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Delphi Communiport Mobile Productivity Center Available on Internet DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000    

6 January 2001

Delphi Communiport Mobile Productivity Center Available on Internet DELPHI AUTOMOTIVE LOGO Delphi Automotive Systems Wordmark. (PRNewsFoto)[AG] TROY, MI USA 10/19/2000    

    Consumers can now order Delphi's Communiport(R) MPCpro model for $499
      Via the company's Internet site at http://www.delphiauto.com/communiport

   (Delphi Exhibit booth 15025, Gold Pavilion, Las Vegas Convention Center)

    TROY, Mich., Jan. 6 Delphi Automotive Systems
is taking orders for its Communiport(R) Mobile Productivity Center via the
Internet, company officials announced today.
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20001019/DELPHIAS )
    The MPC is a new electronic device designed to help busy consumers be
productive in their vehicles.  The first model of the MPC lineup, called
Communiport MPCpro, synchronizes select Ericsson cellular telephone models
with a Palm V or Vx hand-held computer.
    The Communiport MPCpro will initially be sold over the Internet, at
http://www.delphiauto.com/communiport , for a retail price of $499.  The Palm hand-
held computer and the Ericsson phone are sold separately.
    The Internet-first marketing strategy will help Delphi reach its
technology-savvy market, said J.T. Battenberg III, Delphi chairman, chief
executive officer and president.  "Delphi is changing the way we do business,
and our MPC launch strategy reflects our commitment to reaching consumers with
exciting, innovative products," Battenberg said.  "We want to ensure the first
units are offered to these consumers."
    Delphi will begin delivering the MPCpro during January 2000, said Jeff
Owens, Delphi Delco Electronics Systems general director of business lines,
marketing and portfolio.  "We have received significant interest since our
early product announcement  last April, and it has continued to build," Owens
said.
    The MPC docks a Palm hand-held computing device with the Ericsson R280 or
1228 cellular telephone to allow the user to access information contained in
the Palm unit via voice recognition and text-to-speech.  The Communiport MPC
uses a low-power FM transmitter to allow audio to be heard through an
available FM channel on the vehicle's audio system.
    Through its text-to-speech capabilities, the Communiport MPC can read
information from the Palm's "To Do" list, retrieve telephone numbers from the
unit's address book and dial them automatically via voice commands.  The date
book, memo pad and other Palm functions are also operated via voice
recognition.
    The unit features one-button activation with all other functions designed
to be performed hands-free, allowing drivers to keep their hands on the wheel
and eyes on the road.
    "The product interface is designed to allow the driver to perform his or
her primary responsibility of operating the vehicle safely," Owens said.
    Millions of people currently own a Palm hand-held computer.  Americans,
meanwhile, spend more than 26 billion hours commuting each year, which
provides a unique opportunity to improve productivity, connectivity and
entertainment during daily commuting.
    The Communiport Mobile Productivity Center (MPC) is one of the new
innovative products in the Delphi portfolio that addresses the consumer demand
for personalized entertainment, added convenience, and mobile productivity for
their vehicles.  Delphi recently announced the availability of its
Communiport(R) Rear-Seat Entertainment System, for order at http://www.delphiauto.com
in early February.
    Multi-national Delphi Automotive Systems, with headquarters in Troy,
Mich., USA, Paris, Tokyo and Sao Paulo, Brazil, is a world leader in mobile
electronics and transportation 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 216,000
employees and operates 179 wholly owned manufacturing sites, 41 joint
ventures, 53 customer centers and sales offices and 31 technical centers in 39
countries.  Delphi can be found on the Internet at http://www.delphiauto.com .