Dana Corporation Expands Global Commitment to Fuel-Cell Component Technologies

FRANKFURT, Germany, Sept. 10 -- Dana Corporation today announced that it is expanding its global engineering network by opening new Fuel Cell Support Centers in Rugby, England, and Toyohashi, Japan. These new centers reinforce Dana's commitment to invest in engineering talent to support the development of fuel cell technologies for use in offices, homes, and vehicles of the future.

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The two new support centers complement facilities in Neu-Ulm, Germany; Paris, Tenn. (U.S.A.); and Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Combined, the five centers -- each with a unique area of technical emphasis -- will serve as a network of specialist centers to support engineering research and high-volume production methods. Through this global network of fuel-cell technology centers, Dana is actively developing high-quality, cost-effective OEM components for the fuel-cell industry.

At the Rugby center, the team is engaged in developing derivations of Dana's Intelligent Cooling(TM) pumps to make them suitable for fuel-cell applications.

The new center in Japan is located in the existing Dana Asian Technical Center. The center will focus on new business and applications support for the Asian markets. Personnel experienced with fuel-cell knowledge are joining existing staff currently working at the technical center.

Both new centers have extensive engineering, testing, designing, prototyping, and customer service capabilities. In addition, they are closely integrated into the Dana network, enabling the Fuel Cell Support Center teams to call on the expertise available from Dana's worldwide technical resources.

"In creating this network of Fuel Cell Support Centers, we are able to develop intellectual property around our core products," said Joe Magliochetti, Dana chairman and CEO. "By drawing on our global expertise and technology resources, we are helping the fuel-cell industry emerge as a mainstream technology."

"In addition to providing specialized fuel-cell technology expertise, our automotive bloodlines enable us to bring the knowledge of high-volume manufacturing and quality systems to the fuel cell industry," added Mike Laisure, president, Engine and Fluid Management Group. "This knowledge is essential to help fuel cell developers move from the development stage to low- volume manufacturing and eventually to a high-volume market."