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Delphi Automotive Begins to Build New Facility in Brazil

18 September 1998

Delphi Automotive Announces Construction of Chassis Systems Facility in Brazil

    TROY, Mich., Sept. 18 -- Delphi Automotive Systems announced
today that it is beginning construction of a 65,000-square-foot facility in
Gravatai, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.  Delphi will invest approximately $15
million (U.S.) through 2001 to supply vehicle suspension systems (front and
rear chassis modules) to the new General Motors manufacturing
complex in Gravatai.
    "Delphi is proud to be a systems supplier to General Motors do Brasil,"
stated Guy Hachey, general manager of Delphi Chassis Systems.  "This
demonstrates our ability to provide quality systems that meet the needs of our
customers, globally."
    The facility, which is scheduled for completion during the first quarter
of 1999, will employ approximately 70 people.
    Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy, Michigan, USA, is
the world's most diversified supplier of automotive components and systems.
With Delphi's addition of Delphi Delco Electronics Systems in December 1997,
Delphi operates 208 wholly owned manufacturing facilities, 46 joint ventures
and 27 technical centers in 37 countries.  Regional headquarters are located
in Paris, Tokyo, and Sao Paulo.  Delphi can be found on the internet at
http://www.delphiauto.com.