BorgWarner lauds 67 of its most innovative employees

BorgWarner has recognized 67 employees from its operations around the world with the 2007 BorgWarner Product Leadership Innovation Awards. The awards were given for exceptional contributions in the areas of product development, operational excellence, customer excellence and collaboration. The award winners were honored at a dinner ceremony hosted by BorgWarner executives.

"Innovation is the driving force behind BorgWarner's success and our passionate commitment to powertrain technology leadership," said Tim Manganello, BorgWarner chairman and CEO. "I'm proud of the dedication, collaborative nature, and creativity of this year's Innovation Award winners. Their contributions deliver environmentally friendly technologies that improve fuel economy, air quality, vehicle stability and performance - they help drivers around the world feel good about driving."

Auburn Hills, Mich.-based BorgWarner 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 64 locations in 17 countries. Customers include VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia, Daimler, Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA, and MAN.

           RECIPIENTS OF THE 2007 BORGWARNER INNOVATION AWARDS

                           Product Development

  Robert Hartmann         Steve Reau               Kai Henning Brune
  BERU AG                 BorgWarner               BorgWarner Turbo &
  Ludwigsburg, Germany    TorqTransfer Systems     Emissions Systems
                          Auburn Hills, Michigan   Darmstadt, Germany

  Markus Mohl             Paul Clover              Brian Handlon
  BERU AG                 BorgWarner               BorgWarner Turbo &
  Ludwigsburg, Germany    TorqTransfer Systems     Emissions Systems
                          Auburn Hills, Michigan   Arden, North Carolina

  Helmut Buck             Byron Shea               Matt Junker
  BERU AG                 BorgWarner               BorgWarner Turbo &
  Ludwigsburg, Germany    TorqTransfer Systems     Emissions Systems
                          Auburn Hills, Michigan   Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Till Ebner              Alex Day                 Peter Weissinger
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Thermal       BorgWarner Turbo &
  Transmission Systems    Systems                  Emissions Systems
  Ketsch, Germany         Ningbo, China            Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Rainer Gerathewohl      Christiane Roemuss       Robert Telep
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Turbo &       BorgWarner Turbo &
  Transmission Systems    Emissions Systems        Emissions Systems
  Ketsch, Germany         Kirchheimbolanden,       Auburn Hills, Michigan
                          Germany

  Christian Nenninger     Peter Schmidt            Chuck Winkler
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Turbo &       BorgWarner World
  Transmission Systems    Emissions Systems        Headquarters
  Ketsch, Germany         Kirchheimbolanden,       Auburn Hills, Michigan
                          Germany

  Huanan Cui              Feng Chen
  BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Thermal
  Systems                 Systems
  Ningbo, China           Ningbo, China



                         Customer Excellence

  Christian Dragoni       Tom Tan                  Volker Weng
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner China         BorgWarner Turbo &
  Transmission Systems    Beijing, China           Emissions Systems
  Monaco, Principality                             Kirchheimbolanden,
  of Monaco                                        Germany

  Emilio Lodali           Denis Wills              Edeltraud Wahl
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Morse TEC     BorgWarner Turbo &
  Transmission Systems    Auburn Hills,            Emissions Systems
  Monaco, Principality    Michigan                 Kirchheimbolanden,
  of Monaco                                        Germany

  Dave Mills              Jeff Basila              Michael Stauder
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Morse TEC     BorgWarner Turbo &
  Transmission Systems    Auburn Hills, Michigan   Emissions Systems
  Auburn Hills, Michigan                           Kirchheimbolanden,
                                                   Germany

  John Barlage            Brian Ramel              Scott Ardelean
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Morse TEC     BorgWarner World
  TorqTransfer Systems    Kirchheimbolanden,       Headquarters
  Auburn Hills, Michigan  Germany                  Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Scott Johnson           Oliver Merz              Jeanne Bungart
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Thermal       BorgWarner World
  TorqTransfer Systems    Systems                  Headquarters
  Auburn Hills, Michigan  Markdorf, Germany        Auburn Hills, Michigan



                          Operational Excellence

  Xaver Boesl             Joseph Liu               Alfred Grzonkowski
  BERU AG                 BorgWarner               BorgWarner Turbo &
  Ludwigsburg, Germany    TorqTransfer Systems     Emissions Systems
                          Beijing, China           Kirchheimbolanden,
                                                   Germany

  Dirk von Hacht           Billy Zhao              Pat Lachat
  BERU AG                  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Turbo &
  Ludwigsburg, Germany     TorqTransfer Systems    Emissions Systems
                           Beijing, China          Dixon, Illinois

  Titus Konold             SangHak Choi            Lynn Koenen
  BERU AG                  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Turbo &
  Ludwigsburg, Germany     TorqTransfer Systems    Emissions Systems
                           Beijing, China          Dixon, Illinois

  Giacomo Mancini          Joe Schledorn           Tom Babineau
  BorgWarner               BorgWarner Morse TEC    BorgWarner
  Transmission Systems     Ithaca, New York        TorqTransfer Systems
  Frankfort, Illinois                              Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Mike Welch               Mike Kubarek            Kurt Heberling
  BorgWarner               BorgWarner Morse TEC    BorgWarner
  Transmission Systems     Ithaca, New York        Transmission Systems
  Bellwood, Illinois                               Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Mike Roman               Philip Schuster         Dennis Rusiewski
  BorgWarner               BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Turbo &
  Transmission Systems     Systems                 Emissions Systems
  Juarez, Mexico           Markdorf, Germany       Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Wei Hu
  BorgWarner
  TorqTransfer Systems
  Beijing, China


                              Collaboration

  Robert Denes            Jeff Blake               Stephano Banfi
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner               BorgWarner Morse TEC
  Transmission Systems    TorqTransfer Systems     Arcore, Italy
  Bellwood, Illinois      Auburn Hills, Michigan

  Lee McCordx             Jeff Adair               Koji Momose
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner               BorgWarner Turbo &
  TorqTransfer Systems    TorqTransfer Systems     Emissions Systems
  Longview, Texas         Longview, Texas          Tokyo, Japan

  Feng Dong               DS Suh                   Mike Ausbrook
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Morse TEC     BorgWarner Turbo &
  Transmission Systems    Pyongtaek, Korea         Emissions Systems
  Auburn Hills,                                    Pyongtaek, Korea
  Michigan

  Paul Prickett           Eric May                 Hildwin Kuzi
  BorgWarner              BorgWarner Morse TEC     BorgWarner Turbo &
  TorqTransfer Systems    Ithaca, New York         Emissions Systems
  Port Talbot, Wales,                              Kirchheimbolanden,
  UK                                               Germany

                          Robert Line
                          BorgWarner World
                          Headquarters
                          Auburn Hills, Michigan