BorgWarner Honors 26 Employees for Excellence and Innovation in Product Development, Operations and Customer Relations

CHICAGO, Oct. 21, 2003 -- BorgWarner Inc. has recognized 26 employees with the 2003 BorgWarner Innovation Award for contributions and creativity in the areas of product development, operations excellence and customer excellence. Each of the company's operating units selected employees from various departments to receive the awards. The honorees (listed below) represent BorgWarner operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Korea, Hungary and Japan. The group will be honored this evening at a dinner ceremony at the Conference Center and Inn at Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, the site of the 2003 BorgWarner Worldwide Leadership Meeting. During that meeting, the company's top managers will recommit to the BorgWarner product leadership vision, and develop strategies in seven key areas: manufacturing, innovation, operational synergies, global growth, information technologies, acquisitions and enhancing the company's product leadership culture.

"This year's recipients of the BorgWarner Innovation Award embody the BorgWarner tradition of innovation and leadership in solving problems and meeting the many challenges of our rapidly changing industry," said Tim Manganello, BorgWarner Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "These individuals have demonstrated the kind of exceptional creativity and focused innovation that will enable us to attain our growth goals and continue to exceed our customers' expectations."

BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 43 locations in 14 countries. Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Caterpillar, Navistar International, Renault/Nissan, Peugeot and VW/Audi. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.bwauto.com/ . For further information contact BorgWarner Corporate Communications at 312-322-8500.

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                    RECIPIENTS OF THE 2003 BORGWARNER
                            INNOVATION AWARDS

        Product Development

  Mathias Kessler
  BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems
  (Markdorf, Germany)

  Neil Robb
  BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems
  (Marshall, MI)

  John Duddles
  BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems
  (Auburn Hills, MI)

  Marty Gardner
  BorgWarner Morse TEC
  (Ithaca, NY)

  Mike Marsh
  BorgWarner Morse TEC
  (Ithaca, NY)

  Mark Wigsten
  BorgWarner Morse TEC
  (Ithaca, NY)

  John Peterson
  BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
  (Auburn Hills, MI)

  Brian Ginther
  BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
  (Auburn Hills, MI)

  Gary Skipper
  BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
  (Margam, UK)

  Robert Lam
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Auburn Hills, MI)

  Emilio Fabricius
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Heidelberg, Germany)

  Robert Denes
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Bellwood, IL)

  Brock Fraser
  BorgWarner Turbo Systems
  (Asheville, NC)

  Holger Gabriel
  BorgWarner Turbo Systems
  (Kibo, Germany)

        Operations Excellence

  John Haddox
  BorgWarner Morse Tec
  (Sallisaw, OK)

  Todd Perttola
  BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
  (Auburn Hills, MI)

  Ray Hamilton
  BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems
  (Auburn Hills, MI)

  Paul Elsesser
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Bellwood, IL)

  Faisal Nawaz
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Bellwood, IL)

  Robert Denes
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Bellwood, IL)

  Pete McDonald
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Auburn Hills, MI)

  Kornel Schmidt
  BorgWarner Turbo Systems
  (Oroszlany, Hungary)

  Manfred Velde
  BorgWarner Turbo Systems
  (Oroszlany, Hungary)

        Customer Excellence

  Erika Nielsen
  BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems
  (Auburn Hills, Michigan)

  Yukio Yoshida
  BorgWarner Morse TEC
  (Nabari City, Japan)

  Hiroyuki Yamazaki
  BorgWarner Morse TEC
  (Nabari City, Japan)

  InBae Kim
  BorgWarner Transmission Systems
  (Emsung, Korea)