UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 
/ / Check box if no longer subject of Section 16.  Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See instruction 1(b).

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of
the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940

1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person
     ROBIN J. ADAMS
     200 S. Michigan Ave.
     Chicago, IL 60604
2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
     Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. (BWA)
3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
     -
4.   Statement For Month/Year
     JANUARY, 1998
5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
     
6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
     ( ) Director (x) Officer (give title below) ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Other
                      Vice President and Treasurer
7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
     /x/ Form Filed by One Reporting Person
     --- Form Filed by More Than One Reporting Person


- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.Title of Security|2.Transaction Date  |3. Transac-   |4.Securities Acquired
                   | (Month/Day/Year)   |    tion Code | (A) or Disposed of(D)
                   |                    | Code  | V    | Amount |(A)or(D)|Price 
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                |                 |    |   |     |   |     
Common Stock       |     1/27/98        |    A  |      | 1,707  |   A  |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. Amount of Securities |6. Ownership Form | 7.Nature of Indirect
   Beneficially Owned at|   Direct (D) or  |   Beneficial Ownership
   End of Month         |   Indirect (I)   |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                     |               |                       
     3,241.2736*        |     D            |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*total includes .6186 Dividend Reinvestment Plan shares. 

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 
(e.g. Puts, Calls, Warrants, Options, Convertible Securities)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.Title of Deriv-|2.Conversion |3.Transaction |4.Trans- |5.Number of 
  ative Security |  or Exercise|  Date(month  |  action |  Derivative
                 |  Price of   |  \day\year)  |  Code   |  Securities Ac-
                 |  Derivative |              |         |  quired(A)or
                 |  Security   |              |         |  Disposed of(D)
                 |             |              |Code| V  |   (A) |   (D)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
              |          |           | | |    |   
Employee Stock   |             |              |    |    |       |     
Option (Right    |             |              |    |    |       |      
to Buy)          |             |              |    |    |       |          
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6.Date Exercisable    |7.Title and   |8.Price of  |9.Number of   |10.Ownership
 and Expiration       |  Amount of   |  Derivative|  Derivative  |Form of Deriv-
 Date(month/day/year) |  Underlying  |  Security  |  Securities  |ative Security
 Date Exer-|Expiration|  Securities  |            |  Beneficially|Direct (D) or
 cisable   | Date     |  Title|Amt.or|            |  Owned At End|Indirect (I)
           |          |     |#of shrs|            |  Of Month    |
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        |       |         |   |    |           |     
           |          |            |      |       |    18,000    |      D
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
     
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Signature of Reporting Person
/s/  Laurene H. Horiszny
     as attorney-in-fact for ROBIN J. ADAMS
Date: February 6, 1998