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Borg-Warner Automotive Names Lawrence B. Skatoff Chief Financial Officer

20 December 1999

Borg-Warner Automotive Names Lawrence B. Skatoff Chief Financial Officer

    CHICAGO, Dec. 20 -- Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
today announced that Lawrence B. Skatoff has been appointed to the new
position of executive vice president and chief financial officer, according to
an announcement by John F. Fiedler, chairman and chief executive officer.
    Skatoff, 60, was senior vice president and chief financial officer for
Premark International which recently merged with Illinois Tool Works.  Skatoff
spent nineteen years with Monsanto where he held positions in finance and
general management, including vice president, finance and general manager for
Asia Pacific.
    "As Borg-Warner implements a growth strategy based on our expertise in
powertrain technology, we expect Larry Skatoff's depth of experience and broad
perspective across several industries to be a real asset to us," said Fiedler.
    Skatoff holds a BS in chemical engineering from Washington University in
St. Louis, an MBA from Roosevelt University in Chicago, and is a graduate of
the Executive Program at the University of California at Berkeley.
    In other action, Jeffrey L. Obermayer was named vice president and
treasurer.  Obermayer, 44, has been with the company since 1982.  He has been
serving as treasurer since June and was vice president of finance and business
development for the company's Automatic Transmission Systems operating group.
    The treasury function along with accounting, audit, business development,
tax and information technology will report to the chief financial officer.
    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 .

    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.