Delphi Picks Up New Daewoo Business in Poland
11 June 1999
Delphi To Supply Complete Thermal Management SystemsTROY, Mich. -- Delphi Automotive Systems recently won a contract to supply complete thermal management systems for a vehicle program Daewoo Motor Polska Corporation (DMP) will build in Europe. Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems, part of the company's Safety, Thermal and Electrical Architecture sector, will design and manufacture the powertrain cooling and climate control systems for Daewoo Motor Polska, the automaker's operation in Poland. Ronald M. Pirtle, Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems president and Delphi Automotive Systems vice president, announced that this production of complete thermal systems supports DMP's production of the LD-100, a truck platform that has several different applications. Delphi will begin supplying complete systems in June 2000 for the LD-100, which has its final assembly in Lublin, 160 kilometers southeast of Warsaw. Annual volume is forecasted to reach 120,000 vehicles. "Daewoo is a very important worldwide customer, and with its ever-increasing presence in the global marketplace, it's one which offers significant growth opportunities," Pirtle said. Delphi and Daewoo already have a strong thermal management-based relationship through the two company's Korean joint venture -- Daewoo Automotive Components. Final systems assembly will occur at Delphi Harrison Thermal's Ostrow, Poland facility. The majority of the components that comprise the powertrain cooling and climate control systems, such as the radiator, condenser, evaporator, and heater core, will come from the division's various European manufacturing sites, including Ostrow. With this new program, Delphi Harrison Thermal Systems will be introducing heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC) manufacturing to the Ostrow plant. Since Delphi purchased the operation in 1996, the 900-employee plant has been manufacturing primarily heat exchangers for European customers, including Daewoo's Poland operations. Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE: DPH, with headquarters in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world leader in automotive component and systems technology. Delphi's three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety, Thermal & Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & 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.