Delphi Secures New Steering Column Business With Ford Motor Company
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TROY, Mich., June 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Delphi Automotive Systems (NYSE: DPH) strengthens its position as a leader in the global steering column market by winning a high volume new business contract with Ford Motor Company. This new contract for Delphi's energy absorbing steering columns for a future model Ford vehicle is Delphi's first U.S. steering-related contract with Ford.
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A global leader in systems integration and energy absorbing technology, Delphi has also won several other new steering contracts with other leading automakers in Europe, Brazil and India during the past six months representing nearly $75 million over the contract life.
``Delphi's knowledge in vehicle structure and electrical architecture plays a key role in our ability to meet our customers' steering column requirements,'' stated Paul J. Tosch, president of Delphi Saginaw Steering Systems and vice president of Delphi Automotive Systems. ``This knowledge coupled with more than nine decades of experience and leading edge column technology positions Delphi with a strong competitive advantage in the marketplace.''
The first to introduce tilt-wheel steering column technology in 1962, Delphi leads the industry in steering column global market share with more than 50,000 columns produced each day in 10 worldwide manufacturing facilities. Delphi offers a complete column portfolio including standard, tilt, rake, telescope, rake and telescope, and tilt and telescope steering columns available in manual or power applications.
Delphi recently announced a newly constructed customer center in Dearborn, Michigan with more than 240 Delphi engineers, sales and support staff dedicated to Ford business. The center is equipped with design, vehicle analysis and prototype facilities to enhance Delphi's ability to be part of Ford's total vehicle development process.
Delphi's recent growth with the automaker started with a contract to engineer and supply the first dual power sliding door system for the 1999 model year Ford Windstar minivan. Since then, Delphi has earned several other contracts with Ford, and continues to provide power sliding doors as well as energy & engine management products, transmission products, instrument clusters, electronics, electrical/electronic distribution systems, thermal products and sensors from 18 manufacturing facilities in Australia, Europe, Japan, North America and South America. |
