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Delphi Picks Up New Daewoo Business in Poland

11 June 1999

Delphi To Supply Complete Thermal Management Systems
    TROY, 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.