Delphi XM 'Roady' Satellite Radio Receiver Now Available

Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- XM Satellite Radio and Delphi Product & Service Solutions today announced that their latest product -- the Delphi XM "Roady" -- is now available at retail stores nationwide. The Roady is the first complete satellite radio solution for the vehicle for under $120.

With the Roady on board, drivers can tune into XM Satellite Radio's award-winning 100 digital radio channels of music, news, sports, talk, and entertainment from coast to coast. Subscribers pay just $9.99 a month for the XM service. The Roady ($119.99 MSRP) has several unique features, including the new ultra-thin XM Micro Antenna, the smallest satellite-radio antenna on the market. The compact, customizable Roady unit comes with three interchangeable faceplates and seven different options for screen-display colors.

"The Delphi XM Roady is designed for consumers who want a very stylish radio at a very attractive price," said Hugh Panero, President and CEO of XMSatellite Radio. "The Roady is destined to be a must-have gift for the holidays. As XM nears 1 million subscribers this fall, we are excited to join with Delphi in introducing the Roady as the newest member of our best-in-class group of satellite radios."

Weighing just five ounces, the Roady is nearly 40 percent smaller than previous portable models. Roady's small size makes it simple to integrate into the vehicle's control panel with a wide range of placement options. The easy-to-install Roady receiver plugs into the cassette player of a vehicle's stereo system. For vehicles without cassette players, a wireless adaptor forthe Roady will be available next month for only $29.99 (MSRP).

"We are excited to expand our product portfolio with XM Satellite Radio,"said Francisco A. (Frank) Ordonez, president, Delphi Product & Service Solutions and vice president, Delphi Corporation. "The Roady is the next inwhat will be an extensive line of Delphi XM Satellite Radios."

The Roady receiver has a display screen with options to show the name of the artist, song and channel currently playing on XM Radio. It has a scroll wheel that allows immediate access to adjacent channels, ten direct-entry buttons, and capability for 30 preset channels. The unit has a special feature called TuneSelect that remembers songs that you hear on XM andalerts you when they appear on another channel.

In addition to the Roady, Delphi manufactures the critically acclaimed Delphi XM SKYFi receiver, the best-selling product in the industry, for use in the home, vehicle or with the SKYFi Audio System boombox. With Roady at$119.99 and the SKYFi systems starting at $199.99, Delphi and XM have both the smallest and the most feature-rich assortment of products in the industry, along with the most market competitive price today when combining subscription and hardware costs.

For more information about the Roady, visit http://www.xmradio.com/roady and to find out more about XM Radio's 1-million subscriber campaign, visithttp://www.xmradio.com/million. For more information about Delphi, please visit http://www.delphi.com.

SOURCE XM Satellite Radio; Delphi Corporation