BorgWarner Supplies All Five Vehicles in Green Car Journal's Top 5 for 2009(TM)
November 19 2008 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
BorgWarner Technologies Help OEMs Reduce Engine Size, Cut Emissions
and Improve Fuel Economy While Boosting Performance AUBURN HILLS,
Mich., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BorgWarner's (NYSE: BWA)
advanced technologies drive all five vehicles in the Green Car
Journal's Top 5 for 2009(TM), including the BMW 335d, Ford Fusion
Hybrid, Saturn Vue 2 Mode Hybrid, smart fortwo and Volkswagen Jetta
TDI. These five notable automobiles will compete for the title of
2009 Green Car of the Year, to be announced on November 20 at the
LA Auto Show. BorgWarner's regulated 2-stage (R2S(R)) and variable
turbine geometry (VTG(TM)) turbochargers; pressure sensor glow
plugs; Instant Start Systems; HY-VO(R) chains and timing drives;
DualTronic(R) clutch and control modules; and traditional
transmission components are some of the technologies featured on
these distinguished vehicles. "In their quest to build
environmentally friendly vehicles, automakers are exploring a
variety of technologies, from clean diesels to small
gasoline-powered engines to hybrids," said Tim Manganello,
BorgWarner Chairman and CEO. "BorgWarner's leading technologies
help all of these powertrains enjoy the benefits of reduced engine
size, lower emissions, increased fuel economy and improved
performance, providing consumers with the best of all worlds."
Nominees for Green Car of the Year must exhibit characteristics
that substantially raise the bar in environmental performance, be
in production by January 1 of the award year, and submit to a test
drive by Green Car Journal's editors. Vehicles using all types of
technologies, fuels, and powerplants are eligible. The 2009 Green
Car of the Year will be selected by an 11-member panel of
automotive and environmental experts, including Carl Pope,
executive director of the Sierra Club; Frances Beinecke, president
of the Natural Resources Defense Council; Jean-Michel Cousteau,
president of the Ocean Futures Society; auto enthusiast and
"Tonight Show" host Jay Leno; automotive icon Carroll Shelby; and
four Green Car Journal editors. 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. DATASOURCE: BorgWarner Inc. CONTACT: Mary Brevard of
BorgWarner Inc., +1-248-754-0881 Web site:
http://www.borgwarner.com/
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