BorgWarner Names Director Of European Operations, Emissions/Thermal Systems

MARKDORF, Germany, Nov. 19, 2003 -- BorgWarner Inc. has named Johannes (Hans) W. Werner Director of European Operations for BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems in Markdorf, Germany. He reports to Dan CasaSanta, Vice President and General Manager, Thermal Systems, BorgWarner Emissions/Thermal Systems.

Before joining BorgWarner, Werner worked for Lear Corporation as Operations Manager/Deputy Plant Manager in Bremen, Germany and Plant Manager in Platting, Germany. He has also held positions in launch management at Daimler-Benz and project management at Siemens.

He holds a Graduate Engineer degree in production engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Ulm, Germany.

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.