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Dana Corporation's Perfect Circle Division Earns Ford Motor Company's Q1 Supplier Award

8 August 2000

Dana Corporation's Perfect Circle Division Earns Ford Motor Company's Q1 Supplier Award

    TOLEDO, Ohio - Dana Corporation's Perfect Circle Product Distribution Center 
in Muskegon, Mich., has earned Ford Motor Company's Q1 Customer Service Division 
unique supplier award.  Selection for this award is based primarily on customer 
satisfaction, delivery, and quality performance.  Additional factors include 
excellence in engineering and materials management.

    Perfect Circle, a division of Dana's Engine Systems Group, supplies Ford
with piston rings and cylinder liners.  The Product Distribution Center in
Muskegon, Mich., supplies packaged piston ring sets for Ford's original
equipment service.

    "This award represents more than the realization of a goal for the
Muskegon distribution facility, it also serves as a milestone in our continued
efforts toward ongoing quality improvement," said Dan Moody, vice president of
engine products for Dana's Engine Systems Group.

    Dana's 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, and
powertrain components manufactured by Dana's Plumley Division.

    Dana Corporation is one of the world's largest independent suppliers to
vehicle manufacturers and the aftermarket.  Founded in 1904 and based in
Toledo, Ohio, the company operates some 320 major facilities in 32 countries
and employs more than 82,000 people.  The company reported sales of
$13.2 billion in 1999.