NEW YORK, July 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM and
Kia Motors America (KMA) announced today an agreement that extends
the ongoing relationship between the two companies for five more
years, through the 2023 model year. Customers purchasing Kia
vehicles will continue to get a three-month introductory SiriusXM
All Access subscription – SiriusXM's most expansive programming
package which includes streaming via the SiriusXM mobile app – with
the purchase or lease of SiriusXM-equipped vehicles.
Customers purchasing or leasing properly equipped Kia vehicles
will also receive a three-month subscription to the SiriusXM
Traffic and SiriusXM Travel Link infotainment services. SiriusXM
Traffic helps drivers avoid congestion before they reach it with
detailed information on traffic speed, accidents, construction,
road closures and more. SiriusXM Travel Link delivers timely and
helpful information to drivers and passengers including weather,
fuel prices, sports scores, movie listings and stock prices. Go to
www.SiriusXM.com/Infotainment for more info.
"Extending our relationship with SiriusXM and continuing to
provide Kia customers with SiriusXM's extensive offering of audio
entertainment and infotainment services was a priority for us,"
said Orth Hedrick, VP, Strategy
& Planning for KMA. "The ability to continue offering SiriusXM,
and with it access to an exceptional lineup of programming choices
– hundreds of channels of commercial-free music, plus live sports,
comedy, news and more – is integral in enhancing the Kia experience
for many years to come."
"Kia continues to distinguish itself as a leading manufacturer
of safe, dependable and affordable vehicles, which is recognized by
their top ranking in the most recent J.D. Power Initial Quality
Study, and their IIHS Top Safety Pick ratings," said James Wu, VP, Automotive Partnerships for
SiriusXM. "Their customers are very loyal and we are pleased to
extend our long-term relationship to continue to provide those
customers with the benefit of SiriusXM's exceptional audio
entertainment and infotainment services."
Customers who purchase or lease Kia Certified Pre-Owned vehicles
will also continue to receive a three-month introductory
subscription to SiriusXM All Access.
SiriusXM All Access delivers the most comprehensive bundle of
entertainment, sports and news programming available in the
vehicle. It includes Howard
Stern's two exclusive channels, commercial-free music from
many genres, plus every NFL, MLB®, and NBA game, every NASCAR®
race, NHL® games, PGA TOUR® coverage, college sports, some of
the biggest names and brands in entertainment, news and comedy, and
more.
SiriusXM All Access subscribers also get streaming access to
SiriusXM, enabling them to connect to their favorite channels
online, on-the-go with the SiriusXM mobile app, and at home on a
wide variety of connected devices including smart TVs, Amazon Alexa
devices, Apple TV, PlayStation, Roku, Sonos speakers and more. The
SiriusXM app offers more than 200 channels of content, including
several exclusive online-only channels, and thousands of hours of
on-demand content that allow the listener to hear more of what they
want, when they want it.
About Kia Motors America
Headquartered in Irvine,
California, Kia Motors America continues to top quality
surveys and is recognized as one of the 100 Best Global Brands and
50 Best Global Green Brands by Interbrand. Kia serves as the
"Official Automotive Partner" of the NBA and LPGA and offers a
complete range of vehicles sold through a network of nearly 800
dealers in the U.S., including cars and SUVs proudly built in
West Point, Georgia.
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About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world's largest
radio company measured by revenue and has approximately 33.1
million subscribers. SiriusXM creates and offers commercial-free
music; premier sports talk and live events; comedy; news; exclusive
talk and entertainment, and a wide-range of Latin music, sports and
talk programming. SiriusXM is available in vehicles from every
major car company and on smartphones and other connected devices as
well as online at siriusxm.com. SiriusXM radios and accessories are
available from retailers nationwide and online at SiriusXM.
SiriusXM also provides premium traffic, weather, data and
information services for subscribers through SiriusXM Traffic™,
SiriusXM Travel Link, NavTraffic®, NavWeather™. SiriusXM delivers
weather, data and information services to aircraft and boats
through SiriusXM Aviation™ and SiriusXM Marine™. In addition,
SiriusXM Music for Business provides commercial-free music to a
variety of businesses. SiriusXM holds a minority interest in
SiriusXM Canada which has approximately 2.6 million subscribers.
SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services,
giving customers access to a suite of safety, security, and
convenience services including automatic crash notification, stolen
vehicle recovery assistance, enhanced roadside assistance and
turn-by-turn navigation.
To download SiriusXM logos and artwork, visit
http://www.siriusxm.com/LogosAndPhotos.
This communication contains "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to,
statements about future financial and operating results, our plans,
objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future
operations, products and services; and other statements identified
by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will
continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend,"
"plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning. Such
forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of our management and are inherently subject to
significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally
beyond our control. Actual results and the timing of events may
differ materially from the results anticipated in these
forward-looking statements.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual
results and the timing of events to differ materially from the
anticipated results or other expectations expressed in the
forward-looking statements: our substantial competition, which is
likely to increase over time; our ability to attract and retain
subscribers, which is uncertain; interference to our service from
wireless operations; consumer protection laws and their
enforcement; unfavorable outcomes of pending or future litigation;
the market for music rights, which is changing and subject to
uncertainties; our dependence upon the auto industry; general
economic conditions; the security of the personal information about
our customers; existing or future government laws and regulations
could harm our business; failure of our satellites would
significantly damage our business; the interruption or failure of
our information technology and communications systems; our failure
to realize benefits of acquisitions or other strategic initiatives;
rapid technological and industry changes; failure of third parties
to perform; our failure to comply with FCC requirements;
modifications to our business plan; our indebtedness; our principal
stockholder has significant influence over our affairs and over
actions requiring stockholder approval and its interests may differ
from interests of other holders of our common stock; impairment of
our business by third-party intellectual property rights; and
changes to our dividend policies which could occur at any time.
Additional factors that could cause our results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements
can be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2017, which is filed
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herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any
intention or obligation to update any forward looking statements as
a result of developments occurring after the date of this
communication.
Source: SiriusXM
Media contacts:
Andrew
FitzPatrick
SiriusXM
Andrew.FitzPatrick@SiriusXM.com
Kevin Bruns
SiriusXM
Kevin.Bruns@SiriusXM.com
James Hope
Kia Motors America
JHope@Kiausa.com
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