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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
     We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement
of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. on Form S-3 of our report dated January 31, 1996
incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Borg-Warner
Automotive, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1995 and to the reference to us
under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of this
Registration Statement.
 
DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Chicago, Illinois
 
June 12, 1996
