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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.3
 
                       [LETTERHEAD OF KPMG PEAT MARWICK]
 
                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
 
We consent to incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement 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.
 
/s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK
 
Tokyo, Japan
   
October 28, 1996
    
