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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Land Rover Now Offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as Factory Option

Land Rover Now Offering SIRIUS Satellite Radio as Factory Option

SIRIUS Offered on Select 2006 Models

NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SIRIUS Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:SIRI) today announced that Land Rover is now offering SIRIUS as a factory-installed option on the following 2006 Model Year vehicles:

-- Range Rover -- Range Rover Sport

Both vehicles are available with factory-installed head units that display artist, song title and category when playing SIRIUS. The Range Rover also features a touch-screen interface to enhance the driver's radio control.

(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 )

"Land Rover and SIRIUS are the perfect complement for an exceptional driving experience," said Doug Wilsterman, Senior Vice President and General Manager OEM Division for SIRIUS. "Both products represent the highest in quality, Land Rover for performance and style, and SIRIUS for programming."

"With SIRIUS, Land Rover drivers can now have access to the best programming in satellite radio, no matter where in the continental United States our vehicles take them," said Richard Beattie, Executive Vice President, Land Rover North America. "Land Rover is dedicated to providing its customers with a premium driving experience, and SIRIUS is a fitting complement to their lifestyle."

Land Rover is offering the SIRIUS factory-installed system for an MSRP of $400. The subscription to SIRIUS is $12.95 per month, with discounts for subscriptions paid up front for a year or more.

About SIRIUS

SIRIUS delivers more than 120 channels of the best commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and information, and the most exciting sports programming to listeners across the country in digital quality sound. SIRIUS offers 65 channels of 100% commercial-free music, and features over 55 channels of sports, news, talk, entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of only $12.95. SIRIUS also broadcasts live play-by- play games of the NFL and NBA, and is the Official Satellite Radio partner of the NFL.

SIRIUS radios for the car, truck, home, RV and boat are manufactured by Alpine, Audiovox, Blaupunkt, Clarion, Delphi, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, Sanyo and XACT Communications. Available in more than 25,000 retail locations, SIRIUS radios can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City, Crutchfield, Office Depot, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart and RadioShack. SIRIUS is also available at heavy truck dealers and truck stops nationwide.

SIRIUS radios are currently offered in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jeep(R), Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Nissan, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Hertz currently offers SIRIUS 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.

About Land Rover

Land Rover North America is part of Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover with headquarters in Irvine, California. Land Rover established operations in the US in 1986, and now imports and distributes Range Rover, LR3 and Freelander vehicles manufactured by Land Rover in Solihull, England. Land Rover's worldwide operations are wholly owned by Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, Michigan. For information about the Land Rover retailer nearest you, call 800- FINE-4WD or log on to www.LandRover.com.

Vehicle specifications and features are subject to change. For the latest Land Rover pricing and product information, contact Land Rover North America Corporate Communications at (949) 341-6800.

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, 2004 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Among the key factors that have a direct bearing on our operational results are: our dependence upon third parties, including manufacturers of SIRIUS radios, retailers, automakers and programming partners, our competitive position and any events which affect the useful life of our satellites.

O-SIRI

Media Contacts:

Jim Collins SIRIUS 212-901-6422 jcollins@siriusradio.com

Rebecca Schnall SIRIUS 212-901-6478 rschnall@siriusradio.com

Larry Rosinski Land Rover 949-341-6811 lrosinsk@landrover.com

Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991118/NYTH125 Source: SIRIUS Satellite Radio

CONTACT: Jim Collins, SIRIUS, 212-901-6422, jcollins@siriusradio.com; Rebecca Schnall, SIRIUS, 212-901-6478, rschnall@siriusradio.com; Larry Rosinski, Land Rover, 949-341-6811, lrosinsk@landrover.com

Web site: http://www.sirius.com/ http://www.landrover.com/

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