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Delphi's MagneRide(TM) Technology Earns Equip'Auto Award

15 October 1999

Delphi's MagneRide(TM) Technology Earns Equip'Auto Award

    PARIS, Oct. 15 -- Delphi Automotive Systems' technology
leadership has been recognized by an association of 30 leading French
automotive journalists covering the 1999 Equip'Auto vehicle and aftermarket
show.  At a ceremony on Friday, October 15, Delphi Automotive received the
"Grand Prix Internationaux de la Creation Technique" (Grand Prize for New
International Technology) for MagneRide(TM), a continuously variable valveless
real-time damping suspension system that uses a magnetically-controlled
damping fluid.  The journalists reviewed the featured technologies at
Equip'Auto and chose MagneRide as the best new technology at the show.
    "We are extremely pleased to have our MagneRide technology recognized by
this prestigious group of French auto journalists," said Guy C. Hachey,
president, Delphi Chassis Systems and vice-president, Delphi Automotive
Systems.  "Not only does MagneRide take continuously variable damping to a
much higher level of effectiveness, it is truly representative of our next
generation of global systems, with development work done cooperatively at our
technical centers in Europe and North America.  MagneRide is Delphi's first
commercial application of a new generation of 'smart materials' currently
being developed in Delphi engineering centers around the globe."
    MagneRide represents a further refinement of Delphi's valve-based
real-time damping systems currently offered by Cadillac (Stabilitrak(TM)) and
Corvette (Active Handling(TM)).  An electro-magnet in the damper piston uses
signals from an on-board computer to change the flow properties of the damper
fluid up to 1,000 times per second, providing an instantaneous adjustment of
the ride characteristics of the vehicle.  The result is a much smoother ride
over rough roads, instantaneously adjusting to a stiffer suspension for more
difficult or unexpected driving situations.
    MagneRide is both energy-efficient and cost-effective.  Under peak loads,
the system uses only about as much power as a 75 watt light bulb.  MagneRide
is cost competitive with existing valve-based real-time damping systems,
representing added value for the consumer.  The first systems will be
appearing on passenger vehicles in 2003.
    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 & 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 28
technical centers in 37 countries.  Regional headquarters are located in
Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Delphi can be found on the Internet at
http://www.delphiauto.com .