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Delphi Elects Patricia Sueltz of Sun to Board of Directors

10 May 2000

Delphi Elects Patricia Sueltz of Sun to Board of Directors
    TROY, Mich., May 10 Delphi Automotive Systems
today announced the election of Patricia C. Sueltz, 47, to its board of
directors.  Sueltz was elected at a regular meeting of the company's board of
directors, which took place in Kokomo, Ind., following Delphi's first annual
meeting.
    Sueltz is the senior vice president of Sun Microsystems
Software Products and Platforms Division, a position she has held since
October 1999.  She oversees Sun's software businesses, including Solaris
Software, Consumer/ Embedded Software, Forte Tools, Java Software and, Webtop
and Application Software groups.
    A native of Japan and a naturalized U.S. citizen, Sueltz brings to Delphi
more than 21 years of solid experience in the high-technology computer and
software industries.
    "We're extremely excited that Pat has joined the Delphi Board of
Directors," said Delphi Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President J.T.
Battenberg III.  "Her deep understanding of the computer and software
industries will be valuable to Delphi as we continue to develop our
electronically enhanced and mobile multimedia product lines and as we compete
in the high-technology marketplace."
    A respected advocate within the technology industry, Sueltz has played an
instrumental role in developing Java technology as an open platform.  Her
knowledge and experience have made her one of the most influential leaders in
the Java community.
    Prior to joining Sun, Sueltz spent 20 years with IBM serving in various
senior management positions.  She was the lead for IBM's extensive Java
technology-based marketing and development activities including directing
IBM's strategies for Java technology and XML across IBM's software, hardware
and services businesses.
    She is an active member of Women in Technology International.

    In addition to Sueltz, Delphi's outside board members are:
    *  Virgis W. Colbert, Executive Vice President, Miller Brewing Company.
    *  Dr. Bernd Gottschalk, President, Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA)
(Association of the German Automobile Industry).
    *  Shoichiro Irimajiri, President and Representative Director, Sega
Enterprises, Ltd., and former Executive Vice President of Honda Motor Co. Ltd.
    *  Thomas G. Labrecque, former Chairman, The Chase Manhattan Corporation.
    *  Susan A. McLaughlin, President-Consumer Services, BellSouth
Telecommunications.
    *  Oscar De Paula Bernardes Neto, Chairman of the Board, Santista
Alimentos S/A.
    *  John D. Opie, former Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive Officer,
General Electric Company.
    *  Roger S. Penske, Founder and Chairman, Penske Corporation.
    *  Thomas H. Wyman, Delphi's Lead Independent Director and former
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, CBS, Inc.

    Delphi's inside directors include Battenberg, Chief Financial Officer Alan
S. Dawes, and Executive Vice President and Dynamics and Propulsion Sector
President Donald L. Runkle.
    Multi-national Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy,
Mich., USA, Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil, 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 213,000 employees and operates 176 wholly owned manufacturing
sites, 41 joint ventures, 53 customer centers and sales offices and 30
technical centers in 38 countries.  Delphi can be found on the Internet at
http://www.delphiauto.com