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Borg-Warner Automotive Declares Quarterly Dividend

17 October 1997

Borg-Warner Automotive Declares Quarterly Dividend

    CHICAGO, Oct. 17 -- The board of directors of Borg-Warner
Automotive, Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share
on all of the company's issued and outstanding common stock.  The dividend is
payable November 17, 1997, to shareholders of record on November 3, 1997.
    Chicago-based Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. is a leading supplier of highly
engineered components and systems primarily for automotive drivetrain
applications.  The company operates manufacturing facilities in 12 countries
serving the North American, European and Asian automotive markets.

SOURCE  Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc.