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Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend

8 September 1999

Delphi Board Declares Quarterly Dividend
    TROY, Mich., Sept. 8 -- The Delphi Automotive Systems
Board of Directors today declared a quarterly dividend of $0.07
per share on Delphi $0.01 par value common stock.  The dividend, Delphi's
second, is payable October 18, 1999 to shareholders of record as of
September 20, 1999.
    "The dividend reflects continued strong quarterly performance and
represents our commitment to provide value to our shareholders," said Delphi
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President J.T. Battenberg III.
    Delphi currently has 565 million shares of common stock outstanding.  The
company sold 100 million shares of common stock in an initial public offering
on February 5, 1999.  Former Delphi parent General Motors Corp.
distributed 452.6 million Delphi shares to GM shareholders on May 28, 1999, in
a tax-free spin-off.  The remaining 12.4 million shares of outstanding Delphi
$0.01 par value common stock were distributed, also on May 28, 1999, by GM to
a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Association (VEBA) trust.
    Delphi Automotive Systems, headquartered in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world
leader in automotive components 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 approximately 201,000
employees and operates 168 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 38 joint
ventures, 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 .