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Delphi's Ride & Handling Earn Two Finalist Spots in Competition

3 November 1999

Delphi's Innovative Ride & Handling Technologies Earn Two Finalist Spots in 2000 'PACE' Competition

    TROY, Mich., Nov. 2 -- Two innovative ride and handling
technologies from Delphi Automotive Systems have been named
finalists for the 2000 Automotive News PACE(TM) (Premier Automotive supplier's
Contribution to Excellence) Awards program, the publication announced
yesterday.
    Delphi's Forewarn(R) Adaptive Cruise Control is one of 19 finalists in the
competition's North American category.  Delphi's Dynamic Body Control,
meanwhile, is one of five finalists in the European category.
    The PACE awards recognize standout automotive suppliers who have excelled
in adapting and reinventing their companies or products to meet the constantly
increasing quality, technology and service needs of their OEM customers.  The
program, co-sponsored by Automotive News and Ernst & Young, is now entering
its sixth year.

    Forewarn Adaptive Cruise Control
    Delphi's Adaptive Cruise Control System (ACC), now available on the 2000
Jaguar XKR in Europe, allows drivers to use cruise control in fluctuating
traffic conditions, enhancing both comfort and convenience.
    The system measures the distance and relative speed of preceding vehicles
using a microwave radar sensor located in the front of the vehicle.
    When the cruise control is engaged, the ACC system uses throttle control
and limited braking to adjust the speed to maintain a set time gap from the
vehicle in front (adjustable between 1.0 and 2.0 seconds), thereby reducing
the need to manually accelerate or decelerate with changes in traffic flow.
If the lane ahead is empty, the vehicle cruises at the set speed.

    Dynamic Body Control
    Created at Delphi's Paris Technical Center, Dynamic Body Control is an
advanced active roll control system -- including front and rear hydraulics,
electronics, and mechanical components -- to give improved ride and handling
characteristics in SUV-type vehicles.
    Improvements come from body-roll stabilization in cornering, improved
straight-line driving, as well as improved steering feel and response.
Innovations enabling this system include a roll control mechanism with a
linear actuator and a valve block design permitting pressure regulation and
directional switching rather than the usual flow diverters.
    An implementation of the Dynamic Body Control system was developed in
partnership with Rover and was first featured as "Active Cornering
Enhancement" (ACE) on their 1999 Discovery II model.

    Adaptive Cruise Control and Dynamic Body Control are two of 24 PACE
finalists.  Each finalist will host a site visit to evaluate both the
product's innovation and the company's management team.  An independent panel
of distinguished industry, academic and civic leaders will then determine the
winners.
    Recipients of the 2000 PACE Awards will be announced at an awards ceremony
on March 6, 2000.

    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 27 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