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Dana Corporation Recognized as Top Supplier by MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG TOLEDO, Ohio, May 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dana Corporation (NYSE:DCN) today announced its driveshaft operation, Spicer Gelenkwellenbau, in Essen, Germany, has been recognized by MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG, a leading truck and bus manufacturer in Europe, as one of its top suppliers in 2004. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA ) MAN's "Trucknology Supplier 2004" award honors the company's top 10 suppliers from its approximately 1,000 suppliers. The award specifically recognizes strong performance in the areas of quality, engineering, cost, and logistics. "We're proud of our longstanding relationship with MAN and are pleased to be recognized as one of its top suppliers," said Dana Chairman and CEO Michael J. Burns. "Growth outside North America is a top priority at Dana, and building on strong customer relationships is the key to that growth. Honors such as the MAN award show we have a strong foundation moving forward." Nick Cole, president of Dana's Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group, added, "The MAN recognition is a tribute to the creativity and hard work of Dana people. The team in Essen has established an outstanding track record of developing, producing, and delivering what we believe are the world's best driveshafts for commercial trucks and buses." A team of professionals from MAN's purchasing, logistics, engineering, and quality assurance groups assessed the company's suppliers in a two-stage process. In the first stage, suppliers were judged against criteria related to logistic efficiency, quality, technical expertise, and competitiveness. Suppliers that satisfactorily fulfilled these requirements were then further assessed in light of MAN's core values, which call for characteristics such as reliable, innovative, dynamic, and open. MAN involves its key suppliers in the developmental process at an early stage. Suppliers thus support the development and production of vehicles that in turn meet the high expectations of MAN's customers. About Dana Corporation Dana people design and manufacture products for every major vehicle producer in the world. Dana is focused on being an essential partner to automotive, commercial, and off-highway vehicle customers, which collectively produce more than 60 million vehicles every year. A leading supplier of axle, driveshaft, engine, frame, chassis, and transmission technologies, Dana employs 46,000 people in 28 countries. The company is based in Toledo, Ohio, and reported sales of $9.1 billion in 2004. Dana's Internet address is: http://www.dana.com/ . http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19990903/DANA http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Dana Corporation CONTACT: Gary Corrigan of Dana Corporation, +1-419-535-4813, or Web site: http://www.dana.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/226839.html

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