8-K

                                      FORM 8-K

                                   CURRENT REPORT

                         Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                        the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          Date of Report:   July 29, 2003


                                  BORGWARNER INC.
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


     Delaware                    1-12162                13-3404508
(State of Incorporation)      (Commission File No.)    (IRS Employer
                                                     Identification No.)

                 200 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604
                      (Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:    (312) 322-8500



Item 5.   Other Events.

     On July 24, 2003, BorgWarner Inc. issued a press release announcing that
Ernest J. Novak, Jr. has been appointed to its Board of Directors.  The press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.

Exhibits

(99.1)    BorgWarner Inc. Press Release dated July 24, 2003.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.


                                   BORGWARNER INC.



                                   By:----------------------------
                                        Vincent M. Lichtenberger
                                        Assistant Secretary


Dated:    July 29, 2003

EX-99

Immediate release				Contact									Beth Feikens
						248/754-0158

BORGWARNER APPOINTS ERNEST J. NOVAK, JR. TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Chicago, Illinois, July 24, 2003 - BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE:  BWA)
announced today that Ernest J. Novak, Jr. has been appointed to
its Board of Directors. Novak was named to fill the seat vacated
by former BorgWarner Chairman and CEO John F. Fiedler, who
retired in May 2003.  Novak's term will expire at next year's
Annual Meeting of Stockholders at which time it is anticipated
he will stand for election.  Novak retired July 1, 2003 as
managing partner of the Cleveland office of Ernst & Young.
He will become a member of BorgWarner's Audit and Finance
Committees.

"Ernie Novak brings to BorgWarner a wealth of experience in
the development and improvement of accounting and auditing
methodologies," said Timothy M. Manganello, BorgWarner Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer.  "Over the course of his 34-year
career with Ernst & Young, he has held a variety of positions on
international and national committees focusing on audit service
delivery and quality.  His broad experience will be an asset to
our Board of Directors, and we are pleased to welcome him."

Novak began his career with Ernst & Ernst in 1969, and joined
the accounting firm's partnership in 1980.  He was managing
partner of the firm's Akron/Canton office from 1986 to 1998,
and managing partner of the Cleveland office from 1998 to 2003.

Novak is a member of the Boards of Directors of the University
Hospitals Health System in Cleveland and A. Schulman Inc., an
Akron, Ohio-based international supplier of high-performance
plastic compounds and resins.  He is also a member of the Board
of Trustees of the Greater Cleveland Growth Association.
He has taught accounting and auditing courses at Case Western
Reserve University and Bowling Green State University.  He holds
a master of accountancy degree from Bowling Green State University
and a bachelor's degree from John Carroll University.

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 43
locations in 14 countries.  Customers include Ford, DaimlerChrysler,
General Motors, Toyota, Honda, Hyundai/Kia, Caterpillar, Navistar
International, Renault/Nissan, Peugeot and VW/Audi. The Internet
address for BorgWarner is: http://www.bwauto.com.
For further information contact BorgWarner Corporate Communications
at 312-322-8500.
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