BorgWarner Expects $1.8 Billion of Net New Business for 2010-2012

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Mon Nov 9, 2009 9:00am EST

GAS TURBOCHARGERS AND DUAL-CLUTCH TECHNOLOGY LEAD DOUBLE-DIGIT ANNUAL GROWTH
OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS




AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:
BWA) announced today $1.8 billion of expected net new powertrain business for
2010 through 2012, driving a growth rate that exceeds the overall auto
industry. Increasing demand for the company's efficient and environmentally
friendly technologies, such as gasoline and diesel turbochargers and
dual-clutch transmissions, has validated BorgWarner's strategic focus on
advanced technologies that reduce emissions, increase fuel economy and improve
performance. Over the three-year period, BorgWarner expects to launch 80% of
its new programs in Asia and Europe.

"Despite the historic change in the automotive industry over the last eighteen
months, the emphasis on lowering emissions and improving fuel economy has
remained constant," said Timothy M. Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer.  "While the contraction in the industry has reset global market
volume expectations, our portfolio of powertrain technologies continues to
drive industry-leading growth."

BorgWarner's engine and drivetrain technologies are designed for a variety of
powertrains, from gasoline and clean diesel engines to hybrid- and all
electric-powered vehicles. Of BorgWarner's total new business, 80% is
anticipated from engine-related products such as turbochargers, ignition
systems, emissions products, engine timing systems, variable cam timing
modules and thermal systems. The other 20% is expected in drivetrain-related
products including the company's fuel-efficient DualTronic® transmission
technology and its traditional automatic transmission and all-wheel drive
technologies. 

"BorgWarner has outpaced the growth of the industry by developing technologies
that companies and consumers want and launching products with customers in
those regions of the world that are adopting fuel-efficient technologies,"
Manganello continued.  "The European market remains the leader in new
powertrain technology and Europe accounts for 50% of our expected new
business. As our expansion in Asia continues, we foresee new business sales in
the region will account for about 30% of the total by the end of 2012. China
represents more than half of that new business. North America is about 20% of
BorgWarner's anticipated new business over the three years and includes new
domestic engine programs aimed at improving fuel efficiency."

Turbochargers for advanced diesel and gasoline direct injected (GDI) engines
account for about 35% of BorgWarner's new business with GDI programs
representing a larger share compared with last year.  This shift reflects the
growing importance of GDI engines to address the issues of fuel efficiency and
emissions reductions. The market for turbocharged GDI engines is expected to
more than double over the next three years, from about two million, five
hundred thousand units today to over six million by 2012.  Europe will remain
the largest market for gasoline turbochargers but North America will be the
fastest growing geography.

Another 13% of BorgWarner's new business is tied to the company's dual-clutch
technology. The technology provides the fuel-efficiency and fun-to-drive
characteristics of a manual transmission with the convenience and smooth
shifting of an automatic.  The number of dual-clutch transmissions in the
market is expected to grow to nearly five million units by 2014.

At 10:00 a.m. ET today, a brief conference call concerning third quarter
results and new business will be webcast at:
http://www.borgwarner.com/invest/webcasts.shtml.

Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a product leader
in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain
applications worldwide. The FORTUNE 500 company operates manufacturing and
technical facilities in 60 locations in 18 countries. Customers include
VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler,
Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA, and MAN. The Internet address for
BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com.

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SOURCE  BorgWarner Inc.

Ken Lamb of BorgWarner Inc., +1-248-754-0884
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