as a factory-installed feature when it introduced XM on Cadillac models in 2001, and has since produced more than six million vehicles with XM. Each of the new vehicles will offer a free three-month trial subscription.