Dana Corp. to sell trailer-axle unit

9/12/2006

Dana Corp. said yesterday it is selling its trailer axle manufacturing business to Hendrickson USA LLC, a subsidiary of the Boler Co., for $38 million.

Under the terms, the Woodbridge, Ill. buyer will acquire all or part of operations in Lugoff, S.C.; Barrie, Ontario; and Wuxi, China. The unit makes heavy-duty trailer axles and suspensions. The buyer will assume certain liabilities, too.

The transaction is subject to the approval of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan, which is overseeing Dana s Chapter 11 reorganization. The company expects the sale to close before year s end.