Delphi Product & Service Solutions Goes Commercial With SKYFi Satellite Radio at 2003 Mid-American Truck Show
LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 18 -- Delphi Product & Service Solutions, part of Delphi Corporation , will be selling the tremendously successful Delphi XM SKYFi(TM) satellite radio for commercial use at this year's Mid-America Trucking Show March 20 - 22, at the Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center.
SKYFi is the most advanced portable satellite receiver on the market today. "SKYFi is simply the best satellite radio around today," said Walt Mossberg in a January 23, 2003, Wall Street Journal article. Unimpressed with previous portable units he added, "The factor that changed my mind is the product from Delphi, the auto-electronics giant."
Delphi and PANA-PACIFIC, a leading supplier to the OEM commercial and off-road vehicle market will be jointly promoting the Delphi SKYFi and selling the SKYFi commercial package for $199.98 (MSRP) at participating retail locations such as Travel Centers of America, Louisville Peterbilt and Sioux City Kenworth. The SKYFi commercial package includes the Delphi XM SKYFi(TM) receiver unit and a vehicle adaptor kit.
"SKYFi is already the best selling portable satellite radio on the market today," said Don LaDieu, General Director, Consumer Electronics, Delphi Product & Service Solutions. "We are very excited about the potential for this commercial application because we know this is a great venue for our Delphi unit to bring XM Radio to truckers from coast to coast."
SKYFi incorporates the most advanced user features of any satellite radio on the market including superior user interface with 20 channel presets, direct channel entry, five-line display including channel name, artist and song title, large-font-size option and the ability to preview and search XM channels by artists and song titles.
The integrated "boom box" audio system includes a pair of high-quality speakers and remote control device and can be powered by an A/C adaptor to create a high quality countertop/bookshelf system for the home or office or can be used with six "D" batteries for complete portability.
Delphi's unmatched capability in providing radio technology for the vehicle helped the company to be the first to reach several milestones in satellite technology including the first to market with a factory-installed satellite radio receiver and the first to market with a fully portable consumer satellite system.
Also on display for Delphi Product & Service Solutions is the new advanced diesel test equipment, providing diagnostic and simulation capabilities specifically designed to address the needs of today's high tech diesel engine management systems including electronic unit injectors and common rail systems.
Along with diesel products and consumer electronics products, Delphi Product & Service Solutions provides heavy-duty batteries and other components to the commercial vehicle market. Delphi Product & Service Solutions continues to focus on providing the independent aftermarket with OEM-quality vehicle electronics, such as air & fuel delivery parts, emissions products, HVAC components and Delphi Freedom(R) branded batteries. All these products are supported by TechSource, an industry leading training and component level technical assistance hotline, (877) GO-DELPHI. Our online catalog services at http://go.delphi.com/ are available to all Delphi Product & Service Solutions' customers.
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