Exhibit 99.1

news release                                                      (TENNECO LOGO)

Contacts:   Roni Moore           Leslie Hunziker         Jim Spangler
            Media Relations      Investor Relations      Media Relations
            847 482-5271         847 482-5042            847 224-4813
            rmoore@tenneco.com   lhunziker@tenneco.com   jspangler@tenneco.com

              TENNECO ANNOUNCES POTENTIAL PURCHASE OF DELPHI ASSETS

Lake Forest, Illinois, March 10, 2008 - Tenneco Inc. (NYSE: TEN) today announced
that it has entered into a purchase agreement with Delphi Automotive Systems LLC
to acquire certain ride control assets and inventory at Delphi's Kettering, Ohio
facility. This purchase agreement has been filed with the bankruptcy court as
part of Delphi's bankruptcy court proceedings.

The closing of this purchase is subject to certain closing conditions, including
bankruptcy court approval.

As part of the purchase agreement, Tenneco would pay approximately $10 million
for existing ride control components inventory and approximately $9 million for
certain machinery and equipment. Tenneco would also lease a portion of the
Kettering facility from Delphi.

In connection with the purchase agreement, Tenneco has entered into an agreement
with the International Union of Electrical Workers, which represents the Delphi
workforce at the Kettering plant. The agreement was ratified by the IUE's rank
and file in August 2007.

Tenneco has also entered into a long-term supply agreement with General Motors
Corporation to continue to supply passenger car shock and strut business to
General Motors from the Kettering facility.

Tenneco is a $6.2 billion global manufacturing company with headquarters in Lake
Forest, Illinois and approximately 21,000 employees worldwide. Tenneco is one of
the world's largest designers, manufacturers and marketers of emission control
and ride control products and systems for the automotive original equipment
market and the aftermarket. Tenneco markets its products principally under the
Monroe(R), Walker(R), Gillet(TM) and Clevite(R)Elastomer brand names.

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