Delphi Joins Michelin's Challenge Bibendum(TM) Event

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 22 -- Exhibiting its environmentally friendly diesel technologies, Delphi Corporation will participate in Michelin's Challenge Bibendum 2003, Sept. 23 through Sept. 25, in Sacramento, Sonoma, and San Francisco, Calif.

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This fifth annual event provides an opportunity for designers, manufacturers, energy suppliers, technology developers, government, and non- government organizers, policymakers, and the media, to focus on advanced vehicle technologies that help make vehicles environmentally friendly.

Delphi will exhibit its diesel technologies through participation and membership in the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF). Delphi's display will cover heavy-duty engine management systems (EMS), medium and light-duty common rail fuel injection systems, and electronic unit injector and electronic unit pump technologies. Delphi's diesel display and staff will be located in a Learning Center Wednesday, Sept. 24, and Thursday, Sept. 25, trackside at Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. The Learning Center is open to the public.

DTF will also sponsor a government day breakfast in Sacramento, Tuesday, Sept. 23, to host key energy and environmental officials from California, the EPA, and around the world. The event includes a breakfast, followed by an executive roundtable meeting in which Allen Schaeffer, executive director, DTF, will participate, and Delphi representatives will observe the discussion.

"Michelin's Challenge Bibendum is an innovative, excellent platform to exhibit Delphi's advanced technologies that help make vehicles more environmentally friendly without sacrificing performance," said Mike Rayne, general manager, North American Diesel Operations, Delphi Product & Service Solutions. "Our engine management and exhaust emission systems for diesel are important technologies to help reduce emissions and improve fuel economy, and events like this provide an opportunity to share information with important audiences.

"We're excited about the response our technologies are receiving from major vehicle manufacturers in all regions, and Delphi is well positioned to help diesel manufacturers bring diesel to all markets, including the United States."

In addition to the Learning Center activities, competitive vehicles will be measured in a series of tests that evaluate and report on emissions, noise, acceleration, braking, handling, fuel economy, and design integration. This is the first year that commercial trucks and buses will be included in the competition. The event also includes a rally through Sonoma Valley and over the Golden Gate Bridge.

Event History

Challenge Bibendum was created in 1998 to allow the manufacturers' technological research into "clean" vehicles to be assessed in real operating conditions. The event is open to all energy sources including: clean diesel and clean gasoline, electric, fuel cell, liquid natural gas (LNG), compressed natural gas (CNG), biofuels, hydrogen, and a variety of hybrids. The 2003 Challenge Bibendum is the largest ever. Participating automakers include: Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Freightliner, General Motors, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu Truck, Nissan, Peugeot, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo, and Volvo Truck. Some of the most advanced vehicles in the world will be joined by more than 35 Learning Center technology displays, top industry speakers from Europe, China, and the United States, as well as more than 1,000 attendees from 30 countries.

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Delphi employees participating in the event include: Mike Rayne, who will participate in media activities and observe the executive roundtable, and Steve Keelor, senior project engineer, who will support the Delphi display.

For more information about Delphi, please visit Delphi's Media Room at http://www.delphi.com/media .

For more information on the Challenge Bibendum event please visit www.challengebibendum.com .

For more information on Diesel Technology Forum, please visit www.dieselforum.org .