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