Delphi to Design Electrical Wiring System for Future Land Rover

16 March 2000
Delphi to Design Electrical Wiring System for Future Land Rover

    WARREN, Ohio, March 16 Delphi Automotive Systems'
wiring division recently won a $50 million annual contract to
develop, and a letter of intent to supply, the full-vehicle electrical wiring
system for the successor to the Land Rover Discovery sport utility vehicle,
Delphi announced.
    The contract more than doubles Delphi's Packard Electric Systems
division's existing sales with Rover Group, which is a wholly owned subsidiary
of BMW AG.  The next-generation Land Rover Discovery will be produced at Rover
Group's assembly facility in Birmingham, England.
    "This new business contract with Rover strengthens Delphi's overall
customer portfolio, and gives Delphi an opportunity to showcase its innovative
technology and systems capabilities on this exciting global vehicle," said
David Burgner, managing director, Delphi Packard Electric Europe.  "Delphi's
strong engineering and manufacturing reputation helped provide the opportunity
to be involved in the design stage of this vehicle, which allows for cost and
mass reduction throughout the vehicle's electrical architecture."
    Delphi Packard Electric also supplies full-vehicle wiring systems to Rover
Group for use in the current model year Rover 25 compact car and MGF roadster
sports car.
    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