Nick
05-07-07, 08:03 AM
SkyReport: Cambridge, Mass.-based Zipcar, a company that allows members to rent cars by the hour, said its members will soon have to get used to driving without XM Satellite Radio. The car-sharing service said it will be removing XM Satellite Radio receivers from all of its vehicles within the next few months.
According to local reports, Zipcar officials sent out an email to its members saying it was planning to part ways with XM as it seeks to find regulatory approval of its $13 billion proposed merger with Sirius. The company said it is breaking ties with the satcaster "while things get sorted out in the satellite radio industry."
Zipcar VP of sales and marketing operations Matt Malloy told the Boston Herald that the removal of XM receivers from its cars is a "natural evolution" after the company's two-year contract with the satellite radio provider expired. The exec said the actual merger had nothing to do with the decision.
According to Malloy, Zipcar has a fleet of 2,500 cars and more than 90,000 members. The company has car-sharing services in cities like Chicago, Vancouver and London, he said. www.SkyReport.com - used with permission
According to local reports, Zipcar officials sent out an email to its members saying it was planning to part ways with XM as it seeks to find regulatory approval of its $13 billion proposed merger with Sirius. The company said it is breaking ties with the satcaster "while things get sorted out in the satellite radio industry."
Zipcar VP of sales and marketing operations Matt Malloy told the Boston Herald that the removal of XM receivers from its cars is a "natural evolution" after the company's two-year contract with the satellite radio provider expired. The exec said the actual merger had nothing to do with the decision.
According to Malloy, Zipcar has a fleet of 2,500 cars and more than 90,000 members. The company has car-sharing services in cities like Chicago, Vancouver and London, he said. www.SkyReport.com - used with permission