Immediate Release
Contact:
Mary Brevard
312/322-8683

             BORGWARNER STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT;
                     BOARD DECLARES REGULAR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND


Chicago, Illinois, April 21, 2004   At their annual meeting today, the
stockholders of BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:  BWA) approved an increase in the number
of shares of authorized common stock to 150 million from 50 million allowing for
a two-for-one stock split.  The stock split will be effective May 17, 2004 to
shareholders of record on May 3, 2004.

     In additional action, the board of directors of BorgWarner declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share post-split ($0.25 per share pre-split) on
all of the company's issued and outstanding common stock.  The dividend is
payable May 17, 2004 to shareholders of record on May 3, 2004.

     BorgWarner Inc. is a product leader in highly engineered components and
systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide.  The company operates
manufacturing and technical facilities in 43 locations in 14 countries.
Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, Toyota, Honda,
Hyundai/Kia, Caterpillar, Navistar International, Renault/Nissan, Peugeot and
VW/Audi. The Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.bwauto.com.   For
further information contact BorgWarner Corporate Communications at 312-322-8500.

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as contemplated by the 1995 Private Securities Litigation Reform Act that are
based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections.  Words
such as "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, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Such risks and
uncertainties include:  fluctuations in domestic or foreign automotive
production, the continued use of outside suppliers by original equipment
manufacturers, fluctuations in demand for vehicles containing the Company's
products, general economic conditions, as well as other risks detailed in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the
Cautionary Statements filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2003.