About Delphi

  • Company Profile
  • History of Innovation
  • Products
    • Why Delphi?
      • As a partner to 25 of the largest vehicle manufacturers globally, Delphi is the company who makes the parts the cars are born with.

      • For more than 100 years, delivering innovation for the real world.

      • High standards. Below the surface. It's what's underneath that sets apart a true original.

      • Delphi has more than 50 years of OE experience in the fuel handling systems category.

      • Delphi invented the first automotive radiator in 1911, the first car heater in 1929 and the first vehicle air conditioner in 1954.

      • Delphi has over 100 years of experience supplying OEMs, which today includes the likes of Toyota, Ford, Audi and Ferrari.
      Global Aftermarket - Bringing OE expertise to the world
      • For more than a century, Delphi has been making the parts cars are born with, often developing new technologies in the process. The company is proud of its OE heritage, and over the years Delphi has used that experience to expand into a global aftermarket supplier.

      • With more than 100,000 employees at 270 locations and 24 engineering centers in 32 countries, Delphi brings the power of innovation to a wide range of products and services.

      • Delphi delivers real-world innovations that make products smarter and safer as well as more powerful and more efficient.

      • Delphi offerings meet the needs of technicians and consumers worldwide, with technologies for gasoline-, diesel- and hybrid-powered vehicles. Delphi is already a leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle, and other market segments. But the company never stops working on new ideas it can bring to the marketplace.
      The Delphi Difference
      • A complete range of OE and aftermarket parts and components that are developed and manufactured to OE standards

      • Decades of expertise and innovation

      • Tools and diagnostic equipment

      • Training and technician support

      • Expert advice and business-building programs for the independent aftermarket

    • Delphi's 100+ years as an automotive industry innovator helps set them apart.

      • 1908: Introduction of Champion spark plugs
      • 1911: First self-starter ignition
      • 1911: First automotive radiator
      • 1912: First electric starter
      • 1929: First car heater
      • 1936: First in-dash radio
      • 1954: First automobile air conditioner enclosed under the hood
      • 1960: First child restraint system
      • 1963: First cruise control
      • 1966: First fiber optics for use in automotive applications
      • 1973: First production airbag
      • 1975: First catalytic converter: exhaust cleans up its act
      • 1996: Introduced of vehicle satellite positioning and communications unit
      • 1999: First radar-based smart cruise control
      • 2002: First radar-based back-up aid
      • 2002: First factory-installed satellite radio
      • 2002: First completely portable satellite radio (SKYFi)
      • 2002: First under-the-floor (Renault Espace IV)
      • 2004: First personal, portable satellite radio (Delphi MyFi)
      • 2006: First USB Consumer PORT for in-vehicle data exchange
      • 2007: First satellite TV (Sirius Backseat TV™)
      • 2008: First prepackaged airbag/steering wheel featured on the Smart Fortwo
      • 2008: First to market multi-port hub to provide complete data connectivity solutions
      • 2008: First direct acting diesel fuel injection system
      • 2008: First audio system that integrates Bluetooth, MP3, USB and iPod on a truck
      • 2008: First common rail system for high durability medium and heavy duty applications
      • 2009: Launched first automotive multimode electronically scanning radar
    • It's what's underneath that sets Delphi apart
      Fuel Management Systems, Heating & Cooling Systems
      Engine Management Systems, Diesel Systems