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$850 Million in New Borg-Warner Business Expected

28 October 1999

$850 Million in New Borg-Warner Business Expected; Engine Programs Drive Growth for 2000-2002

    CHICAGO, Oct. 27 -- Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
today announced $850 million of expected new powertrain business for 2000
through 2002.  About 70% of the new business is anticipated to be engine-
related.  The company is a product leader in highly engineered components and
systems for engines, automatic transmissions and four-wheel drive systems for
vehicle makers worldwide.
    "This is a great book of new business, significantly higher than past
levels, and one that reflects our ongoing investment in research and
development," said John F. Fiedler, chairman and chief executive officer of
Borg-Warner Automotive.  "New engine programs continue to be a strong growth
catalyst for us because we are addressing the needs of our vehicle-maker
customers to improve fuel performance and reduce emissions."
    Fiedler noted that sales related to turbochargers, engine timing systems
and engine cooling and air management comprise about 70% of the anticipated
new business which is expected to gain momentum over the three-year period.
Sales of these engine-related products are driven by the demand for
turbocharged direct-injected diesel engines in Europe, the move to chain-
driven timing systems by Japanese vehicle makers, and growing concern for air
quality worldwide.
    About 24% of the company's new business is expected to be generated by
sales of automatic transmission components and systems.  These include
products for more efficient five- and six-speed automatic transmissions and
continuously variable transmissions in Europe and Japan, and clutch and
controls modules for new concept automated manual transmissions for 2002 model
year passenger cars in Europe.  The remainder of the new business is expected
to come from sales of four-wheel drive components and systems, including the
first electronic integrated torque management system for a front-wheel drive
vehicle for model year 2002.
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc., operates 60 manufacturing and
technical facilities in 13 countries.  Customers include Ford,
DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Caterpillar, Navistar, PSA,
Renault and VW Group.  The Internet address for Borg-Warner Automotive is:
http://www.bwauto.com .
    Statements contained in this news release may contain forward-looking
statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act that are based on management's current expectations, estimates and
projections.  Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans,"
"believes," "estimates," variations of such words and similar expressions are
intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  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, fluctuations in demand for
vehicles containing the Company's products, 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 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998.