Delphi Automotive

Delphi Automotive PLC

Type	Public limited company
Traded as	NYSE: DLPH S&P 500 Component
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1994
Headquarters	Gillingham, Kent, UK[1]
Key people	Rajiv L. Gupta (Chairman) Kevin P. Clark (President and CEO)
Products	Vehicle electronics, systems, modules, & components
Revenue	US$ 17.023 billion (2014)[2]
Operating income	US$ 1.847 billion (2014)[2]
Net income	US$ 1.440 billion (2014)[2]
Total assets	US$ 10.746 billion (2014)[2]
Total equity	US$ 3.013 billion (2014)[2]
Number of employees	161,000 (December 2013)
Website	Delphi.com

Delphi Automotive PLC is an automotive parts manufacturing company headquartered in Gillingham, Kent, UK.^[1] It is one of the world's largest automotive parts manufacturers and has approximately 161,000 employees.^[3]

With offices worldwide, the company operates 126 wholly owned manufacturing sites, and 15 technical centers across 32 countries.

History

• 1994: General Motors formed Automotive Components Group.
• 1995: ACG was renamed Delphi Automotive Systems.
• 1997: GM and Hughes Electronics Corporation spin-off of Hughes Defense electronics business and transfer Delco Electronics from Hughes to Delphi.
• 1999: Delphi Automotive Systems became a fully independent publicly held corporation.
• 2000: Delphi purchased UK based Lucas Diesel Systems from TRW Inc who purchased its parent LucasVarity plc in 1999.
• 2001: 11,500 jobs were cut worldwide (Bischoff 1A).
• 2002: Delphi Automotive Systems was renamed Delphi Corporation reflecting its diversified business direction.
• 2004: Delphi was subpoenaed by the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in July for irregular accounting practices and financial transactions.
• 2005: Delphi disclosed irregular accounting practices. A number of executives, including CFO Alan Dawes, resign. Delphi Chairman J.T. Battenberg retires. Delphi files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to reorganize its struggling U.S. operations. As a result of this action, the Securities and Exchange Commission granted an application by the New York Stock Exchange to delist Delphi's common stock and bonds.^[4] The stock traded over the counter on the Pink Sheets electronic exchange.
• 2005: Twenty-four plants closed down in the U.S.
• 2006: Delphi announced it would sell off or close 21 of its 29 plants in the United States. The eight plants it intends to keep are located in Brookhaven, Mississippi; Clinton, Mississippi; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Kokomo, Indiana; Lockport, New York; Rochester, New York; Warren, Ohio; and Vandalia, Ohio. Delphi proposes that these remaining plants will operate with wage reductions and workforce reductions.
• February 2007: Delphi announced the closure of its plant in Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain, with a loss of 1600 direct jobs and more than 2500 indirect jobs.^[5] despite having agreed to continue its manufacturing operations until 2010 and receiving more than €25 million from various public administrations in order to guarantee its workers' jobs.^[6] The Regional Government of Andalusia announced it would begin legal action against the company for breach of local labor laws.^[7]
• May 2008: Delphi filed a lawsuit against investors. The lawsuit seeks to impose payment by investors in the amount of $2.55 billion in securities to aid Delphi as it seeks to come out of bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain in New York ruled to allow Delphi to seek payments through a contract against Appaloosa Management LP as well as denying investors' request for a cap of $250 million for damages.^[8]
• 27 April 2009: CoolIT Systems announced the acquisition of the assets of Delphi Thermal Liquid Cooling including intellectual property, machinery, and equipment. ^{[9] [10]}
• 6 October 2009: Delphi's core assets were purchased by a group of private investors to create a new Delphi Corporation. Some of its non-core steering operations have been sold to General Motors Company, the successor to the bankrupt Motors Liquidation Company that used to be the old General Motors Corporation. The stock was cancelled. The old Delphi Corporation was renamed DPH Holdings Corporation.^[11]
• 1 July 2015 Delphi announces the sale of their Thermal Business unit to Mahle-Behr GMBH. Together, the Mahle-Behr and Delphi Thermal merger now represents the 2nd largest supplier of automotive thermal management systems including interior HVAC components, under-hood powertrain cooling and compressors.
• 11 December 2015 Delphi announces improvements to self driving technology under development.^[12]

Chapter 11 reorganization

During the Chapter 11 cases, Delphi made substantial progress in identifying and implementing the sale (or receiving Bankruptcy Court approval to sell) or wind down of those facilities and business lines that do not support the company’s future strategic framework, including:

• The sale of the brake hose manufacturing business in Dayton, Ohio to Harco Manufacturing Group, announced in January 2007.^[13]
• The settlement of a social plan in the "Concurso," or Spanish insolvency proceeding, of Delphi Automotive Systems Espana S.L.
• The sale of the Mexican brake components business, including a manufacturing plant in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, to Robert Bosch LLC and its affiliate Frenados Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V., announced in June 2007.^[14]
• The sale of substantially all of the assets of MobileAria, Inc. to Wireless Matrix USA, Inc.;
• The sale of the U.S. Battery operations in New Brunswick, New Jersey to Johnson Controls, Inc. in 2006.^[15]
• The wind-down of a Delphi Medical Texas facility in Houston, Texas
• The consolidation of fuel injector production in Rochester, New York during 2006-2007, which allowed the Debtors to wind down a manufacturing facility in Coopersville, Michigan
• The sale of the catalyst business to Umicore, completed in October, 2007.^[16]
• The sale of the Wheel bearings business based in Sandusky, Ohio to Kyklos, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Hephaestus Holdings, Inc., in February 2008.^[17]
• The sale of the Interiors and Closures business was announced in October, 2007, to Renco Group. This includes facilities in: Gadsden, Alabama, Cottondale, Alabama, North Kansas City, Missouri, Orion, Michigan, Adrian, Michigan, Woerth, France, Matamoros, Mexico, the SDADS Joint Venture in Shanghai, China and the KDS Joint Venture in Daegu, South Korea.^[18]
• The sale of certain North American Brake Component Machining and Assembly Assets to TRW Automotive Holdings, which includes sites in Saginaw, Michigan, Spring Hill, Tennessee, and Oshawa, Canada, announced in September 2007.^[19]
• The sale of various components and steering operations to the new General Motors Company was announced on 3 August 2009. Delphi Thermal Systems, Powertrain, Powertrain Systems Grand Rapids, and Electronics and Safety became part of GM Components Holdings LLC, a subsidiary of GM. Delphi Steering, two regional engineering centers, and 15 manufacturing locations in Mexico, Brazil, Europe, India, China, and Australia became part of GM Global Steering Holdings LLC, also a subsidiary of GM.^[20]
• Sale of global suspension and brakes business ("Global Ride Dynamics") to BeijingWest announced 31 March 2009.^[21] BWI Group commenced 1 November 2009.

Operations

As of November 2015, Delphi has four diversified business segments:^[2]

• "Electrical/Electronic Architecture" provides complete vehicle electrical systems, integrating wiring and cable assemblies, electrical centers and connection systems.
• "Electronics & Safety" provides components, systems and software for both passive and active safety, security, comfort and infotainment, as well as other vehicular electronic controls.
• "Powertrain Systems" provides integrated gasoline and diesel engine management systems, including fuel handling, valve train fuel injection, combustion controls, electronics, and a complete line of aftermarket products and services.
• "Product & Service Solutions" provides auto parts from OE divisions and OE competitors for the aftermarket.

Controversies

On 4 March 2005, Delphi said it had fired its CFO and would restate earnings between 1999, when Delphi spun off from General Motors Corp.(GM), and 2004 for improper reporting of rebates, credits, or other payments from suppliers.^[22] In June, 2006, Delphi said in a filing that it would restate its 2005 report, which would increase Delphi's reported 2004 net loss by $65 million. In 2013, Delphi became involved in an ongoing lawsuit against GM, because it manufactures ignition switches for the Chevrolet Cobalt, whose original design is alleged to be defective.^[23]

Joint ventures

• EnerDel - started as a joint venture of Ener1 and Delphi. In August 2008, Ener1 bought exclusive ownership of EnerDel.^[24]
• Condumex - (A Grupo Carso division).

Senior management

On 4 November 2009, Delphi named a new board^[25] with John A. Krol as the chairman. Kevin P. Clark has been the President and chief executive officer of the company^[26] since March 2015.

Environmental record

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst identified Delphi corp. as the 21st-largest corporate producer of air pollution in the United States in 2002.^[27] According to the study, the manufacturer's most toxic emissions included asbestos (542 lb/yr), chromium compounds (1,082 lb/yr), lead compounds (8,466 lb/yr), and sulfuric acid (17,600 lbs/year), while the most massive emissions were glycol ethers (111,520 lbs/year) and hydrochloric acid (80,000 lb/yr).^[28]

References

1. "Addresses". Delphi. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
2. "Year-End Financial Statements". Delphi. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
3. "Delphi - Investor Relations - 2013 Form 10-K" (PDF). Retrieved 2 March 2014.
4. "SEC delisting order". Sec.gov. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
5. "Delphi to close Spain factory, cut jobs". BusinessWeek. 23 February 2007.
6. "Closure of the Delphi undertaking in Puerto Real, Cádiz, Parliamentary question submitted by Willy Meyer Pleite MEP to the European Commission".
7. "Zarrías dice que no permitirá que Delphi 'se ría de Andalucía'". Terra. 23 February 2007.
8. "Judge allows Delphi to pursue claims against investors". Chicago Tribune. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
9. Lewis, Rob. "CoolIT puts new money to work". Techvibes. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
10. "CoolIT Systems Acquires Delphi Liquid Cooling Assets". Business Wire. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
11. "DPH Holdings Corporation". Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
12. Gardner, Greg (11 December 2015). "Delphi's self-driving Audi SQ5 to showcase new features". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
13. "Delphi Signs Sale Agreement for Brake Hose Business; Files Motion to Request Hearing With the Bankruptcy Court" (Press release). Delphi. 29 January 2007.
14. "Delphi Signs Agreement to Sell Mexican Brake Plant, Files Motion to Request Hearing With the Bankruptcy Court" (Press release). Delphi. 15 June 2007.
15. "Delphi Completes Sale of U.S. Battery Plant to JCI" (Press release). 2 August 2006.
16. "Delphi Completes Sale of Catalyst Business to Umicore" (Press release). Delphi. 1 October 2007.
17. "Hephaestus Holdings, Inc. to acquire North American wheel bearings business from Delphi Corporation" (Press release). KPS Capital Partners. 21 February 2008.
18. "Delphi Signs Master Sale Agreement for Interiors and Closures Business -- Files Motion to Request Hearing With the Bankruptcy Court" (Press release). Delphi. 16 October 2007.
19. "Delphi Signs Asset Sale Agreement With TRW for Certain North American Brake Component Machining and Assembly Assets -- Files Motion to Request Hearing With the Bankruptcy Court" (Press release). Delphi. 18 September 2007.
20. "New GM Subsidiaries will include Delphi Components Operations and Global Steering Business". Gm-trucks.com. 3 August 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
21. "Delphi Signs Agreement to Sell Global Suspension and Brakes Business; Company To File Motion Requesting Court Hearings To Approve Bidding Procedures and Authorize Sale of Assets" (Press release). Delphi. 31 March 2009.
22. "Delphi CFO Resigns, to Restate Results". Fox News. 5 March 2005.
23. Vlasic, Bill (28 March 2014). "An Engineer's Eureka Moment with a GM Flaw". The New York Times.
24. http://www.ener1.com/?q=content/ener1 Furukawa Electric establishes J/V an automotive Wiring Harness with Delphi Corp in the US -history
25. "Delphi Names New Board" (Press release). Delphi. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
26. "Delphi Senior Leadership" (Press release). Delphi. Retrieved 19 December 2009.
27. "Political Economy Research Institute". Peri.umass.edu. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
28. Toxic 100 detailed company report (Toxics Release Inventory) Archived 24 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Delphi website
• SEC Litigation Release
• Slate article on bankruptcy
• DPH Holdings Corporation, the website for the old Delphi Corporation which now concerns its bankruptcy case.