Delphi to Consolidate Facilities at World Headquarters in Michigan
13 June 2000
Project Will Provide Significant Cost ReductionsTROY, Mich. - Delphi Automotive Systems announced today that it will consolidate several leased facilities in the Midwest to existing land in Troy, Mich. The consolidation is being made to better utilize employee resources, reduce operating costs, and create synergies among divisional administrative staffs for improved efficiencies. A total of 775 salaried employees from Delphi's Energy & Chassis Systems and Interior Systems divisions from current facilities in Dayton, Ohio, and Warren and Flint, Mich., will begin consolidation into two new facilities, scheduled to be built adjacent to Delphi's existing headquarters, over the next 18 months. This announcement does not affect any manufacturing facilities or personnel. "This consolidation project will bring Delphi significant increased operational efficiencies and falls directly in line with our corporate strategy of being a lean organization," said Delphi Chairman, CEO and President J.T. Battenberg III. "We will continue to examine all phases of our business, looking for ways to best serve our customers by improving productivity and reducing the cost of doing business." Battenberg said the consolidation will result in a net reduction of 35,000 square feet of office space for Delphi. Construction on a new two- and a new three-story building, which will begin this summer, will be completed in early 2002. The facilities will bring Delphi 240,000 sq. feet of new workspace. 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 .