BorgWarner Delivers Transmission Technology and Torque Management Presentations at SAE World Congress

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 3 -- Engineers from leading global powertrain supplier BorgWarner Inc. and its Japanese joint venture NSK-Warner will present papers on several of the company's leading drivetrain technologies at the 2006 SAE World Congress, April 3 - 6, 2006, in Detroit.

Presentations on Monday, April 3, include:

-- High Energy Slipping Friction Material for Torque Converter Clutch - K. Maruo et al, NSK-Warner

-- New Generation Friction Materials and Technologies - R. Lam et al, BorgWarner Transmission Systems

-- Latest Technologies Applied to Automatic Transmission Maji-Band - X. Gu et al, NSK-Warner

On Tuesday, April 4:

-- Pre-emptive Torque Management, Phil Francis, BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems

In addition, on Wednesday, April 5, Robert Lam of BorgWarner Transmission Systems will present Next Generation Friction Material as part of the Powertrain Innovation Forum, a discussion of cutting-edge transmission technologies and the latest 6-speed transmissions. Details can be found at http://www.sae.org/ .

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, VW/Audi, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Aisin AW, Renault/Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, Honda, BMW, Caterpillar, Navistar International, and Peugeot. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com/ .