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Borg-Warner Automotive Names John Rau Director

14 November 1997

Borg-Warner Automotive Names John Rau Director

    CHICAGO, Nov. 14 -- John Rau, president and chief executive
officer of Chicago Title and Trust Company, has been appointed to the Board of
Directors of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
    Mr. Rau's appointment fills a vacancy created by the departure of Albert
J. ("Trey") Fitzgibbons, Partner, Stonington Partners, Inc.  "We thank Trey
for his service to our company.  His leadership was especially helpful during
Borg-Warner Automotive's emergence as an independent company and its
subsequent growth," said Borg-Warner Automotive chairman and chief executive
officer, John F. Fiedler.
    "We are looking forward to John Rau's participation on our board," said
Mr. Fiedler.  "As Borg-Warner Automotive seeks to expand its leadership in
advanced solutions for powertrain systems, we expect John's strategic
leadership abilities and extensive experience in business and finance to be a
tremendous benefit to us."
    John Rau, 49, was named president and chief executive officer of Chicago
Title and Trust Company earlier this year.  He has spent most of his career in
Chicago's financial service industry, serving as president and chief executive
officer of LaSalle National Bank and of Exchange National Bank prior to their
1989 merger.  From 1993 until 1996 he served as dean of the Indiana University
School of Business.  He is also a director of LaSalle National Bank and Paul
Harris Stores.
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., is a product leader 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.
    Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts
are "forward-looking" statements as contemplated by the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Such forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Such risks
and uncertainties include fluctuations in domestic or foreign automotive
production, the continued use of outside suppliers by original equipment
manufacturers, and general economic conditions, as well as other risks
detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Cautionary Statements filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 1O-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996.
    Note:  Borg-Warner Automotive press releases are available on the Internet
via Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com or via fax, 800-758-5804,
ext. 120941.

SOURCE  Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.