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Minority Supplier Group Names Delphi Automotive 'Corporation of the Year'

13 December 1999

Minority Supplier Group Names Delphi Automotive 'Corporation of the Year'

    DAYTON, Ohio, Dec. 13 -- The Dayton Minority Supplier
Development Council has named Delphi Automotive Systems a 1999 "Corporation of
the Year" for Delphi's efforts to help develop and grow a strong minority-
owned supplier base.  The award was presented to Delphi by the Council's
Selection Committee Chairman Joseph Little.
    "Delphi Automotive is an active participant in minority procurement
programs throughout the country," said Little.  "Their Minority Supplier
Development Program includes several initiatives to help minority companies
prosper.  Under this program, Delphi has entered into major contracts for
goods and services with minority-owned businesses."
    For the past four years, Delphi has sponsored the "Automotive Matchmaker,"
in Dayton to bring purchasing agents from major automotive suppliers together
with minority business entrepreneurs specializing in the automotive industry.
The event is generally recognized as one of the premier minority enterprise
trade shows in the country and draws participants from as far as Arizona and
Florida.  In 1999, nearly 200 minority vendors exhibited their goods and
services for 1,200 representatives from the automotive and related industries.
    "Receiving this award means a great deal to Delphi, because we believe
that a strong minority supplier community is very important, said Ray C.
Campbell, Delphi Vice-President, Purchasing.  "Our long-term success depends
on identifying and working with the best suppliers in the world, and it has
become increasingly obvious over the years that many of those companies are
minority-owned.  We want to assure they have the opportunity to be part of the
Delphi supplier team."
    The Dayton Minority Supplier Development Council offers an opportunity for
Dayton area minority business owners and industry leaders to network and
discuss issues of common interest.  The Council is an affiliate program of the
South Central Ohio Minority Business Council and the Dayton Area Chamber of
Commerce.
    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 .