NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Nissan has announced that it will automatically give customers purchasing select 2017 vehicles equipped with navigation a multi-year subscription to SiriusXM Traffic and SiriusXM Travel Link – including detailed traffic data with information on traffic speed and flow; accident, construction, and road closures; as well as national weather information, fuel prices, sports scores, and movie listings.
“Nissan vehicle owners are purchasing premium vehicles, and they expect the highest quality services in those vehicles,” said Christopher Lam, vice president and general manager, Automotive Partnerships, SiriusXM. “We are excited that Nissan North America chose SiriusXM as the provider of premium infotainment services that Nissan customers will use every day, including the ability to easily see upcoming traffic congestion as well as search for the best gas prices nearby. Along with our commercial-free music, premier sports, exclusive entertainment, news, comedy and more, this is an unbeatable combination of content and information services for Nissan and Infiniti drivers across the country.”
Starting with select Model Year 2017 vehicles, Nissan customers purchasing a vehicle equipped with navigation will get a three-year subscription to SiriusXM Traffic and SiriusXM Travel Link, and vehicles without navigation will get a three-year subscription to SiriusXM Travel Link.
SiriusXM Traffic and SiriusXM Travel Link provides access to a suite of advanced services with features, including:
- Traffic speed: Color-coded roads on the vehicle’s navigation screen show traffic speed in major metro areas.
- Accidents, construction and road closures: Receive traffic alerts, including information on accidents, disabled vehicles, construction and road closures.
- Fuel prices: Get detailed information on fuel prices and the ability to sort by lowest price, fuel type or distance.
- National weather information: Receive coast-to-coast weather data including current conditions, five-day forecasts and weather maps.
- Sports scores: Get in-game and final scores, as well as weekly game schedules, for world-class professional sports and college programs.
- Movie listings: Access detailed local movie theater listings including start times and ratings.
- Stock information: Get timely information and key data about your stock portfolio throughout the day.
Customers purchasing any new Nissan vehicle equipped with satellite radio receive a three-month subscription to SiriusXM’s All Access audio package with access to Howard Stern, every NFL, MLB®, and NBA game, every NASCAR® race, plus NHL® games and PGA TOUR® coverage, as well as access to programming beyond the vehicle on smartphones and other connected devices.
About Nissan North America
In North America, Nissan’s operations include automotive styling, engineering, consumer and corporate financing, sales and marketing, distribution and manufacturing. Nissan is dedicated to improving the environment under the Nissan Green Program and has been recognized annually by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency as an ENERGY STAR® Partner of the Year since 2010. More information on Nissan in North America and the complete line of Nissan and Infiniti vehicles can be found online at NissanUSA.com and InfinitiUSA.com, or visit the U.S. media sites NissanNews.com and InfinitiNews.com.
About Nissan Motor Co.
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Japan’s second-largest automotive company, is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan, and is part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Operating with more than 247,500 employees globally, Nissan sold 5.32 million vehicles and generated revenue of 11.38 trillion yen (USD 103.6 billion) in fiscal year 2014. Nissan delivers a comprehensive range of more than 60 models under the Nissan, Infiniti and Datsun brands. Nissan leads the world in zero-emission mobility, dominated by sales of the LEAF, the first mass-market, pure-electric vehicle. It is the best-selling EV in history. For more information on our products, services and commitment to sustainable mobility, visit our website at Nissan-Global.com/EN/.
About SiriusXM
Sirius XM Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: SIRI) is the world’s largest radio company measured by revenue and has more than 30.6 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 in the U.S. 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, SiriusXM Marine™, Sirius Marine Weather, XMWX Aviation™, XMWX Weather, and XMWX 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 2.7 million subscribers. SiriusXM is also a leading provider of connected vehicles services to major automakers, 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.
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Contact
Dan Passe
Senior Manager, Product Communications, Nissan Division
Office: 615-725-5264
dan.passe@nissan-usa.com
SiriusXM
Sal Reséndez
646-313-2405
sal.resendez@siriusxm.com
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