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Dana's Fluid Systems Group Receives NUMMI's 1998 Supplier Award

30 March 1999

Dana's Fluid Systems Group Receives NUMMI's 1998 Supplier Target Achievement Award

    COLUMBIA CITY, Ind., March 29 -- The Preferred Technical
Division of Dana Corporation's Fluid System Group has been awarded
the 1998 Supplier Target Achievement Award for Quality and Delivery by New
United Motor Manufacturing, Inc. (NUMMI), a joint venture of Toyota and
General Motors.
    Preferred Technical was recognized for achieving a defect rate of four
parts per million (PPM) versus the NUMMI target of 15 PPM while also
maintaining 100 percent on-time delivery.  Preferred Technical supplies brake
hose assemblies for the Geo Prism and Toyota Corolla produced in Fremont,
Calif.
    "Achieving a quality level that's nearly 75 percent better than the
customer's standard with a perfect shipping record is world-class performance
in every way," said Allan Cameron, president of Dana Engine System's fluid
system products.  "All of us in Dana are proud of this accomplishment by the
people of Preferred Technical."
    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.