BWA BorgWarner Inc

First Turbochargers Delivered in Less than One Year from New "Green" Facility AUBURN HILLS, Mich., July 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) officially opened its new state-of-the-art production facility in Rzeszow, Poland, southeast of Krakow. The nearly 60,000-square-foot (5,500-square-meter) operation has the capacity to produce up to 500,000 diesel and gasoline turbochargers a year for carmakers in Europe. The new location allows BorgWarner to optimally supply the Fiat Powertrain Polska factory in southwest Poland with turbochargers for its 1.3-liter diesel engines, used in various models. "Due to the high proportion of diesel engines, Europe is already a key turbocharger market," said Roger Wood, BorgWarner Engine Group President. "Because increasing numbers of European carmakers are using downsized, turbocharged gasoline engines, we expect the percentage of vehicles with intelligent turbocharging concepts will increase." BorgWarner delivered its first turbochargers less than one year after breaking ground for the facility in March 2008. The new facility is BorgWarner's 24th production plant in Europe. Designed as a "green" building, the facility features sensor-controlled lighting to ensure that lights are switched on only when people are in the room as well as special materials in the roof and walls to significantly reduce energy consumption. BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems is a leading global producer of turbochargers, exhaust gas recirculation valves and other engine air management systems for passenger cars, light trucks and commercial vehicles. These systems are designed to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions and enhance vehicle performance. 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/. 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. DATASOURCE: BorgWarner Inc. CONTACT: Erika Nielsen of BorgWarner Inc., +1-248-754-0422 Web Site: http://www.borgwarner.com/

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