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Dana Corporation's 100th Anniversary

Date: April 1, 2004
Location: Washington DC

April 1, 2004

DANA CORPORATION'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

Mr. DeWINE. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the Dana Corporation, a fine Ohio company celebrating a very important milestone-100 years of quality service as one of the world's chief automotive suppliers. The Dana Corporation, headquartered in Toledo, OH, develops automotive parts and systems that have truly revolutionized the automotive industry.

I would like to take just a few moments to tell my colleagues in the Senate about this Ohio company and how much of an impact it has made in my home State. Back in early 1904, a young engineering student named Clarence Spicer received a patent for developing the first feasible universal joint to power an automobile. With this one invention, Clarence Spicer forever changed the way automobiles operated by changing the drive mechanism from chain to joint operated. It was from these early insights and humble circumstances that the Dana Corporation was born.

The company gained standing and financial prosperity under the leadership of businessman, attorney, politician, and financier, Charles Dana. Under his leadership, the company began to grow in technology, production, and geographic reach. Today, the Dana Corporation employs at least 28,000 Americans. In Ohio, alone, the company employs 3,151 people in 22 different facilities. They are world renowned for their research and production of drive shafts and axles; engine cradles, full-body frames, brake and chassis products, including suspensions and steering products; heat exchangers, valves, and coolers; and bearings and sealing products. Their dedication and insight have helped move some of history's greatest vehicles-from the Model T and World War II-era Jeep to London taxicabs, 18-wheel rigs, giant earth-moving machines, and every car on the NASCAR racing circuit.

I commend the Dana Corporation for its century of success and wish the company and all of its employees continued success in producing and manufacturing high-quality automotive supplies.

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