Tenneco Automotive Second Quarter 2003 Earnings News Release and Conference Call Notice

LAKE FOREST, Ill., June 30 -- Tenneco Automotive plans to issue its second quarter 2003 earnings news release before the market opens on Tuesday, July 22, 2003, and hold a conference call the same day at 10:30 a.m. EDT. The purpose of the call is to discuss the company's results of operations for the last fiscal quarter, as well as other matters that may impact the company's outlook.

   News Release:        Before the market opens on Tuesday, July 22, 2003.
                        The news release will be sent by email and fax to
                        the Tenneco Automotive investor distribution list
                        and will be available on First Call, PRNewswire and
                        the Tenneco Automotive web site.

   Conference Call:     Tuesday, July 22, 2003
                        The conference call will be hosted by Mark
                        Frissora, chairman and CEO and Mark McCollum,
                        senior vice president and chief financial officer.

   Time:                10:30 a.m. Eastern time
                        9:30 a.m. Central time

   Phone Numbers:       888 709-9420 (domestic)
                        210 234-8312 (international)

   Pass Code:           Tenneco Auto

   Conference Leader:   Leslie Hunziker

   Call Playback:       Available one hour following completion of the call
                        on Tuesday, July 22, 2003, through 6:00 p.m. EDT,
                        July 29, 2003.  Call 800 396-1242 domestic or
                        402 220-9833 international.

   Pass Code:           8400

   Web Site Broadcast:  www.tenneco-automotive.com
                        For a "listen only" broadcast, go to the company's
                        web site and select the "live web cast" link.
                        Please go to the web site at least 15 minutes prior
                        to the start of the call to register and download
                        and install any necessary audio software.  A replay
                        of this call will also be available on the Tenneco
                        Automotive web site.

Tenneco Automotive is a $3.5 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,600 employees worldwide. Tenneco Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control and exhaust systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe(R) and Walker(R) global brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac(R) and Monroe Reflex(R) shocks and struts, Rancho(R) shock absorbers, Walker(R) Quiet-Flow(R) mufflers and DynoMax(R) performance exhaust products, and Monroe(R) Clevite(R) vibration control components.