Delphi To Market High-Tech Electronics To Consumer Automotive Market

Autoparts Report, Nov 15, 2000

Delphi Automotive Systems will begin to offer its electronics technologies as consumer products in the United States and around the world, the company said.

Delphi supplies the world's leading OEMs from a vast electronics portfolio, ranging from sensors and actuators to on-board controllers to advanced audio and entertainment. Electronics currently represent 22 percent of a vehicle's content and are expected to grow to 40 percent of a vehicle's content by 2010, the company stated.

"Delphi understands the complex interaction of automotive electronic components because we've been developing and manufacturing the electronics and systems used in vehicles around the world for more than 50 years," said Francisco A.. (Frank) Ordonez, general manager, Delphi Aftermarket Operations. "Our Delphi products will incorporate this expertise, bringing customers in this segment the latest in automotive replacement and consumer electronics technology. We'll also deliver critical, integrated service solutions to the aftermarket, helping the market transition to the 'new economy."

The global automotive aftermarket audio/entertainment market is expected to reach approximately $8.5 billion by 2003, with many new technologies introduced, Delphi said.