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Delphi Co-Hosts Fourth Automotive Matchmaker Conference

11 March 1999

Delphi Co-Hosts Fourth Automotive Matchmaker Conference

    DAYTON, Ohio, March 10 -- Over 250 automotive suppliers and
customers, and purchasing executives from Delphi's seven operating divisions,
are meeting in Dayton today for the fourth Automotive Matchmaker conference.
More than 180 of the nation's top minority automotive suppliers are attending
the conference.
    The mission of the Automotive Matchmaker is to bring purchasing agents
from major automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers together with
minority business entrepreneurs with the goal of increasing minority business
within the auto industry.
    The conference is hosted by Delphi Automotive Systems and the Dayton
Minority Supplier Development Council.  Ray Campbell, vice president of Delphi
Global Purchasing states, "Delphi Automotive Systems recognizes the importance
of teaming with our minority suppliers for success.  Delphi has a thirty-year
history of including minority suppliers in our purchasing activity.  We feel
it is especially appropriate to strengthen this tradition through the 1999
Automotive Matchmaker."
    Guy Hachey, President of Delphi Chassis Systems, provided the keynote
address for the conference.  "Delphi has challenged its direct suppliers to
source five percent of their goods and services from minority business
entrepreneurs," Hachey said.  "The Automotive Matchmaker is an excellent
vehicle to help us accomplish that directive."
    The conference began with an 8 a.m. breakfast at the Dayton Convention
Center, hosted by Hachey, Campbell, and Betty Banks, President of the Dayton
Minority Supplier Development Council.  Area business and community leaders
are expected to participate in the day's events.
    Delphi Automotive Systems has chosen Dayton as the site of the Automotive
Matchmaker for the past four years.  At the event, the nation's top Minority
Business Entrepreneurs (MBEs), certified by the National Minority Supplier
Development Council and its regional affiliates, showcased their products and
capabilities.
    Delphi Automotive Systems , with headquarters in Troy, Mich.,
USA, is a world leader in automotive component and systems technology.
Delphi's 3 business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal &
Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communications -- provide
comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs.  Delphi has more
than 200,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 40
joint ventures and 27 technical centers in 36 countries.  Regional
headquarters are located in Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo.  Delphi can be found
on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com.