AUBURN HILLS, Mich., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BorgWarner presented Innovation Awards to 53 employees from its worldwide operations. The awards recognize exceptional contributions in product development, customer excellence, operational excellence and collaboration.

"Around the world, OEMs are searching for ways to make vehicles more fuel efficient, environmentally friendly and fun to drive. Many of the answers can be found at BorgWarner," said Timothy M. Manganello, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, BorgWarner. "Our track record of innovation is built by the employees who invent, produce and deliver the advanced technologies that will propel the auto industry into the future. I'm proud of the dedication, collaboration, and creativity of our Innovation Award winners."

Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a product leader in highly engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide. The company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 61 locations in 19 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. 


                          - List of Award Winners Follows -

                 RECIPIENTS OF THE 2009 BORGWARNER INNOVATION AWARDS




                                Product Development
    Richard Brown           Scott Hussey            Ken Morgan
    BorgWarner Drivetrain    BorgWarner Emissions    BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems                 Systems                 Systems
    Auburn Hills, Michigan  Auburn Hills, Michigan  Auburn Hills, Michigan

    Joe Golaszewski         Jim Ignatovich          Dave Ray
    BorgWarner Emissions     BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems                 Systems                 Systems
    Auburn Hills, Michigan  Marshall, Michigan      Auburn Hills, Michigan

    Jochen Hammer           Rob Keefover            Steve Reau
                             BorgWarner Emissions    BorgWarner Drivetrain
    BorgWarner BERU Systems  Systems                 Systems
    Ludwigsburg, Germany    Auburn Hills, Michigan  Auburn Hills, Michigan

    Bill Haynes             Gerry Light             Samuel Settineri
    BorgWarner Drivetrain    BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Thermal
     Systems                 Systems                 Systems
    Auburn Hills, Michigan  Marshall, Michigan      Marshall, Michigan

    Gary Holmes
    BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems
    Auburn Hills, Michigan





                               Customer Excellence
    John Barlage           Jon Hassert             Chris Suydam
    BorgWarner Drivetrain   BorgWarner Drivetrain   BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems                Systems                 Systems
    Auburn Hills, Michigan Bellwood, Illinois      Auburn Hills, Michigan

    Guoping Cao            Keith Martin            Lauro Takabatake
    BorgWarner Thermal      BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems                Systems                BorgWarner Turbo Systems
    Ningbo, China          Auburn Hills, Michigan  Campinas, Brazil

    Alex Day               Takashi Shinomiya       David Vierk
    BorgWarner Thermal                              BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems               BorgWarner Morse TEC     Systems
    Ningbo, China          Nagoya, Japan           Bellwood, Illinois

    Garrett Gage           Shigehisa Sudou         Yasuhiro Yoshitake
    BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems               BorgWarner Morse TEC    BorgWarner Morse TEC
    Auburn Hills, Michigan Shin-Yokohama, Japan    Nabari, Japan





                         Operational Excellence
    Juergen Bischoff  Denny King                Dan Robbins
    BorgWarner                                   BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Thermal Systems  BorgWarner Turbo Systems   Systems
    Markdorf, Germany Asheville, North Carolina Seneca, South Carolina

    Raj
     Chandramohanan   Mike Kubarek              Thomas Rohr
    BorgWarner Turbo
     Systems          BorgWarner Morse TEC      BorgWarner BERU Systems
    Asheville, North
     Carolina         Ithaca, New York          Ludwigsburg, Germany

    Dean Collis       Rafael Mendoza            Steve Whitaker
    BorgWarner
     Drivetrain        BorgWarner Drivetrain     BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems           Systems                   Systems
    Bellwood,
     Illinois         Juarez, Mexico            Auburn Hills, Michigan

    Zachary Hintz     Kay Prowler               Robert Young
    BorgWarner
     Drivetrain        BorgWarner Thermal
     Systems           Systems                  BorgWarner Turbo Systems
    Auburn Hills,
     Michigan         Fletcher, North Carolina  Asheville, North Carolina

    Holger Kiebel
    BorgWarner BERU
     Systems
    Ludwigsburg,
     Germany





                                  Collaboration
    Arshad Ansari          Ervin Eros               Thierry Mollard
    BorgWarner Drivetrain                            BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems               BorgWarner Turbo Systems  Systems
                            Kirchheimbolanden,
    Bellwood, Illinois      Germany                 Tulle, France

    Zell Beeman            Ray Hamilton             Urban Radke
                            BorgWarner Drivetrain
    BorgWarner Morse TEC    Systems                 BorgWarner Turbo Systems
                                                     Kirchheimbolanden,
    Ithaca, New York       Auburn Hills, Michigan    Germany

    Alessandro Benedetti   BW Kim                   Kay Rapp
                                                     BorgWarner Drivetrain
    BorgWarner Morse TEC   BorgWarner Morse TEC      Systems
    Arcore, Italy          Ningbo, China            Ketsch, Germany

    Benjamin Chen          JH Kim                   Kazuyoshi Shimoi
    BorgWarner Morse TEC   BorgWarner Morse TEC     BorgWarner Morse TEC
    Ningbo, China          Pyongtaek, Korea         Nabari, Japan

    Greg Collins           Mike McKenna             MJ Song
    BorgWarner Drivetrain   BorgWarner Drivetrain
     Systems                Systems                 BorgWarner Turbo Systems
    Auburn Hills, Michigan Auburn Hills, Michigan   Pyongtaek, Korea

SOURCE BorgWarner Inc.