Dana Corporation

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Dana Holding Corporation
Type Public
Traded as NYSEDAN
Founded 1904
Headquarters Maumee, Ohio
Products Axles, driveshafts, sealing and thermal products for automotive, commercial vehicle, and off-highway vehicle manufacturers
Website www.dana.com
Dana corporate headquarters, Maumee, OH

The Dana Holding Corporation is an American-based worldwide supplier of axles, driveshafts, off-highway transmissions, sealing and thermal-management products, and service parts.

The company's customer base includes virtually every major vehicle manufacturer in the global automotive, commercial vehicle, and off-highway markets. Based in Maumee, Ohio, the company employs approximately 21,500 people in 26 countries and reported 2010 sales of US$6.1 billion. The company is listed on the Fortune 500.

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History [edit]

1904 - Originally incorporated in New Jersey as the 'Spicer Universal Joint Manufacturing Company', named after Clarence W. Spicer, engineer, inventor, and founder of the company;

1909 - it was renamed the 'Spicer Manufacturing Company'.

1914 - Charles Dana joined the company,

1916 - Dana became president and treasurer, the company was renamed the Dana Corporation.[1]

1928 - It relocated to Toledo, Ohio.

2007 - Dana cancelled 150 million shares of stock during bankruptcy.[2]

Products [edit]

Key products include axles, drive shafts, universal joints and sealing and thermal-management products.

Axles [edit]

Suspension [edit]

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References [edit]

  1. ^ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TasfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8NYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1142%2C5386062
  2. ^ Pakulski, Gary T. "Dana plans to cancel 150m shares of old stock: Investors get nothing following Chapter 11", toledoBlade.com, September 05, 2007. Retrieved on October 02, 2010.

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