Michael J. Burns Named Chairman of Dana Corporation

            Becomes Eighth Chairman in Company's 100-Year History

    TOLEDO, Ohio, April 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dana Corporation
(NYSE: DCN) announced today that its Board of Directors has named president
and chief executive officer Michael J. Burns to the additional post of
chairman.
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    Mr. Burns becomes the eighth chairman in Dana's 100-year history,
succeeding Glen H. Hiner, who had served in the position since the death of
former Dana Chairman and CEO Joe Magliochetti last September.  Mr. Hiner will
continue as a director of Dana, a role he has served since 1993.
    "The Dana Board of Directors is pleased to appoint Mike Burns chairman of
Dana, in keeping with our planned transition process," Mr. Hiner said.  "Mike
is an outstanding leader who is exceptionally qualified to lead Dana through
its current transformation and into its second century."
    Mr. Burns was named president and CEO of Dana in February after 34 years
with General Motors Corp., where he had most recently served as president of
General Motors Europe, based in Zurich, Switzerland.  During his career with
General Motors, he held a variety of positions in operations, engineering,
administration, and sales before moving to GM Singapore in 1981 as operations
manager for Delco Electronics.  After joining the GM Treasurer's Office in
New York, he was subsequently promoted to director of Overseas Financial
Analysis.  He returned to Delco Electronics in 1987, where he advanced through
a series of increasingly responsible positions, eventually becoming GM vice
president and general manager of Delphi Delco Electronics Systems, a position
he occupied before his most recent role in Europe.
    A native of Monticello, Ind., Mr. Burns earned a bachelor's degree in
Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and a master's degree in
Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of
Pennsylvania.
    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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