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Delphi Wins Design/Development Contract for Future Ford Vehicle

4 June 1999

Delphi Wins Design/Development Contract for Future Ford Vehicle

    TROY, Mich., June 3 -- Delphi Automotive Systems
will serve as the electrical/electronic (E/E) vehicle architecture system
integrator for a future Ford Motor Co. vehicle, Delphi announced
today.
    Delphi Packard Electric Systems will lead the effort to design and supply
the electrical system and body control modules for the redesigned Ford
vehicle.
    The E/E architecture design will utilize ideas and technologies Delphi
showcased at this year's Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) show in
Detroit.
    "Winning this significant business package demonstrates Delphi's growing
relationship with Ford," said J.T. Battenberg III, Delphi chairman, chief
executive officer and president.  "Delphi has had success supplying Ford
wiring in Europe and components in North America, and this future Ford vehicle
allows us to demonstrate our innovative systems design capabilities and
utilize some of our most advanced technologies."
    Engineers at Delphi's customer service center in Dearborn are developing a
system that takes full advantage of Delphi's E/E components, subsystems and
systems integration capabilities.
    Delphi's recent performance in a Ford-conducted design competition was a
factor in its decision to source Delphi as the E/E system integrator for this
vehicle, according to David Heilman, Delphi's Ford customer champion and
president of Delphi Packard Electric.
    "Ford is showing a vote of confidence in Delphi technology by allowing us
in at the design stage of this vehicle," Heilman said.  "By being involved
with the customer in the design phase, we can remove mass, add flexibility to
the system for future model changes and add the latest technologies."
    Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy, Mich., USA, is a
world leader in automotive component and systems technology.  Delphi's three
business sectors -- Dynamics and Propulsion; Safety, Thermal and Electrical
Architecture; and Electronics and Mobile Communications -- provide
comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs.  Delphi has more
than 196,000 employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 51
customer centers and sales offices, 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.