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Dana Holding Corporation Type Public (NYSE: DAN) 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 (NYSE: DAN) is a 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
Originally incorporated in New Jersey in 1904 as the 'Spicer Universal Joint Manufacturing Company', named after Clarence W. Spicer, engineer, inventor, and founder of the company; it was renamed the 'Spicer Manufacturing Company' in 1909. It relocated to Toledo, Ohio in 1928 and was renamed the Dana Corporation after Charles Dana, who joined the company in 1914 and became president and treasurer in 1916. In 2007, Dana cancelled 150 million shares of stock during bankruptcy.[1]
Products
Key products include axles, drive shafts, universal joints and sealing and thermal-management products.
Axles
Suspension
- Twin Traction Beam
See also
- Dana Foundation
- Plastigauge
References
- ^ 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.
External links
Categories:- Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange
- Automotive companies of the United States
- Auto parts suppliers
- Companies based in Toledo, Ohio
- Companies established in 1904
- Motor vehicle company stubs
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