Aptiv PLC (Formerly Delphi Automotive PLC)

Company Profile

■URL

https://www.aptiv.com/

■Address

5725 Delphi Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098-2815, USA

Business Overview

-The Company is a leading global technology and mobility company which primarily serves the automotive market. The Company designs and manufactures vehicle components, providing electrical, electronic and active safety technology solutions for the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. The Company provides both hardware and software systems.

-The Company is organized around the following core strategic product lines:

Segment	Products	Competitors
Signal and Power Solutions	-Connectors -Wiring assemblies and harnesses -Cable management -Electrical centers -Hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems	-Amphenol Corporation -Draexlmaier -Lear -Leoni -Molex -Sumitomo Electric Industries -TE Connectivity -Yazaki
Advanced Safety and User Experience	-Sensing and perception systems -ECU -Multi-domain controllers -Vehicle connectivity systems -Application software -Infotainment systems -Driver interface systems -Autonomous driving technologies -Cloud-native software platforms -DevOps tools	-Bosch -Continental -Denso -Harman International -Hyundai Mobis -LG Electronics -Magna -Panasonic -Valeo -Visteon -ZF

-In January 2022, in order to harness the potential of connected intelligent systems, strengthen its capabilities in software-defined mobility and to enable advanced smart vehicle architecture changes, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Wind River Systems, Inc. Wind River is a global leader in delivering software for the intelligent edge. Previously, in 2021, the Company executed a strategic collaboration agreement with Wind River to develop a software toolchain for various automotive applications.

-In March 2020, to further its position in the automated driving space, the Company completed a transaction with Hyundai Motor Group to form Motional, Inc., a joint venture focused on the design, development and commercialization of autonomous driving technologies. Motional began testing fully driverless systems in 2020 and anticipates it will have a production-ready autonomous driving platform available to test at prototype scale in 2022, with higher volumes available for deployment in 2023. Motional is involved in collaborative arrangements with mobility providers and with cities such as Boston, Las Vegas and Los Angeles as solutions are developed for the evolving nature of mobility.

Shareholders

-The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Products

Advanced Safety
-Next-Generation ADAS platform
-Sensor fusion software
-Software-based environmental model
-Next-generation forward-facing radars
-Corner radars
-Side radars
-Active safety domain controller
-Satellite Architecture
-Forward facing radar
-Short range radar
-On-board camera
-Driver monitoring system
-Active safety domain controller

Connected Services
-Aptiv Connect end-to-end vehicle data platform
-Vehicle data recorders (VDRs)
-Connect Edge software performing real-time analytics

Connection Systems
-Connectors
-Terminals
-Seals
-High-voltage connectors
-Chargers
-Inlets
-Automotive ethernet connection systems (AMEC)
-High Speed FAKRA (HSF) connectors
-USB media modules
-Wireless charging systems
-Power Connection & Isolation (PCI) device
-High-voltage electrical centers
-Low-voltage electrical centers

Connectivity & Security
-Keyless entry & remote access
-Ultrasonic interior sensing
-Electric vehicle sound generators
-Body control modules
-HVAC control
-4G/5G cellular communication (CDMA/GSM)
-Edge compute and on-board diagnostics
-Domain controllers (body & security, propulsion/chassis)
-Zone controllers (power management and smart fusing, data input/output)
-Secure connected gateways (vehicle network management, broadcast, cellular, GPS, V2X)
-Integrated OS and hyper visors
-Digital twin and cloud services
-Threat detection and mitigation services

Electrical Distribution Systems
-High-voltage cabling
-High-voltage connectors
-Internal battery connections
-Charging cable sets and inlets
-Power distribution boxes and battery disconnect units

HellermannTyton products
-Cable ties and fixings
-Insulation
-Cable protection systems
-Electrical installation
-Identification systems
-Application tooling

Middleware & DevOps
-Middleware layer to decouple software applications

Smart Vehicle Architecture
-Zone controllers
-Central vehicle controllers
-Advanced software development

User Experience
-Navigation head unit
-Projection head unit
-Integrated cockpit controller
-Open server platform
-Driver sensing
-Cabin sensing
-IVI software stack
-Interior sensing software suite
-Sound suite

Vehicle Electrification Systems
-EVSE chargers
-Round wires
-Busbars
-Module busbar connectors
-HV wire (shielded/unshielded)
-Power distribution boxes and battery disconnect units
-Weather tight seal
-Direct mate connectors

Wind River
-Wind River Studio cloud-native platform for intelligent edge systems
-VxWorks real-time operating system
-Wind River Linux embedded Linux operating system
-Wind River Helix Virtualization Platform multi-OS hypervisor

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History

1991	The Company was formed as the "Automotive Components Group" when GM organized its components businesses.
1995	Adopted name Delphi Automotive Systems.
1997	GM transferred Delco Electronics to Company's business sector in connection with the spin-off by GM of its defense electronics business.
1998	Company was incorporated in Delaware as a wholly owned subsidiary of GM
Jan. 1999	Company became an independent company in accordance with the terms of the Master Separation Agreement to which the Company and GM are parties.
Feb. 1999	Company became a publicly held company through an IPO.
May 1999	Spin-off from GM completed through the distribution of the Company's remaining shares owned by GM.
Mar. 2002	Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation renamed as Delphi Corporation.
Nov. 2003	Acquired Grundig Car InterMedia System GmbH for approximately USD 39 million, net of cash acquired. Grundig is a full line producer of vehicle audio systems, telematics devices and other vehicle entertainment products.
Nov. 2004	The Company and Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. will establish a new joint venture company in North America for design, production, and sale of wire harnesses.
Jul. 2005	Sold its battery product line, with the exception of two U.S. operations, to Johnson Controls, for USD 202.5 million.
Jul. 2005	Sold all shares it held in Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.
Oct. 2005	The Company's Chapter 11 cases were filed out in the US bankruptcy court.
Mar. 2006	Established a joint venture with a European brake system supplier, Roland Brake Systems, to produce brake lining in India.
2Q 2006	Made an additional investment in Shanghai Delphi Automotive Air Conditioning Co. ("SDAAC") for approximately USD 14 million, which increased its equity ownership interest in SDAAC from 34 percent to 50 percent.
Apr. 2006	Opening of "China Technical Center (CTC)," the new R&D base in Shanghai, China.
Aug. 2006	Announced that it will dissolve a seatbelt joint venture with Ashimori Industry Co., Ltd.
Oct. 2007	Opened a joint venture which manufactures seat belts with Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Company Ltd. (BAIC).
Jan. 2008	The US bankruptcy court for the southern district of New York entered an order confirming the first amendment joint plan of reorganization.
Oct. 2008	Filed modifications to the first amendment joint plan of reorganization.
Mar. 2009	The Company and GM have agreed to amend GM's liquidity advance agreement and raise GM's commitment from USD 300 million to USD 450 million.
Oct. 2009	Announced the virtual consummation of its reorganization plan as it has come out of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
2010	Divested Occupant Protection Systems operations (Korea and China), Pyrotechnic Safety Switch assets in Europe and its 51 percent share in the Chinese seatbelt maker Beijing Delphi Automotive Safety Products Co. to Autoliv.
Nov. 2011	Delphi PLC was listed on New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Oct. 2012	Acquired FCI Group's Motorized Vehicles Division (MVL).
Sep. 2014	Acquired Antaya Technologies Corp., the largest manufacturer of on-glass connectors for the automotive industry in North America.
Sep. 2014	Acquired Unwired Technology LLC, a supplier of media connectivity modules.
Apr. 2015	Completed the exit of its Electrical Wiring business located in Argentina, which was previously reported within the Electrical/Electronic Architecture segment.
Jun. 2015	Divested Thermal Systems business unit to Mahle GmbH for cash considerations of approximately USD 660 million.
Jul. 2015	Acquired Ottomatika, Inc., an automated vehicle system software developer, for a total consideration of USD 32 million.
Jul. 2015	Completed the sale of its reception systems business, which was previously reported within the Company's Electronics and Safety segment, consisting of automotive antennas and in-vehicle TV tuners, to China-based Northeast Industries Group Corp, for approximately USD 25 million.
Sep. 2015	Sold its remaining 50% interest in Korea Delphi Automotive Systems Corporation joint venture, originally part of its Thermal Systems unit, to its partner for USD 70 million.
Nov. 2015	Acquired Control-Tec, LLC, a leading provider of telematics and cloud-hosted data analytics solutions, for a purchase price of USD 104 million at closing.
Dec. 2015	Acquired HellermannTyton Group PLC, a manufacturer of cable management solutions, for GBP 1.07 billion.
Mar. 2016	Closed the sale of its 50 percent interest in its Shanghai Delphi Automotive Air Conditioning joint venture to one of Delphi's joint venture partners, Shanghai Aerospace Automobile Electromechanical Co., Ltd.
Mar. 2016	Acquired 100% of the equity interests of PureDepth, Inc., a leading provider of 3D display technology, for approximately USD 15 million.
Dec. 2016	Completed the sale of its Mechatronics business, which was previously reported within the Company's Electronics and Safety segment, for net cash proceeds of approximately USD 197 million.
Jan. 2017	Completed acquisition of Movimento, a provider of over-the-air software lifecycle and data management solutions.
Nov. 2017	Completed acquisition of nuTonomy, Inc., a developer of autonomous driving software solutions.
Dec. 2017	Completed spin-off of Delphi Technologies, a company focused on the development of powertrain technologies.
Jun. 2018	Acquired 100% of the equity interests of KUM, a specialized manufacturer of connectors for the automotive industry, for total consideration of $526 million .
Oct. 2018	Acquired 100% of the equity interests of Winchester Interconnect (“Winchester”), a leading provider of custom engineered interconnect solutions for harsh environment applications, for approximately $682 million.
Apr. 2019	Established China Autonomous Mobility Center in Shanghai.
Mar. 2020	Established Motional, an automated driving technology joint venture with Hyundai.
Dec. 2022	Completed acquisition of an 85% equity stake in Intercable Automotive Solutions, a company specializing in high-voltage power distribution and interconnect technology, for EUR 595 million. Completed acquisition of Wind River, a company specializing in embedded system and cloud software, for USD 3.5 billion from TPG Capital.
Dec. 2023	Aptiv China Investment Co., Ltd. becomes independent business unit from the Company.