FORM 8-K
     
                       CURRENT REPORT
                              
             Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
             the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              
              Date of Report:   January 5, 2005
              (Date of earliest event reported)
                              
                              
                       BORGWARNER INC.
   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
     
           Delaware              1-12162             
                                                    13-3404508
     (State of Incorporation)(Commission File No.)  (IRS
     Employer                          Identification No.)
     
               5435 Corporate Drive, Suite 150
                       Troy, MI 48098
          (Address of principal executive offices)
                              
    Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  
                       (248) 373-5550
                              
     [ ]   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
           under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
     [ ]   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
           under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
     [ ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
           14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 
           240.14d-2[b])
     [ ]   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule
           13e-4[c] under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 
           240.13e-4[c])
     
     
     Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of 
     Assets.
     
           On January 4, 2005, BorgWarner Germany GmbH
     ("BorgWarner Germany"), a wholly owned German
     subsidiary of BorgWarner Inc. ("BorgWarner"), acquired
     from CEP BE 00 Beteiligungs GmbH, Frau Ingelore
     Ruprecht, Wolfram Birkel, Elsa Birkel, Annegret
     Birkel, Christoph Birkel, Catharina Birkel,
     Klosterfeld Beteiligungen GmbH + Co. KG and
     Meier-Birkel GmbH & Co. KG an aggregate of 6,221,170
     shares or 62.21% of the outstanding shares of common
     stock of Beru AG, a German publicly-traded company
     ("Beru"), for Euro 59 per share (or an aggregate
     purchase price of approximately Euro 367 million). 
     Such acquisition was made pursuant to the Sale and
     Purchase Agreement dated October 30, 2004, a copy of
     which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report
     on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2004 and is
     incorporated herein by reference.  The press release
     issued by BorgWarner on January 4, 2005 announcing the
     completion of the acquisition is filed herewith as
     Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein in its
     entirety by reference.
     
     Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
     
           [a]    Financial Statements
     
           Financial statements of the business acquired
     along with any required pro forma financial
     information will be filed by amendment to this Current
     Report on Form 8-K not later than 71 calendar days
     after the date of the filing of this current report.
     
           [b]    Pro Forma Financial Information
     
           See Paragraph (a) above.
     
           [c] Exhibits
     
           99.1 Press Release dated January 4, 2005,
     announcing the completion of the acquisition of a
     majority stake in Beru.
     
     
     SIGNATURES
     
           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
     this report to be signed on its behalf by the
     undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
     
     
                         BORGWARNER INC.
                  
                         By:/s/ Vincent M. Lichtenberger
                         --------------------------------
                         Vincent M. Lichtenberger
                         Assistant Secretary
     
     Dated: January 5, 2005