Dana Corporation's Spicer Driveshaft Facility in Atkins, Virginia, Receives United States Senate Productivity and Quality Award

    TOLEDO, Ohio, Sept. 21 Dana Corporation's
Spicer Driveshaft Group facility in Atkins, Va., has been honored with the
2001 Medallion of Performance Excellence by the U.S. Senate Productivity and
Quality Award (SPQA) for Virginia. The Medallion of Excellence is the highest
state-level quality award given in Virginia.
    "Dana Corporation is extremely proud to have been awarded Virginia's 2001
Medallion of Performance Excellence," said Dana Chairman and CEO Joe
Magliochetti.  "Dana people at Atkins have demonstrated an ongoing commitment
to excellence in advancing productivity and quality.  This award is a
testament to our people and their efforts on behalf of Dana's customers."
    "Clearly, the people of our Atkins, Virginia, facility are honored to
receive this recognition," said Jeff Enochs, interim plant manager.  "Their
innovative ideas to enhance customer service and satisfaction, along with
their dedication to the team environment have earned them this award."
    Management gave its commitment and support to the award application and
employee involvement team members helped with the site visit, interviews, and
facility tour to five judges who visited the facility in July.
    Atkins facility goals include personal involvement and innovation, and
never accepting mediocrity. The facility utilizes cross-functional teams, such
as customer satisfaction teams that deal with quality and delivery issues.
Blitz teams have led efforts that have produced excellent customer-rating
scores, quality and productivity improvements. The plant services over
100 customers, and through the team approach strives to exceed customer
expectations in all areas.
    "This achievement, on top of Spicer Driveshaft's recent receipt of the
2000 Malcolm Baldrige Award, further reinforces our solid commitment to our
customers for delivering excellence in quality, innovation and
responsiveness," said Joe Sober, vice president and general manager of Spicer
Driveshaft.
    The Atkins, Va., facility has been on this quest for excellence for the
past four years, garnering the Commonwealth of Virginia's Certificate of
Significant Achievement in 1998; the first year that the facility participated
in the SPQA, and the Outstanding Achievement award in 1999.
    The SPQA Banquet is scheduled for October 11, 2001 at the Richmond
Marriott.  Sen. John Warner, Sen. George Allen, and Gov. James Gilmore are
invited to present the awards.  Dr. Harry Hertz, Director of the Malcolm
Baldrige National Quality Program will also present an award to the
Commonwealth for generating a national award recipient of the Baldrige
National Quality Award, Dana's Spicer Driveshaft, Inc.
    The Spicer Driveshaft Group is the world's technology leader in the supply
of cardan driveshafts. Principal products include torque linking driveline
components and systems, such as couplings, driveshafts, wheel-drive
mechanisms, vibration canceling, and electronic innovations. The Group is
located in 20 countries, with 52 facilities, and employs nearly 8,500 people.
For more information on the Spicer Driveshaft Group and the Baldrige Award,
visit http://www.spicerdriveshaft.com or call toll free at (866) 494-3258.

    The Spicer Driveshaft Group is part of Dana's Automotive Systems Group, a
leading provider of under-the-vehicle integration technologies for automotive
manufacturers worldwide.  The group offers advanced driveline design
solutions, complete integrated systems engineering, and logistics, drawing
upon a combined expertise in the following products: Spicer(R) axles and
driveshafts; GETRAG(R) transmissions, transaxles, PTUs and axles; structures
and chassis systems; Nakata(R) steering and suspension systems; FTE(R) brake
and clutch actuation systems; Tremec(R) transmissions; and  Drive Tek(TM), a
Dana/GKN joint venture.
    Dana Corporation is one of the world's largest suppliers of components,
modules and complete systems to global vehicle manufacturers and their related
aftermarkets.  Founded in 1904 and based in Toledo, Ohio, the company operates
some 300 major facilities in 34 countries and employs approximately 75,000
people.  The company reported sales of $12.3 billion in 2000.  Dana's Internet
address is http://www.dana.com .

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