BWA BorgWarner Inc

AUBURN HILLS, Mich., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:BWA) BorgWarner has announced the promotion of Scott Gallett to the new position of Vice President, Marketing, Public Relations and Internal Communications. Scott also serves as a member of the company's Strategy Board and is Executive Champion for China, responsible for customer and government relations, as well as corporate functions and shared services departments. He will lead this group to support the growth of BorgWarner in China and will continue to build the BorgWarner image and brand in this fast growing market. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080825/CLM917 ) "We are pleased to have Scott in this newly-developed leadership role for BorgWarner," said Tim Manganello, Chairman and CEO. "BorgWarner expects to achieve synergies by bringing our marketing and communication functions together to operate on a more collaborative basis. We are also experiencing rapid growth and rising demand for our fuel-efficient technologies in China. With Scott's leadership, we expect to capitalize on these opportunities to serve our many important customers in China." Scott, 42, most recently served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems. He joined BorgWarner in 1991 and has served in sales and marketing positions in both the company's engine and drivetrain businesses throughout his career. Scott holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts. 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 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. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.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 "outlook", "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, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed, projected or implied in or by the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include: fluctuations in domestic or foreign vehicle production, the continued use of outside suppliers, fluctuations in demand for vehicles containing our products, changes in general economic conditions, and other risks detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Risk Factors, identified in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K. We do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080825/CLM917 http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: BorgWarner Inc. CONTACT: Mary Brevard, +1-248-754-0881, for BorgWarner Inc. Web site: http://www.borgwarner.com/

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