BorgWarner Morse TEC Receives Award From Mazda

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 15 -- BorgWarner Morse TEC was recently honored by Mazda with a Value Analysis/Value Engineering (VA/VE) Award. One of only 13 presented to suppliers, the honor was awarded to the Morse TEC facility in Nabari City, Japan. Morse TEC received this award for its proposal to commonize two kinds of timing systems for the Mazda I4 engine, resulting in reduced costs and enhanced performance.

"BorgWarner is driven to provide product leadership for our OEM partners on a global basis," said Alfred Weber, President and General Manager, BorgWarner Morse TEC. "We are honored by Mazda's recognition of our efforts on the VA/VE engine upgrade initiative that began in 2003. Commonizing timing systems has delivered significant cost reductions and improved NVH performance for the more than 1.3 million engines the Ford and Mazda brands produce each year worldwide." Mazda (TYO:7261) is an affiliate brand of Ford Motor Company .

In addition to producing I4 timing systems, Morse TEC Japan also supplies Mazda with Morse HY-VO(R) transfer case chains for various truck applications.

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