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                       [LETTERHEAD OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK]
 
                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
The Board of Directors
NSK-WARNER KABUSHIKI KAISHA
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
   
We consent to incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement No. 333-06041 on Form S-3 of Borg-Warner Automotive, Inc. of our
report dated April 26, 1996 relating to the balance sheets of NSK-Warner
Kabushiki Kaisha as of March 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related statements of
earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended March 31, 1996 incorporated by reference in the Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995, and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such
Registration Statement.
    
 
KPMG PEAT MARWICK
Tokyo, Japan
 
   
July 22, 1996
    
