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Borg-Warner Automotive Names William Butler Director

23 July 1997

Borg-Warner Automotive Names William Butler Director

    CHICAGO, July 23 -- William E. Butler, former chairman and
chief executive officer of Eaton Corporation, has been appointed to the Board
of Directors of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. .
    "We are very pleased to have Bill Butler on our board," said John F.
Fiedler, chairman and chief executive officer of the company.  "As Borg-Warner
Automotive seeks to expand its leadership in advanced solutions for powertrain
systems, Bill's experience in global manufacturing of highly engineered
products will be a tremendous benefit to us."
    Mr. Butler joined Eaton Corporation in 1957 and was elected chief
executive officer and the company's eighth chairman of the board in 1992.  He
retired at the end of 1995.
    He is a member of the board of directors of Applied Industrial
Technologies, Ferro Corporation, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Pitney
Bowes Inc. and Zurn Industries, Inc.
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a leading supplier of highly
engineered components and systems primarily for automotive drivetrain
applications.  The company operates manufacturing facilities in 12 countries
serving the North American, European and Asian automotive markets.

SOURCE  Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.