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Kudos to Delphi Engineers from Department of Energy

3 May 2000

Delphi Engineers Recognized for Their Participation in Future Car Student Challenge

    FLINT, Mich. - Two engineers from Delphi Automotive Systems' Energenix 
Center in Kokomo, Ind., received special recognition from the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) for their participation in the Future Car Student Challenge, 
which was held in April at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

    Lisa (Griffey) Haller, Delphi's project manager for the DOE Automotive
Electric Motor Drive (AEMD) program, and George "Jerry" Shafer Jr., manager of
advanced manufacturing engineering for Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems, gave a
key address to high school students that explained the requirements to enter
the engineering field.  Their presentation, which highlighted electric and
hybrid vehicle research and development, outlined opportunities within the
field as well as aspirations from their personal careers.  Delphi was the only
key automotive supplier that had employees who volunteered their personal time
to support this program.  The Future Car Student Challenge allows students to
display their knowledge and creativity about future automotive technology
through various competitions.  This year, the design contest asked students to
use a software program to produce an electric vehicle.

    In appreciation for this support, Jim Merritt, DOE program manager for the
Future Car Student Challenge, invited Haller and Shafer to attend a
Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV) reception at the Ronald
Reagan Building where Vice President Al Gore was the key speaker.

    During this reception, Haller and Shafer discussed Delphi's technology
with Michael Messinger, chief of staff and deputy director of the Office of
the Vice President.  Messinger later gave Haller and Shafer a personal tour of
the Old Executive Office Building, which houses the offices of Vice President
Gore and his supporting staff.  During this tour, Haller and Shafer were taken
to the vice president's personal office, staff meeting room, White House press
room, and foreign treaties room.

    Haller and Shafer were also part of Delphi's AEMD program team which
displayed Delphi's low-cost manufacturing methods for electric motor-
generators for electric/hybrid vehicles at the Future Car Congress, which was
also held in April in Washington D.C.  The AEMD program is subcontracted from
the DOE to Delphi through Electricore Inc.

    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 214,200 employees, and operates 178 wholly owned manufacturing
sites, 41 joint ventures, 53 customer centers and sales offices and 27
technical centers in 39 countries.  Regional headquarters are located in
Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil.