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BorgWarner to Showcase Active All-Wheel Drive Technologies and Controls and Development Capabilities at Vehicle Dynamics Expo

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 9, 2006 -- BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems will display several new all-wheel drive technologies and other innovations in vehicle controls and development capabilities at the Vehicle Dynamics Expo 2006 in Stuttgart Messe, Germany, May 9 - 11. These will be on display at BorgWarner's exhibit at Stand 4055. Also featured will be the all-wheel drive transfer case that BorgWarner produces for the new Audi Q7. Sales and engineering representatives from BorgWarner's regional technical center in Ketsch, Germany will be available to discuss the technologies and answer questions.

Dave Bruder, Chief Engineer, Systems Engineering, BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems, will present "All-wheel Drive Control Architecture for Rapid Application Deployment" at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, May 11. Additional information about the expo is available at http://www.vehicledynamics-expo.com/ .

Based at the BorgWarner Powertrain Technical Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, TorqTransfer Systems is a leading independent global designer and producer of torque transfer and torque management systems including all-wheel drive transfer cases, electronically controlled couplings and synchronizer systems. Its operations are located in all the key automotive manufacturing regions of the world. Major customers include Audi, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Hyundai, Kia, Mahindra and Mahindra, Ssangyong, Telco and a number of Chinese OEMs.

BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems provides full range capabilities in drivetrain component design, development and integration including electronic controls and software. Extensive in-house capabilities in CAD/CAE, NVH analysis, vehicle dynamics and system dynamics modeling support our product development process.

Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The FORTUNE 500 company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 62 locations in 17 countries. Customers include Ford, VW/Audi, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, Honda, BMW, Caterpillar, Navistar International, and Peugeot. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com/ .