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Dura Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

1 December 2000

Dura Automotive Announces Dividend on Trust Preferred Securities

    ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Dec. 1 Dura Automotive Systems, Inc. , today announced that a
quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share will be paid on the 71/2% convertible
trust preferred securities issued by the Dura Automotive Capital Trust.  The
dividend will be payable on December 31, 2000, to stockholders of record on
December 15, 2000.  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 DRRAP.
     Dura Automotive Systems, Inc., is the world's largest independent
designer and manufacturer of cockpit sub-systems and a leading global supplier
of door modules, seat mechanisms and structures, glass systems and engineered
assemblies for the global automotive industry.  The company is also a leading
supplier of similar products to the North American recreational vehicle and
mass transit 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
manufacturer, including Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Volkswagen,
BMW, Toyota, Honda, Nissan, PSA (Peugeot and Citroen) and Renault.  Dura's
operating headquarters is in Rochester Hills, Mich., and its corporate office
is in Minneapolis, Minn.