BorgWarner Opens New Production Facility in China

BorgWarner's Largest Facility in China Produces Fuel Efficient Products in Environmentally Friendly Building

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 22 -- Propelled by growing demand in the rapidly expanding Chinese automotive market, BorgWarner Thermal Systems opened a new production facility at its campus in Ningbo, China, where it will produce fans, viscous fan drives, Visctronic(R) fan drives and water pumps. The new 194,000-square-foot (18,000-square-meter) operation is BorgWarner's largest in China, employing 260 people.

"BorgWarner's innovative technology and manufacturing excellence is driving the significant growth of our business in China," said Tim Manganello, BorgWarner Chairman and CEO. "Our newest manufacturing facility in Ningbo and future technical centers in China will support our product leadership in Asia and around the world." BorgWarner executives hosted customers, local government officials and other guests at the opening ceremony.

BorgWarner's product leadership position is driving technology solutions to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. This commitment to protect the environment finds it's logical extension in this new production facility, which is designed as a "green building." State-of-the-art geothermal technology heats and cools the building and provides economical hot water by tapping into the more stable temperatures a few feet below the earth's surface. This environmentally friendly fuel source reduces energy costs by 30% - 60% without emitting carbon dioxide, a major contributor to air pollution.

BorgWarner Thermal Systems in China is a majority-owned joint venture known as BorgWarner Shenglong (Ningbo) Co., Ltd. The company serves over 100 customers in China including Chery Automobile, Nanjing MG Motor, Dong Feng Motors, China Sino Truck, China National Heavy-duty Truck Company, FAW Wuxi Diesel, Shanghai VW, FAW VW, ZhengZhou Nissan and Foton Motor as well as overseas customers such as Ford, TATA, Case New Holland and Chrysler.

In addition to BorgWarner Thermal Systems, the Ningbo Campus includes wholly foreign-owned operations and offices for BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems, Morse TEC and Transmission Systems.

Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The FORTUNE 500 company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 64 locations in 17 countries. Customers include VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler, Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA, and MAN. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com .