GM Slashes Price of XM Satellite Radio
August 16th, 2006
General Motors announced that it is slashing the price of XM Satellite Radio to $199 for the 2007 model year, down 38.8 percent over last year’s price of $325.
The new price goes into effect immediately, and consumers still get the first three months of service included, with subsequent months costing $12.95 per month.
HUMMER won’t be participating in the price cut, according to GM, but offering up XM is something of a lucrative activity for the General, apparently the automaker gets a cut of subscription fees, as well as some extra cash each time its OnStar employees handle XM-related service calls.
Forbes Best Pickups for 2006
June 21st, 2006
While foreign manufacturers dominate the car and SUV vehicle segments, that quintessential American icon, the pick-up truck market continues to be dominated by the domestic automakers. Forbes Dan Lienert wrote that Toyota Tundra engineers, while touring Texas Stadium during a Dallas Cowboys’ football game, continued to be amazed how Americans loved their pickups even as personal transportation. We’ll have to wait until next year after the new Tundra has debuted to see if Toyota’s engineers have tapped the pulse of America’s pickup purchasing public.
So without further adieu, Forbes best pickups for 2006:
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