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Dura Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

1 December 1999

Dura Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

    MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1 -- Dura Automotive Systems, Inc.
, announced today thadend of $0.47 per share
will be paid on the 7 1/2 percent convertible trust preferred securities
issued by the Dura Automotive Capital Trust.  The dividend will be payable on
Dec. 31, 1999, to stockholders of record on Dec. 15, 1999.  The dividend will
be paid on 2,210,000 shares outstanding.  The convertible trust preferred
securities are traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol DRRA.
    Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., is the world's largest independent designer
and manufacturer of driver control systems and a leading global supplier of
door systems, window systems and engineered mechanical components for the
global automotive industry.  The company is also a leading supplier of similar
products to the North American recreational vehicle, mass transit and heavy
truck market.  The company's products include door modules, parking brake
systems, automotive cables, transmission shifter systems, encapsulated and
sliding windows, window regulators, hinges, latches, seating systems, engine
control products, underbody tire carriers, jacks, brake, clutch and
accelerator pedals and other mechanical assemblies.  The company's products
are sold to every North American, European and Japanese original equipment
manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen,
BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, PSA (Peugeot and Citroen) and Renault.