CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to The Delco Remy America Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States of our report dated May 21, 1999 with respect to the financial statements of The Delco Remy America Savings Plan for Hourly-Rate Employees in the United States included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 1998. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Indianapolis, Indiana June 25, 1999