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Borg-Warner Automotive's Joint Venture, Warner-Ishi Corp. Achieves QS-9000 Certification

2 February 1998

Borg-Warner Automotive's Joint Venture, Warner-Ishi Corp. Achieves QS-9000 Certification

    CHICAGO, Feb. 2 -- Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
announced today that Shelbyville, Illinois-based Warner-Ishi Corp., a joint
venture between Borg-Warner Automotive's Morse TEC group and Ishikawajima-
Harima Heavy Industries Co., Ltd., has received its QS-9000 certification.
QS-9000 is the Quality System Standard that was developed by a joint
Chrysler/Ford/General Motors Task Force.  It includes both the requirements of
the international quality standard, ISO-9001, and the specific automotive
industry requirements which are more stringent than the international
standard.  The certification was issued on December 22, 1997.
    "This recognition means we have met or exceeded the stringent requirements
of an industry-sanctioned benchmark for excellence," said John Dennis, general
manager of Warner-Ishi.  "As such, it represents a significant achievement for
Warner-Ishi and its employees, and is evidence of our commitment to product
leadership and continuous improvement."
    QS-9000 certification is a requirement for doing business with the North
American automotive industry.  The certification process involved an extensive
audit of the company's overall operating systems by TUV America, a third-party
auditing firm.  The audit was completed in October 1997.  Retention of the
certification will require successful completion of semi-annual audits by this
same auditor.
    Warner-Ishi produces turbochargers for gasoline and diesel engine
applications.  Its major customers include General Motors Corp., Warner-Ishi
Europe, Kohler Corp., Generac Corp., Isuzu of America, and several
companies in the independent aftermarket.
    Other Morse TEC operations that have received the QS-9000 certification
are:  Morse TEC Engine Timing Components, Ithaca, New York; Morse TEC
Transmission Components, also in Ithaca; Borg-Warner Automotive (Canada) Ltd.,
Simcoe, Ontario; and B.W. Componentes Mexicanos de Transmisiones, S.A. de
C.V., a joint venture in El Salto, Jalisco, Mexico.
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a product leader in 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.