Dana Corporation Announces New Manager of Strategic Marketing for Trailer Products

Kalamazoo, Michigan -- Jan 10, 2005 -- Dana Corporation’s (NYSE:DCN) Commercial Vehicle Systems group announced today the appointment of Javier Loyola to manager of strategic marketing, trailer products.

Loyola will be responsible for researching, developing, and executing strategic initiatives that include NAFTA and global trailer product share growth strategies, product and systems development, and analysis of our current and future manufacturing operations.

He will report directly to Frank Sheehan, vice president of sales, marketing, and product planning, Commercial Vehicle Systems.

During Loyola’s career in the commercial vehicle suspension and trailer products industry, he has progressed through numerous positions with increasing levels of responsibility prior to joining Dana. Loyola was operations manager for Hendrickson International in Monterrey, Mexico.

Dana’s Commercial Vehicle Systems group, part of the Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group, designs, manufactures, and markets front-steer, rear-drive, trailer, and auxiliary axles; driveshafts; steering shafts; brakes; suspensions; and related systems, modules, and services for the commercial vehicle market. Major components and modules are marketed under the Spicer® brand name. Dana’s strategic marketing alliance with Eaton Corporation’s Truck Components group provides innovative drivetrain systems under the Roadranger® brand name.

Dana Corporation is a global leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of value-added products and systems for automotive, commercial, and off-highway vehicles. Delivering on a century of innovation, the company's continuing operations employ approximately 45,000 people worldwide dedicated to advancing the science of mobility. Founded in 1904 and based in Toledo, Ohio, Dana operates technology, manufacturing, and customer-service facilities in 30 countries. Sales from continuing operations totaled $7.9 billion in 2003.

 

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