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Jun. 30, 2017
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Subsequent Events [Text Block] | (19) Subsequent Events On July 17, 2017, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Sevcon, Inc. ("Sevcon"), a global player in electrification technologies, serving customers in the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, China and the Asia Pacific region. Sevcon complements BorgWarner’s power electronics capabilities utilized to provide electrified propulsion solutions. The completion of the transaction is subject to certain customary terms and conditions, including the approval of Sevcon’s stockholders and receipt of required competition law approval. The expected enterprise value of the transaction at closing is approximately $200 million. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017.

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