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Delphi Receives 'Corporation of the Year Award'

7 December 2000

Delphi Receives 'Corporation of the Year Award' For Minority Supplier Development Initiatives

    TROY, Mich., Dec. 7 Delphi Automotive Systems
announced today that it has received the Corporation of the Year Award from
the Dayton Minority Supplier Development Council for its ongoing commitment to
minority supplier development and its active involvement with the council's
local minority initiatives.
    "Delphi's initiatives in minority supplier development are instrumental in
ensuring high-quality, competitive sources of supply," said Deborah Pickens,
Delphi's manager of Minority Supplier Development.  "We are grateful for our
long-standing, successful relationship with the Dayton Minority Supplier
Development Council, which has furthered our minority development efforts in
the Dayton community."
    This is the fourth time that Delphi has won the Corporation of the Year
Award from the Dayton Council, which was presented at the 6th Annual Impact
Awards banquet held this week in Dayton, Ohio.  Former council chairperson,
Charlene Nelson, a Delphi senior buyer, accepted the award on behalf of
Delphi.
    "Delphi is actively involved in minority supplier initiatives," said
Pickens.  "Delphi's many minority supplier development initiatives have lead
to an average growth rate of 13 percent annually for minority expenditures
over the last three years."
    Key to Delphi's program are minority coordinators throughout Delphi who
serve in various capacities on the regional councils in their respective
communities.  Another successful program is the Automotive Matchmaker
conference that is sponsored by Delphi.  The conference, which has been in
existence for five years, brings together purchasing agents from major
automotive suppliers and manufacturers, with minority business entrepreneurs
specializing in the automotive industry.  The conference is held annually in
Ohio and continues to be one of the largest minority supplier conferences in
the United States.
    Delphi has received numerous minority development awards over the past
several years including:

    * Governor Bob Taft's 2000 Minority Business Development Recognition
      Award;
    * a nomination for the 1999 Corporation of the Year Award through the
      Michigan Minority Business Development Council; and
    * the Corporation of the Year award from the Upstate Minority Purchasing
      Council in 1997.