Volkswagen New Beetle and Jetta to Feature SIRIUS Satellite Radio

2005 New Beetle and Jetta to Offer SIRIUS as Factory and Dealer Options

NEW YORK and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 13 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio , known for delivering the very best in commercial-free music and premium sports programming to cars and homes across the country, and Volkswagen of America today announced that SIRIUS will soon be available as a factory and dealer installed option on Volkswagen's New Beetle and Jetta.

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SIRIUS will be offered as a factory and dealer option in the 2005 New Beetle coming in late summer of this year and in the 2005 all-new Jetta coming early in 2005. VW will also announce a limited edition vehicle later this year that will exclusively feature SIRIUS.

SIRIUS will provide Volkswagen drivers with 61 commercial-free music streams and 44 sports, news and entertainment streams, including live play-by-play games from the NBA, NHL, and beginning next football season, the NFL.

"We are very excited to be working with Volkswagen to offer their customers the very best in-vehicle entertainment experience possible," said Patrick Brunett, Vice President European OEM for SIRIUS. "Our premium service will fit in nicely with these two quality vehicles, and will bring tremendous pleasure to Volkswagen drivers."

"SIRIUS is obviously growing in popularity, and is becoming a 'must have' for many drivers who are looking for great commercial-free music, news, entertainment and sports," said Zafar Brooks, General Marketing Director for Volkswagen. "It is a nice fit for Volkswagen customers who are a little more independent-minded and typically list music as an important part of their lives."

About Volkswagen of America, Inc.

Founded in 1955, Volkswagen of America, Inc. is headquartered in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, headquartered in Wolfsburg, Germany. Volkswagen is one of the world's largest producers of passenger cars and Europe's largest automaker. Volkswagen of America and its affiliates employ approximately 3,000 people in the United States and are responsible for the sale and service of Audi, Bentley, and Volkswagen products through retail networks comprising in total approximately 800 independent U.S. dealers.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS is the only satellite radio service bringing listeners more than 100 streams of the best music and entertainment coast-to-coast. SIRIUS offers 61 music streams with no commercials, along with over 40 world-class sports, news and entertainment streams for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95, with greater savings for upfront payments of multiple months or a year or more. SIRIUS is also the official satellite radio partner of the NFL. Stream Jockeys create and deliver uncompromised music in virtually every genre to our listeners 24 hours a day. Satellite radio products bringing SIRIUS to listeners in the car, truck, home, RV and boat are manufactured by Kenwood, Panasonic, Clarion and Audiovox, and are available at major retailers including RadioShack, Circuit City, Best Buy, Car Toys, Good Guys, Tweeter, Ultimate Electronics, Sears and Crutchfield. SIRIUS is the leading OEM satellite radio provider, with exclusive partnerships with DaimlerChrysler, Ford and BMW. Automotive brands currently offering SIRIUS radios in select new car models include BMW, MINI, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep(R), Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda, Audi, Ford and Lincoln-Mercury. Automotive brands that have announced plans to offer SIRIUS in select models include Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar, Volvo, Volkswagen, Land Rover and Aston Martin. Genmar Holdings, the world's largest manufacturer of recreational boats, Formula Boats and Winnebago, the leading supplier of recreational vehicles and motor homes, also offer SIRIUS. Hertz currently offers SIRIUS in 29 vehicle models at 53 major locations around the country.

Click on www.sirius.com to listen to SIRIUS live, or to find a SIRIUS retailer or car dealer in your area.

Any statements that express, or involve discussions as to, expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions, future events or performance with respect to SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. are not historical facts and may be forward-looking and, accordingly, such statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, any such statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our results of operations are: our dependence upon third parties to manufacture, distribute, market and sell SIRIUS radios and components for those radios; the unproven market for our service; our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

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