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Dana's Perfect Circle Division Honored by Ford for Zero Product Defects

11 March 1999

Dana's Perfect Circle Division Honored by Ford for Zero Product Defects

    MUSKEGON, Mich., March 10 -- Dana Corporation's
Perfect Circle Division has been awarded certificates of merit from Ford Motor
Company's Dearborn, Mich., engine and fuel tank plant and its Lima,
Ohio, engine plant for supplying piston rings with zero defects in 1998.
    This is the second consecutive year that the Perfect Circle Division, one
of the world's largest manufacturers of piston rings, has received these
honors from Ford.  In 1996, Ford commended Perfect Circle for shipping 101
million piston rings without defect.
    "We are committed to providing cost-competitive, quality engine component
products and integrated systems to meet our customers' needs," said Chuck
Heine, president of the Dana Engine Systems Group.  "Perfect Circle(R) piston
rings meet Ford's high quality standards and the demands of today's
long-lasting engines."
    Dana Engine Systems Group provides components, modules, and complete
systems solutions to engine builders worldwide.  The group's product lines
include Victor Reinz(R) gaskets and sealing products, Perfect Circle(R) piston
rings and engine parts, Glacier(R) Vandervell(R) engine bearings, fluid system
products and Plumley powertrain components.
    One of the world's largest independent suppliers to vehicle manufacturers
and related aftermarkets, Dana Corporation was founded in 1904 and is based in
Toledo, Ohio.  The company operates some 330 major facilities in 32 countries
and employs more than 86,000 people.  Dana reported sales of $12.5 billion in
1998.  Dana's Internet address is http://www.dana.com.