Delphi tells European clients it's open for business; Bankruptcy of its US operations will...

Byline: Tony Lewin

Delphi's carefully coordinated effort to retain and reassure European customers continued after its US operations filed for bankruptcy.

Volker Barth, head of European operations for the world's No. 2 auto supplier, echoed the message CEO Steve Miller personally delivered at last month's IAA: European Delphi customers will be unaffected.

During an interview at last week's Equip'Auto show in Paris, Barth said: "We've made a concerted effort to communicate [with our customers]. We don't want any supplier or customer to suffer, an