Exhibit 99.2
Immediate Release
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BORGWARNER APPOINTS DENNIS CUNEO TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Auburn Hills, Michigan, February 11, 2009 BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) announced today that Dennis C.
Cuneo has been named to its board of directors. Mr. Cuneo was formerly senior vice president of
Toyota Motor North America and is counsel with the Washington DC law firm of Arent Fox LLC. Mr.
Cuneo, 59, fills a vacancy on the companys board due to a director retirement in 2008.
Dennis Cuneo brings a strong automotive manufacturing and global business background to our
board of directors, said Timothy M. Manganello, Chairman and CEO. His extensive experience will
benefit us as we continue to grow worldwide and diversify our customer base.
Mr. Cuneos Toyota career spanned nearly 25 years. As one of Toyotas earliest manufacturing
executives, he was instrumental in the launch of Toyotas North American manufacturing operations
and helped make the company one of the countrys leading vehicle manufacturers. As senior vice
president of Toyotas North American holding company, he was responsible for accounting,
administration, corporate communications, industry & government affairs, legal affairs, research &
planning, and the Latin American research & customer service group. He also served as the
companys chief environmental officer and corporate secretary.
Prior to joining Toyota, Mr. Cuneo was a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice and then a senior associate at Arent Fox in Washington DC. He holds a BS
degree from Gannon University, an MBA from Kent State University and a JD degree from Loyola
University (New Orleans). He was also awarded an honorary doctorate from Rose Hulman Institute of
Technology. Mr. Cuneo was previously Chair of the Cincinnati Branch of the Federal Reserve, and
held gubernatorial appointments in California, Kentucky, and Mississippi. He is currently a board
member of Loyola University, Kettering University, the Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago,
the Visiting Committee of the Physical Sciences Division of the University of Chicago, AK Steel
Corporation, and the National Stock Exchange.
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Auburn Hills, Michigan-based BorgWarner Inc. (NYSE: BWA) is a product leader in highly
engineered components and systems for vehicle powertrain applications worldwide.
The FORTUNE 500 company operates manufacturing and technical facilities in 60 locations in 18
countries. Customers include VW/Audi, Ford, Toyota, Renault/Nissan, General Motors, Hyundai/Kia,
Daimler, Chrysler, Fiat, BMW, Honda, John Deere, PSA, and MAN. The Internet address for BorgWarner
is: http://www.borgwarner.com.
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