---

Dana's Victor Reinz Division Honored with Ford World Excellence Award

23 March 1999

Dana's Victor Reinz Division Honored with Ford World Excellence Award

    TOLEDO, Ohio, March 22 -- Dana Corporation's
Victor Reinz division has been honored with Ford Motor Company's 1998 World
Excellence Award.  Victor Reinz, one of the largest sealing providers in the
world, was the only supplier in the sealing category to be honored.
    The Ford World Excellence Award is a new, annual recognition based on
quality, cost, and delivery metrics, jointly developed by Ford and its
suppliers.  Victor Reinz received the Silver Award for quality.
    "We're proud of our people for the tremendous effort that goes into
achieving Ford's high level of quality on a global basis," said Chuck Heine,
president of Dana Engine Systems Group.  "As a result of this effort, the
Victor Reinz division was the only sealing supplier in the world recognized by
Ford for industry-leading excellence."
    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 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.