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Chrysler Group and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Announce Factory-Installation Program

* Over 500,000 Subscribers Expected in First Two Years

* One Year of SIRIUS Service to be Included in All Factory Offerings

* Factory Availability Across 11 Vehicle Lines

NEW YORK and AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 6 -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio , known for delivering the very best in commercial-free music and premium sports programming to cars, homes and boats across the country, and the Chrysler Group today announced broad availability of SIRIUS across the 2005 model year lineup of Chrysler, Jeep(R) and Dodge vehicles.

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In the second half of 2004, factory installations of SIRIUS will expand across 11 vehicle lines for the 2005 model year, including the following popular vehicles:

   * Chrysler 300 Series           * Dodge Ram Pickup
   * Chrysler PT Cruiser           * Dodge Durango
   * Chrysler Town and Country     * Dodge Dakota Pickup
   * Chrysler Pacifica             * Jeep Grand Cherokee
   * Dodge Magnum                  * Jeep Liberty
   * Dodge Caravan

"This extensive product rollout is very exciting for SIRIUS, and reaffirms DaimlerChrysler Corporation's commitment as an exclusive partner of SIRIUS," said Joseph P. Clayton, President and CEO, SIRIUS. "We are very pleased to be part of the current product offensive from Chrysler Group."

"The Chrysler Group is proud to offer SIRIUS throughout its vehicle lineup," said Jack Withrow, Director of Vehicle Entertainment and Communications for the Chrysler Group. "We believe the agreement with SIRIUS will set the standard in the automotive industry and provide a compelling entertainment proposition that our customers will appreciate."

Further information regarding SIRIUS' relationship with DaimlerChrysler Corporation is contained in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by SIRIUS Satellite Radio Inc. with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS provides listeners with over 110 channels of the best commercial-free music, sports, information and entertainment, with digital quality sound coast-to-coast, broadcast daily from New York City, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, Houston and Daytona. SIRIUS offers over 60, 100% commercial-free, music channels featuring multiple categories of Pop, Rock, Country, Hip-Hop, R&B, Dance, Jazz, Classical and Latin music, along with more than 50 channels of world-class sports, news, talk entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95, with greater savings for upfront payments of multiple months or a year or more. SIRIUS also broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NHL, NBA and NFL, and is the official satellite radio partner of the NFL.

SIRIUS Satellite Radio products for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are manufactured by Alpine, Audiovox, Blaupunkt, Clarion, Eclipse, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood and Panasonic, and can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Car Toys, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Good Guys, Sears, Tweeter and Ultimate Electronics, along with RadioShack and DISH Network outlets in mid-2004.

SIRIUS' exclusive automotive partners DaimlerChrysler, Ford and BMW represent over 40% of new cars and light trucks sold annually in the United States. Automotive brands currently offering SIRIUS radios in select new car models include BMW, MINI, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep(R), Nissan, Infiniti, Mazda, Audi, Ford, Lincoln-Mercury, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen. Automotive brands that have announced plans to offer SIRIUS radios in select models include Jaguar, Volvo, Land Rover and Aston Martin. In 2004, SIRIUS radios are expected to be available in nearly 80 different car models, with over 50 of them factory programs. Also, Hertz currently offers SIRIUS in 29 vehicle models at 53 major locations around the country. In addition, Penske Companies -- Penske Auto Group, United Auto Group and Penske Trucking -- are offering SIRIUS radios as a factory installed option, where available, in their cars and trucks through their dealerships.

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.

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