• April 25, 2007

Mercedes-Benz USA plans to expand the number of vehicles that get Sirius radios to over 80% for 2007, with plans to continue building to 90% for 2008 and over 90% by 2009.

The growth in the installation rate far exceeds earlier estimates of 50% that were set less than two years ago.

The luxury automaker also plans to offer Sirius as standard equipment on two additional models this year the S-Class and CLS. The new models will become available with Sirius at dealerships later this year.

Sirius is currently standard in Mercedes-Benz's SL-Class and CL-Class.

--Karl Greenberg