BorgWarner Honors 34 Employees for Innovation in Product Development, Operational Excellence, Customer Excellence and Collaboration

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BorgWarner has recognized 34 employees from its operations around the world with the 2006 BorgWarner Product Leadership Innovation Awards. The awards were given for exceptional contributions in the areas of product development, operational excellence, customer excellence and collaboration as well as a special recognition for leadership. The award winners were honored at a dinner ceremony hosted by BorgWarner executives.

"Great ideas, and their effective implementation, are the lifeblood of our company," said Tim Manganello, BorgWarner Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "The dedication, collaborative nature, passion and creativity of this year's Innovation Award winners embody 'the BorgWarner Difference.' It sets us apart from our industry peers and will drive our future success as we develop the next 'must have' technologies that will keep our customers at the forefront of the automotive industry."

Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. 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 63 locations in 18 countries. Customers include Ford, VW/Audi, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, Hyundai/Kia, Honda, BMW, Caterpillar, Navistar International, and Peugeot. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com/.

-- List of Award Winners Follows -- RECIPIENTS OF THE 2006 BORGWARNER INNOVATION AWARDS Product Development Operational Excellence Volker Heinz Ersin Bardakci BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Transmission Systems Systems Ketsch, Germany Ketsch, Germany Rolf Koestel Holger Kaschper BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Transmission Systems Systems Ketsch, Germany Ketsch, Germany Andreas Baumgartl Bill De'Oliveira BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems Systems Kirchheimbolanden, Germany Asheville, North Carolina Aaron Feiner Joel Buice BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner Systems Morse TEC Auburn Hills, Michigan Ithaca, New York Mike Ruthenberg Steve Towner BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner Thermal Systems Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Cadillac, Michigan Robert Keefover Brad Soules BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions BorgWarner Thermal Systems Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Cadillac, Michigan Wes Park Ryan True BorgWarner Morse TEC BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Ithaca, New York Auburn Hills, Michigan Thomas Tauschel Sherwood Drexel BorgWarner Thermal Systems BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Markdorf, Germany Seneca, South Carolina Ralf Fuchs Sharon Harrow BorgWarner Thermal Systems BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Markdorf, Germany Auburn Hills, Michigan Frank Gerber BorgWarner Thermal Systems Markdorf, Germany Christopher Lanker BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan David Bruder BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Jeff Anders BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Customer Excellence Collaboration Keith Martin Peter McDonald BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Transmission Systems Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan Karl Wagner Seth Andersen BorgWarner Thermal BorgWarner Transmission Systems Systems Markdorf, Germany Livonia, Michigan Dragana Sliskovic Win Liu BorgWarner Thermal BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Systems Markdorf, Germany Beijing, China Gerhard Bellinger Chuck Winkler BorgWarner TorqTransfer BorgWarner World Systems Headquarters Ketsch, Germany Auburn Hills, Michigan Jorg Molz BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Special Recognition for Ketsch, Germany Leadership Sven Pinzl Dhanarajan BorgWarner Transmission BorgWarner Thermal Systems Systems Arnstadt, Germany Chennai, India Erika Nielsen BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems Auburn Hills, Michigan