BorgWarner Develops High-Tech Oil Pump for Fuel-Efficient Engines

    CHICAGO, Aug. 7 An innovative two-stage oil pump will make
BorgWarner a product leader in the European binary engine lubrication pump
market and help BMW respond to the demand for greater engine efficiencies and
fuel economy.  Production of the pump for the BMW 3 series 1.8 and 2.0 liter
engines is underway at BorgWarner Air/Fluid Systems in Sallisaw, Oklahoma.
Volumes will continue to ramp up to full production over the next three years.
    BMW's choice of BorgWarner's two-stage oil pump was driven by the need for
technology to match BMW's oil pressure-actuated variable valve timing system.
Variable valve timing enables engines to run more efficiently at both idle and
driving speeds, leading to greater fuel economy and reduced emissions.
    "The program will significantly increase application of BorgWarner engine
lubrication pump technology," said Gary Fukayama, BorgWarner Air/Fluid Systems
Group President.  "This growth supports BorgWarner's strategy to become a
market leader in automotive hydraulic power sources, and tracks with
opportunities we see arising from the phase-in of new emission regulations in
Europe and North America as well as trends toward greater engine efficiencies
and fuel economy mandates."