AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Engineers from
leading global powertrain supplier BorgWarner Inc. will present white papers
on two of the company's most exciting and high-potential advanced technologies
-- BorgWarner DualTronic(TM) transmission technology and variable cam timing
-- at the 2005 SAE World Congress, April 11 - 14, 2005 in Detroit.
BorgWarner DualTronic(TM) is the company's wet-clutch and control-system
technology for automated transmissions that enables a conventional-looking
gearbox to function as a fully automatic transmission, while delivering
performance and fuel economy that rivals a manual transmission.
DualTronic(TM) eliminates the "torque-interrupt" feeling that occurs when a
manual transmission shifts gears, and offers emissions and fuel economy
improvements of up to 15 percent over a traditional automatic, depending on
the application. DualTronic(TM) debuted on the VW Golf R32 DSG and the Audi
TT 3.2 in 2003. It is now available on six other VW/Audi vehicles and will be
introduced on several other vehicles during 2005. BorgWarner expects the
demand for this technology to grow to 20 percent of the European passenger car
market by 2015.
Also featured at SAE this year is a discussion of BorgWarner's technology
for variable cam timing (VCT), a development that constitutes a major step in
the expansion of BorgWarner's growing engine management business. Variable
cam timing is a means of precisely controlling the flow of air into and out of
an engine by allowing the camshaft to be dynamically phased relative to its
crankshaft. BorgWarner VCT technology includes devices that use camshaft
torque as their actuation energy, in contrast to conventional phaser devices
that depend on engine oil pressure for actuation. BorgWarner supplies the
system that includes the phasing device as well as the variable force
solenoid.
The BorgWarner system uses a Torsional Assist(TM) technology that is
unique to the industry instead of the conventional oil-pressure actuated
approach. It requires fewer engine architecture changes and yields fuel and
emissions benefits greater than conventional oil-pressure actuated devices.
The new technology is beneficial for both overhead valve and overhead cam
engines, and represents a leap to the next generation of cam phasing.
BorgWarner's first VCT systems are being launched on a new family of
General Motors V6 engines being introduced this year. Camshaft phasing
technology is rapidly becoming a standard in the global engine market. The
worldwide market that will use this technology is expected to grow 500 percent
from 2000 figures of 5.2 million engines, to over 26 million engines by 2009.
"A Camshaft Torque-Actuated Vane Style (VCT) Phaser" will be presented on
Tuesday, April 12th at 10:15 a.m. "Dual-Clutch Transmissions -- Lessons
Learned and Future Potential" will be presented that day at 1:30 p.m.
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 62 locations in 17 countries. Customers include Ford,
DaimlerChrysler, General Motors, VW/Audi, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai/Kia,
Caterpillar, Navistar International, Renault/Nissan, Peugeot and BMW. The
Internet address for BorgWarner is: http://www.borgwarner.com .
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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 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, 2004. The Company does not undertake any obligation to update
any forward-looking statement.
SOURCE BorgWarner Inc.
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CONTACT:
Beth Feikens of BorgWarner Inc.,
+1-248-754-0883
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