BorgWarner Stockholders Elect Directors at 2005 Annual Meeting

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 27 -- At today's 2005 BorgWarner Inc. Annual Meeting of Stockholders, Robin J. Adams and David T. Brown were elected to three-year terms on the company's Board of Directors. Directors Paul E. Glaske and John Rau were re-elected.

Mr. Adams has been Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer, BorgWarner Inc., since April 2004. He was Executive Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. from July 1999 until April 2004. Prior to joining American Axle, he was Vice President and Treasurer and principal financial officer of BorgWarner Inc. from May 1993 until June 1999. Mr. Adams is also a member of the Supervisory Board of Beru AG.

Mr. Brown has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Owens Corning since April 2002. He was Vice President of Owens Corning and President, Insulating Systems Business from January 1997 to December 2000. Mr. Brown is also a director of Owens Corning.

Mr. Glaske was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer from April 1992 until his retirement in October 1999 from Blue Bird Corporation, a leading manufacturer of school buses, motor homes and other vehicles. Mr. Glaske is also a director of Energy Transfer Partners, L.P.

Mr. Rau has been President and Chief Executive Officer of Miami Corporation, a private asset management firm, since January 2003. He has been Chairman of the Chicago Title and Trust Company Foundation since April 2002. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Title Corporation from January 1997 until March 2000. Mr. Rau is also a director of First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc., Nicor, Inc. and Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company.

Auburn Hills, Michigan-based 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 62 locations in 17 countries. Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, VW/Audi, Toyota, Hyundai/Kia, Renault/Nissan, Honda, Caterpillar, Navistar International, Peugeot, and BMW. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com/ .

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