CONSENT  OF  INDEPENDENT  AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8)  pertaining to The Delco Remy America Personal Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate
Employees in the United States of our report  dated October 2, 1998 with respect
to  the  financial  statements  and schedules of The Delco Remy America Personal
Savings  Plan  for  Hourly-Rate  Employees in the United States included in this
Annual  Report  (Form  11-K)  for  the  year  ended  July  31,  1998.

/s/  ERNST  &  YOUNG  LLP

Indianapolis,  Indiana
December  18,  1998