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Delphi Appoints Smith and Grant to Spearhead Aftermarket Growth in Canada

25 February 2000

Delphi Appoints Smith and Grant to Spearhead Aftermarket Growth in Canada

    TROY, Mich., Feb. 25 -- Delphi Automotive Systems
today announced two appointments in its Aftermarket Operations division.
Clewell (Cle) Smith has been named manager, Delphi Aftermarket Canada, and
Emmett Grant will serve as a consultant.  Francisco A. (Frank) Ordonez,
Delphi's general manager, Aftermarket Operations, made the announcement.
    "Cle brings important relationships with customers, vendors and trade
associations, as well as top-level management experience that will prove
invaluable as we focus our efforts on building a strong aftermarket brand in
Canada," said Ordonez.  "Emmett's and Cle's knowledge of the Canadian
aftermarket will be an important asset as we work to make Delphi the brand of
choice in the Canadian automotive aftermarket."
    Smith has more than 20 years of experience in the automotive supplier
industry.  Prior to this appointment, he served for nine years as president
and CEO of Dominion Automotive Group in Uxbridge, Ontario.  Before that, he
spent nine years at Echlin, Inc., where he served as president of several
divisions, including Brake Parts, Inc., Midland Brake, Inc. and Echlin Canada,
Inc.  He began his career at Bowman Products (Canada) Ltd. in 1969.
    Smith is involved in automotive industry organizations, having served as
chairman of the Automotive Industries Association of Canada; the Heavy Duty
Distributors Council; and the Electronic Commerce Advisory Committee, Council
of Fleet Specialists.  A veteran of the United States Army, Smith received a
bachelor's degree in economics and philosophy from Ohio University in Athens,
Ohio.
    Grant began his career with Moog Automotive in 1964, and was subsequently
appointed president of Moog Canada in 1980.  Following the acquisition of Moog
by Cooper Automotive Products in 1992, he was named president of Cooper
Automotive Products Canada.  In this position, he helped facilitate the
business consolidation effort between Cooper and Federal-Mogul in Canada in
1999.
    Grant was chairman of the board of the Automotive Industries Association
of Canada (AIAC) in 1991, and was awarded the association's Distinguished
Service Award in recognition of industry leadership.  He has also served on
the Automotive Executive Advisory Committee to the Canadian Federal
Government's Minister of Industry.  A resident of Toronto, Ontario, he holds a
bachelor's degree in business from the University of Toronto.
    Delphi Automotive Systems, headquartered in Troy, Mich., USA, is a world
leader in transportation and mobile electronics components and systems
technology.  Delphi's three business sectors -- Dynamics & Propulsion; Safety,
Thermal & Electrical Architecture; and Electronics & Mobile Communication --
provide comprehensive product solutions to complex customer needs.  Delphi has
approximately 213,500 employees, and operates 175 wholly owned manufacturing
sites, 41 joint ventures, 53 customer centers and sales offices and 27
technical centers in 38 countries.  Regional headquarters are located in
Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil.  Delphi can be found on the Internet at
http://www.delphiauto.com