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F. Lee Wilson Named President & General Manager of Borg-Warner Turbo Systems

23 November 1999

F. Lee Wilson Named President & General Manager of Borg-Warner Turbo Systems
    CHICAGO, Nov. 22 -- F. Lee Wilson has been appointed
president and general manager of the Turbo Systems unit of Borg-Warner
Automotive, Inc. .  The announcement was made by Ronald M. Ruzic,
group president of Morse TEC and Turbo Systems.  Wilson succeeds Timothy J.
Campbell, who has retired.
    Wilson, 44, has spent most of his career with Allied Signal's turbocharger
business.  He has held increasingly responsible positions in engineering and
general management, including product director for the commercial diesel
turbocharger worldwide business.  His most recent position at Allied Signal
was with the Aerospace Equipment Systems group with responsibility for the
pneumatic controls business.
    "Lee Wilson brings a wealth of experience and talent in the turbocharger
business to our organization," said Ronald M. Ruzic.  "We expect his
leadership to accelerate both the integration process and our progress in
achieving our goal of becoming the premier global turbocharger business."
Wilson holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the
University of Pittsburgh, and an M.B.A. from the Anderson Graduate School of
Management at U.C.L.A.
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a product leader in highly
engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications
worldwide.  The company operates 60 manufacturing and technical facilities in
13 countries.  Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors,
Toyota, Caterpillar, Navistar, PSA and VW Group.  The Internet address for
Borg-Warner Automotive is:  http://www.bwauto.com.

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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.