Dana's Automotive Systems Group Offers Redesigned Website, Adds Customer Value

Apr 28, 2000

    TOLEDO, Ohio, April 28 /PRNewswire/ -- OEM engineers, program managers,
and others involved in designing and building new vehicles will find a new
resource for "under-the-vehicle" technology, innovations, and news online at
the new website of Dana Corporation's (NYSE: DCN) Automotive Systems Group.
The website address is http://www.dana.com/automotive.
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    The site has been redesigned to meet the needs of OEM customers by
providing useful case histories, updates on new technologies and innovations
Dana is developing, as well as highlights of relevant industry news.  The site
also offers customers a convenient way to request information, with a promise
of quick response to inquiries.
    The site focuses on the Automotive Systems Group's complete line of
"under-the-vehicle" technologies.  It encompasses current innovations in
driveline systems including axles and driveshafts, chassis systems
sub-structures incorporating engine and axle cradles, steering and suspension
modules, space frames, brake and clutch systems, and systems engineering
integration and logistics.
    "This new website is a very valuable tool for customers because it walks
users through an array of the latest technologies and product solutions
available, ranging from Drivetronics(TM), electronically sensored drivetrain
solutions, to Tailored Structures(TM), the latest in space frame technology,"
said Jay Dewar, marketing manager, Dana Automotive Systems Group.  "We pay
close attention to OEM customers' comments and concerns, further demonstrating
our commitment to developing solutions."
    Customers using the website can browse by product area, or can focus on
particular issues of concern, such as design for the environment; alternate
fuel vehicles; speed-to-market; weight, strength, and durability; NVH; or
modules and systems -- areas Dana focuses on and refers to as customer "value
drivers."
    Brief summaries of industry news of interest to Dana customers also are
provided, with links to more in-depth coverage.  Industry news highlights are
updated regularly.  This gives users the benefit of a "one-stop" location for
relevant news, technology updates, and case studies that show unique solutions
to under-the-vehicle issues.
    Dana's Automotive Systems Group provides under-the-vehicle products and
integrated modules and systems to customers anywhere in the world.  The
Automotive Systems Group consists of Spicer(R) axle products, Spicer(R)
driveshaft products, Parish(R) structural products, Nakata(R) steering and
suspension products, FTE(R) Automotive brake and clutch systems, and a systems
engineering integration and logistics unit.
    Dana Corporation is one of the world's largest independent suppliers to
vehicle manufacturers and the aftermarket.  Founded in 1904 and based in
Toledo, Ohio, the company operates some 320 major facilities in 33 countries
and employs more than 82,000 people.  The company reported sales of
$13.2 billion in 1999.  Dana's Internet address is http://www.dana.com .


SOURCE Dana Corporation

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