Delphi and Brilliance Form Contract For Engine Management Systems

  World leader in systems technology continues to grow Asia Pacific business

    FLINT, Mich., March 14 Delphi Automotive Systems
is aggressively building its global customer base and diverse
regional components and systems capability.  Today, Delphi announced a co-
development agreement with Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.
to supply Jinbei-branded vehicles with engine management systems
(EMS) during the next four years.  Production of these vehicles will begin in
September 2001.  The agreement covers four model years and is worth
approximately $50 million to Delphi.
    
    "We are working diligently to grow our business in Asia Pacific," said Guy
C. Hachey, vice president of Delphi Automotive Systems and president of Delphi
Energy & Chassis Systems.  "Delphi is clearly a leader in EMS, utilizing its
unique 'building block' approach.  In this case, we took all of the issues
important to our customer: low emissions, fuel economy, vehicle performance,
dependability and value, and offered them a complete systems solution."

    Engine management is the science of equipping and calibrating an engine to
achieve clean exhaust emissions while providing the best possible performance,
fuel economy and driveability.
    The EMS project with Brilliance involves 11 Delphi technologies:

    * Engine Control Module -- designed to measure engine conditions and
control vehicle functions.

    * Crank Sensor -- measures speed and timing of the engine as it rotates.

    * Oxygen Sensor -- monitors exhaust gasses exiting the engine.

    * Manifold Absolute Pressure Sensor -- measures air pressure in the engine
intake to determine how much air is passing through the engine.

    * Air Temperature Sensor -- measures the temperature of incoming air in
the engine.

    * Coolant Temperature Sensor -- measures coolant temperature that flows
through the engine.

    * Throttle Body -- controls air flow into the engine.

    * Fuel Rail Assembly -- meters and distributes the fuel into the engine.

    * Ignition -- provides high voltage energy to the spark plug to ignite an
air/fuel mixture in each cylinder.

    * Canister Purge Solenoid -- meters fuel vapor into the engine.

    * Fuel Pump Module -- provides a regulated supply of fuel to the fuel
injection system.

    Delphi's engine management systems will be applied to the Brilliance 2.2L
491 (4Y) engines scheduled for fall production.

    "Under this new agreement with Brilliance, 70 percent of the system
components will be manufactured in Delphi-owned or joint venture facilities in
the Asia Pacific region," noted Choon T. Chon, president of Delphi Automotive
Systems, Asia Pacific.  "As we continue to grow our customer base in this key
region, more original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) will realize we can
accommodate their major concerns: compliance with local legislation and
growing competition."

    Delphi will utilize its Beijing Delphi WanYuan EMS Co. Ltd. facility and
the Delphi Delco Electronics plant in Suzhou, China, for this project.

    "Brilliance has been expanding quickly in the automotive sector and we are
keen to work with a world leader in automotive components and systems, like
Delphi," said Rong Yang, chairman, president and CEO of Brilliance.