[DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP LETTERHEAD]                Exhibit 23.1


                                          
                           INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
We consent to incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos. 333-
45491, 333-45493, 333-45507, and 333-45499 dated February 3, 1998; 333-75564,
33-75566, 33-75568, 33-75572, 33-75574, 33-67822, and 33-67824 dated February 1,
1995; 33-92430, 33-92428, 33-92432, and 33-92426 dated May 17, 1995; 33-92862
and 33-92860 dated May 30, 1995; 33-92858 dated June 1, 1995; 333-12941, 333-
12875, and 333-12939 dated September 27, 1996; and 333-17179 dated December 3,
1996 of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated January 30,
1998 (February 13, 1998 as to the third paragraph of Note 4), incorporated by
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.
for the year ended December 31, 1997. 

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
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DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Chicago, Illinois

June 26, 1998