Delphi Awarded Tier 4 Fuel Injection Equipment Business With Construction Equipment Manufacturer JCB

Delphi Corp. (PINKSHEETS: DPHIQ) announced today that it has been chosen to supply its Multec™ Medium Duty Common Rail (MDCR) for the next generation of Tier 4 diesel engines to JCB Power Systems -- part of J C Bamford Excavators, the world's third largest producer of construction equipment by volume. The seven-year contract commences in 2011.

The world market for medium-duty diesel engines has very specific requirements demanding high levels of durability, efficiency and robustness. Projections show that by 2015, 100 percent of the on-highway and 49 percent of off-highway vehicles in the medium-duty sector will use a Common Rail Fuel injection system.

The introduction of more stringent emission regulations drives the requirement in this sector for a high-pressure, fully-flexible, electronically-controlled fuel injection system. To meet the European medium-duty market emission legislation requirements, Delphi has developed a dedicated fuel injection system aimed at meeting the successive steps in emissions legislation.

The Common Rail injection system addresses these demands with flexibility of fuel delivery, injection timing, injection pressure, and rate of injection through a multiple injection strategy. In addition, the engine management system will be required to control the air and exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) systems along with a host of actuators while monitoring feedback from electronic sensors. The future will also bring a variety of exhaust after-treatment systems that will be managed by the engine control module.

Delphi's Multec MDCR

Delphi's Multec MDCR is a modular diesel fuel injection system developed to meet the demanding requirements of medium-duty truck and off-highway engine applications. At the heart of the system is a fast servo-solenoid injector designed to optimise fuel rate, spray shape and accuracy. The highly-innovative system provides small injection quantities via a compact, easily packaged unit and uses closed-loop strategies to deliver precise fuel quantities over the life of the engine.

Taking advantage of the following attributes, Delphi's Multec MDCR system features improved injection rate, increased durability and design flexibility to match applications variety.

--  Superior value servo injector
    The injector is based on a unique design with balanced servo valve
    technology. The small size of this actuator allows it to be in close
    proximity to the needle providing extremely fast actuation and precise
    metering. The performance of the technology used provides proven
    durability of the solenoid actuation principle. In addition, the
    compact solenoid injector requires less energy than any other common
    rail injector and operates at 12V allowing for simpler, reliable and
    cost-effective electronic design.

--  Leading control strategies
    Delphi has developed strategies for fuel injection control that are
    important for achieving the Medium Duty requirements. Among these are
    Improved Individual Injector Characterization (I3C) and the Extended
    Accelerometer Pilot Control (APC+). These strategies translate into a
    well-defined injection quantity, low combustion noise and emissions.

--  Flexible modular next generation pump
    With the design of a complete new pump family, Delphi's offering is not
    only robust and durable for long life running at high pressure but also
    flexible enough to fit a broad range of engine applications.

--  Extremely efficient system
    Thanks to its low back-leak design with reduced parasitic losses, the
    system offers one of the best total system packages for Delphi's
    customers.

Overall, these benefits together translate into a robust and durable system. In a cost-sensitive market, the low maintenance and low fuel consumption of the system help reduce vehicle operation costs.

Delphi's supplying Multec MDCR to JCB

JCB's decision to implement Delphi's Multec MDCR will allow the construction equipment manufacturer to meet stringent Tier 4 legislation. In response to the new legislation, Delphi has further developed its product range to assist customers in meeting the challenges. Among these improvements are the new DFI-2.5 servo-solenoid injector which offers a significantly increased rate of injection and a new model-based control strategy to better manage the air handling and EGR systems. Model-based control strategies also reduce overall system development time. Delphi's new system will be developed in Europe -- principally in the technical centers in Gillingham, UK, and Blois, France -- with electronics support from Delphi's Bascharage, Luxembourg, operation.

"With their record-setting growth in 2007, JCB is poised for significant success in both the near- and long-term," said Steve Gregory, Delphi's medium duty business director. "Delphi is proud to continue our partnership with JCB and continue their growth in the medium-duty off-highway market. Moreover, JCB can be confident that Delphi, with its worldwide service and support network, is positioned to support JCB's global expansion plans in every region of the world."