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