SmartRide™ Suspension Family Showcased in New Dana Brochure

KALAMAZOO, Mich., March 20, 2006 – A new brochure from Dana Corporation’s Commercial Vehicle Systems group highlights the Dana Spicer® SmartRideTM suspension family’s durable, weight-efficient design. The six-page brochure presents a component-by-component overview of key product features and options available on this family of suspensions.

SmartRide suspension customer benefits such as fuel-savings, reduced maintenance, and increased payload are primarily achieved through a weight-efficient, yet highly durable design that results from careful materials selection, the use of proprietary shape-optimization software, and industry-leading validation testing. The brochure also illustrates how SmartRide suspensions are up to 18 percent stronger than competitive designs to resist buckling.

The piece describes Dana’s pioneering use of large diameter (5-3/4-inch) axle tubes that lower system weight by 30 pounds, while also minimizing tube deflection to help extend tire life and improve fuel economy. The brochure describes numerous SmartRide features and options, including air disc brakes, drum brakes, wide-base configurations for single tires, and Dana Spicer® TIMSTM tire inflation and monitor system for trailers.

Dana’s lineup of SmartRide suspensions includes the RS Series of slider systems and the RF Series of fixed systems for a multitude of on-highway and linehaul applications.

The brochure, item number SUSL-0002, can be downloaded or ordered free of charge at www.Roadranger.com/SmartRide.

The Roadranger® solution is an unbeatable combination of the best drivetrain, chassis, and safety components from Dana Corporation and Eaton Corporation, all backed by the Roadrangers – the most experienced, most expert, and most accessible drivetrain consultants in the business.

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; tire management systems; 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 people design and manufacture products for every major vehicle producer in the world. Dana is focused on being an essential partner to automotive, commercial, and off-highway vehicle customers, which collectively produce more than 60 million vehicles every year. A leading supplier of axle, driveshaft, engine, frame, chassis, and transmission technologies, Dana employs 46,000 people in 28 countries. The company is based in Toledo, Ohio, and reported sales of $9 billion in 2004. Dana’s Internet address is www.dana.com.

Contact: Emily Ewing
emily.ewing@dana.com