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Borg-Warner Automotive Air/Fluid Systems Dixon, Illinois Facility Achieves VDA

22 December 1999

Borg-Warner Automotive Air/Fluid Systems Dixon, Illinois Facility Achieves VDA

    CHICAGO, Dec. 21 -- Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
announced today that the company's Air/Fluid Systems facility in Dixon,
Illinois has received VDA 6.1 certification.  VDA 6, Part 1, is a required
European automotive quality standard for automotive suppliers, and is
equivalent to the North American auto industry's QS 9000 certification.  The
Dixon facility is the first BWA operation in North America to achieve VDA
certification.  The facility is also QS 9000- and ISO 14000-certified.
    "Our VDA certification resulted from the dedicated efforts of the
employees at the Dixon Plant and the Warren, Michigan Air/Fluid Systems
Advanced Technology Center," said Dennis Rusiewski, plant manager of the Dixon
operation.  "We're very proud of this achievement, and the commitment to
product leadership that it represents."
    Borg-Warner Automotive Air/Fluid Systems is a full-service supplier of air
induction and fluid control systems and electromechanical components, for
enhanced engine and powertrain performance, reduced emissions and fuel vapor
recovery, and increased vehicle safety.
    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 .