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[DANA CORP. LOGO]
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                    Form 10-K
                ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1996       Commission file number 1-1063
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                                DANA CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          Virginia                                        34-4361040
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  (State or other jurisdiction of              (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  incorporation or organization)

      4500 Dorr Street, Toledo Ohio                          43615
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(Address of principal executive offices)                   (Zip Code)

      Registrant's telephone number, including area code     (419)535-4500
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

                                              Name of each exchange on
        Title of each class                        which registered
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 Common Stock of $1 par value          New York, Pacific, London Stock Exchanges

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                                      None
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                                (Title of Class)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. 
Yes  X   No
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.___

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant at February 13, 1997, was approximately $3,261,950,300.
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The number of shares of registrant's Common Stock, $1 Par Value, outstanding at
February 13, 1997, was 103,144,673 shares.
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                       DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE



              Document                                        Where Incorporated
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1.  Proxy Statement dated February 28, 1997               Part III (Items 10, 11,12,13) 
    for Annual Meeting of Shareholders 
    to be held on April 2, 1997.


                                                          Part I (Item 1)
2.  Annual Report to Shareholders                         Part II (Items 5, 6, 7, 8)
    for year ended December 31, 1996.                     Part IV (Item 14)



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The Exhibit Index is located at pages 24-27 of the sequential numbering system.



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                                      INDEX
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                          DANA CORPORATION - FORM 10-K
                      FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1996



                                                                                                       10-K Pages
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Cover                                                                                                     1
Index                                                                                                     2
Part I
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    Item 1 - Business                                                                                    3-10
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         Geographical Areas, Markets, Customer Dependence,
         Products, Material Source and Supply, Seasonality, Backlog,
         Competition, Strategy, Patents and Trademarks, Research
         and Development, Employment, Environmental
         Compliance, Subsequent Events, and Executive Officers
         of the Registrant

    Item 2 - Properties                                                                                  11
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    Item 3 - Legal Proceedings                                                                           11
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    Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of
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         Security Holders                                                                                11
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Part II
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    Item 5 - Market for Registrant's Common Equity and
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         Related Stockholder Matters                                                                     12
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    Item 6 - Selected Financial Data                                                                     12
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    Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of
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         Financial Condition and Results of Operations                                                   12
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    Item 8 - Financial Statements and Supplementary Data                                                 12
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    Item 9 - Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
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         Accounting and Financial Disclosure                                                             12
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Part III
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    Item 10 - Directors and Executive Officers of the
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         Registrant                                                                                      13
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    Item 11 - Executive Compensation                                                                     13
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    Item 12 - Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
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         Owners and Management                                                                          13
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    Item 13 - Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                                            13
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Part IV
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    Item 14 - Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules,
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         and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                        14-27
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         (a)(1) Financial Statements
            (2) Financial Statement Schedules
            (3) Exhibits
         (b)    Reports on Form 8-K

Signatures                                                                                              28-29
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                                     PART I

ITEM 1 - BUSINESS
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         Dana Corporation, incorporated in 1905, is a global leader in
engineering, manufacturing and marketing of products and systems for the
worldwide vehicular, industrial and off-highway original equipment (OE) markets
and is a major supplier to the related aftermarkets (also called "distribution,"
"service parts" or "replacement parts" markets). Dana also wholly owns Dana
Credit Corporation (DCC), a provider of lease financing services in certain
markets.

         Dana's Vehicular segment is comprised of components and parts used on
light, medium and heavy trucks, sport utility vehicles, trailers, vans and
automobiles. The Company's products include components for drivetrain systems,
such as axles, driveshafts, clutches and transmissions; engine parts, such as
gaskets and sealing systems, piston rings, and filtration products; structural
components, such as vehicular frames, engine cradles and rails; chassis
products, such as steering and suspension components. In 1996, sales from this
segment accounted for 80% of Dana's sales.

         The Company's Industrial segment products are used in off-highway
vehicle and stationary equipment applications. These products include components
for industrial power transmission products, such as electrical and mechanical
brakes and clutches, drives and motion control devices; fluid power systems,
such as pumps, cylinders and control valves. Sales from this segment amounted to
20% of the Company's 1996 sales.

         Dana's Lease Financing segment is almost exclusively comprised of the
operations of DCC which offer lease financing services in the form of capital
markets specialized lease transactions worldwide and customized equipment
financing programs in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and continental
Europe. The revenue derived from such services is included in Revenue from Lease
Financing and Other Income in Dana's financial statements and is not considered
a component of net sales.

         "Note 16. Business Segments" at pages 34 - 36 of Dana's 1996 Annual
Report is incorporated herein by reference.

GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS
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         To serve its global markets, Dana has established regional operating
organizations in North America, Europe, South America and Asia Pacific, each
with management responsibility for its specific geographic markets. The
Company's operations are located in the following twenty-nine countries:



       North America                Europe                 South America             Asia Pacific
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         Canada            Austria          Portugal         Argentina          Australia        Malaysia
         Mexico            France           Spain            Brazil             China            Singapore
         United States     Germany          Sweden           Colombia           Hong Kong        Taiwan
                           India            Switzerland      Uruguay            Japan            Thailand
                           Italy            United Kingdom   Venezuela          Korea            New Zealand
                           Netherlands


         Dana's international subsidiaries and affiliates manufacture and sell a
number of vehicular and industrial products which are similar to those produced
by Dana in the United States (U.S.). In addition to normal business risks,
operations outside the U.S. are subject to other risks including, among others,
changing political, economic and social environments, changing governmental laws
and regulations, and currency revaluations and market fluctuations.

         Consolidated international sales were $2.2 billion, or 28% of the
Company's 1996 sales. Including U.S. exports of $676 million, international
sales accounted for 37% of 1996 consolidated sales. International operating
income was $135 million, or 19% of consolidated 1996 operating income. In
addition, there was $11 million of equity in earnings from international
affiliates in 1996.

         "Business Segments" by geographic areas at page 36 of Dana's 1996
Annual Report and "Note 6. International Operations" at page 30 of Dana's 1996
Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference.


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MARKETS
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         During the past three years, Dana's sales to Vehicular and Industrial
original equipment manufacturers (OEM) and service parts markets were as
follows:



                                                                                 Market Analysis by Business Segment*
                                                                                    Percentage of Consolidated Sales
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                                                                               1994             1995              1996
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Vehicular Products -
  OE Manufacturers                                                              56%              58%               58%
  Service Parts                                                                 24%              22%               22%
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                                                     Total                      80%              80%               80%

Industrial Products -
  OE Manufacturers                                                              10%              10%               10%
  Service parts                                                                 10%              10%               10%
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                                                     Total                      20%              20%               20%
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*Note:  End use of products is not always identifiable but these are reasonable estimates derived from expected customer usages.


         Sales in the Lease Financing segment consisted of real estate sales and
did not exceed 1% of consolidated sales for 1994, 1995 or 1996. Lease financing
revenues (amounting to less than 5% of Dana's consolidated 1996 total revenues)
have been excluded from this market analysis.

CUSTOMER DEPENDENCE
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         The Company has thousands of customers around the world and has
developed long-standing business relationships with many of these customers. The
Company's attention to cost, as well as quality, delivery and service, has been
recognized by numerous customers who have awarded the Company supplier quality
awards. Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Chrysler Corporation (Chrysler) were the
only customers accounting for more than 10% of the Company's consolidated sales
in 1996. The Company has been supplying product to Ford, Chrysler and their
subsidiaries for many years. Sales to Ford, as a percentage of the Company's
sales, were 16%, 17% and 16% in 1994, 1995 and 1996, respectively. Sales to
Chrysler, as a percentage of sales, were 12%, 13% and 14% in 1994, 1995 and
1996, respectively. Loss of all or a substantial portion of the Company's sales
to Ford, Chrysler or other large volume customers, would have a significant
adverse effect on the Company's financial results until this lost sales volume
could be replaced. This event is considered unlikely in the ordinary course of
business and would most likely occur only in the event of a major business
interruption such as a prolonged strike at one of the Company's customers.


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PRODUCTS
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         The major groups of products within the Vehicular segment are as
follows:



                                                                   Major Product Groups - Vehicular Segment
                                                                      Percentage of Consolidated Sales
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                                                                 1994                   1995              1996
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Types of Products
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Front and rear axles for highway
  vehicles, primarily trucks                                      29%                    30%                30%

Engine parts and accessories for
  highway vehicles, primarily trucks, such
 as gaskets,seals, piston rings and filters                       14%                    13%                12%

Driveshafts and universal joints for
  highway vehicles, primarily trucks                              11%                    10%                11%

Frames and other structural components
  for highway vehicles, primarily trucks                           8%                     8%                 9%

Other Vehicular products                                          18%                    19%                18%
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         Total                                                    80%                    80%                80%


         No product or product group within the Industrial or Lease Financing
segments exceeded 10% of consolidated sales during these periods.


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MATERIAL SOURCE AND SUPPLY
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         Most raw materials (such as steel) and semi-processed or finished items
(such as forgings and castings) are purchased from capable long-term suppliers
within the geographic regions of the Dana operating units. Generally, the
Company does not rely on any one supplier for these materials, which are for the
most part available from numerous sources in quantities need by the Company.
Temporary shortages of a particular material or part occasionally occur, but the
overall availability of materials is not considered to be a problem by the
Company.

SEASONALITY
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         Dana's businesses are not considered to be seasonal, but the OE
vehicular businesses are closely related to the vehicle manufacturers'
production schedules.

BACKLOG
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         The majority of Dana's products are not on a backlog status. They are
produced from readily available materials such as steel and have a relatively
short manufacturing cycle. Each operating unit of the company maintains its own
inventories and production schedules. Many of Dana's products are available from
more than one facility. Production capacity is adequate to handle current
requirements and will be expanded to handle anticipated growth in certain
product lines.

COMPETITION
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         In its Vehicular and Industrial segments, the Company competes
worldwide with a number of other manufacturers and distributors which produce
and sell similar products. These competitors include vertically-integrated units
of the Company's major vehicular OE customers and a number of independent U.S.
and international suppliers. The Company's traditional U.S. OE customers, in
response to substantial international competition in the past few years, have
expanded their worldwide sourcing of components while reducing their overall
number of suppliers. The Company has established operations in several regions
of the world to enable Dana to be a strong global supplier of its core products.

         In the Lease Financing segment, the Company's primary focus is on
leasing activities. The Company's competitors include national and regional
leasing and finance organizations.

STRATEGY
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         The Company is actively pursuing two broad strategies, focused around
Dana's eight core businesses: axles, driveshafts, structural components, sealing
products, filtration products, engine products, industrial products and leasing.

         The first strategy is to significantly reduce the effects of the
economic cycle by diversifying the Company's products and reducing its
dependence on highway vehicle OE production. Dana's long-term goal is to obtain
50% of sales from highway vehicle OEM customers and 50% from distribution,
off-highway, service and industrial markets. In 1996, sales from highway vehicle
OEM customers were 58% of Dana's total, while distribution, off-highway, service
and industrial sales were 42%. The Company continues to seek expansion in its
off-highway and distribution businesses by increasing market penetration and
broadening its product offerings through internal growth and acquisition.

         The second strategy focuses on the Company obtaining a balance between
U.S. and international sales. Dana has well-defined regional organizations in
North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific in support of this
initiative to effectively compete in world markets. In 1996, international
sales, including exports from the U.S., totaled 37% of consolidated sales. The
Company's long-term goal is to derive 50% of its sales (including exports) from
customers outside the U.S. Although this strategy is subject to certain risks,
the Company believes broadening its sales base will enable it to offset effects
of economic downturns in specific countries, source materials from the areas of
the world which offer the lowest cost, and provide access to markets which have
the greatest growth potential. To accomplish this objective, the Company is
focusing on meeting OE customers' needs in each of the local markets in which
those customers operate, both through exports and by locating manufacturing or
assembly facilities in markets where key OE customers have assembly plants.

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PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS
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         Dana's proprietary drivetrain, engine parts, chassis, structural
components, fluid power systems, and industrial power transmission product lines
have strong identities in the Vehicular and Industrial markets which Dana
serves. Throughout these product lines, Dana also owns or is licensed to
manufacture and sell its products under a number of patents and licenses. These
patents and licenses have been obtained over a period of years and expire at
various times. Dana considers each of them to be of value and aggressively
protects its rights throughout the world against infringement. Because the
Company is involved with many product lines, the loss or expiration of any
particular patent or license would not materially affect the sales and profits
of the company.

         Dana owns numerous trademarks which are registered in many countries
enabling Dana to market its products worldwide. The "Dana," "Spicer," "Parish,"
"Perfect Circle," Victor Reinz," "Wix," "Weatherhead," "Warner Electric" and
"Gresen" trademarks, among others, are widely recognized in their respective
industries.

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
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         Dana's facilities engage in engineering, research and development, and
quality control activities to improve the reliability, performance and
cost-effectiveness of Dana's existing Vehicular and Industrial products and to
design and develop new products for both existing and anticipated applications.
The Company employs advanced technology and methods to achieve these
improvements. To promote efficiency and reduce development costs, Dana's
research and engineering people work closely with OE manufacturing customers on
special product and systems designs. Dana's consolidated worldwide expenditures
for engineering, research and development, and quality control programs were
$138 million in 1994, $149 million in 1995 and $164 million in 1996.

EMPLOYMENT
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         Dana's worldwide employment (including consolidated subsidiaries) was
approximately 46,100 at December 31, 1996.

ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE
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         The Company makes capital expenditures in the normal course of
business, as necessary to ensure that its facilities are in compliance with
applicable environmental laws and regulations. Costs of environmental compliance
did not have a materially adverse effect on the Company's capital expenditures,
earnings or competitive position in 1996, and the Company currently does not
anticipate future environmental compliance costs will be material. "Note 1.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Environmental Compliance and
Remediation" on page 28 of Dana's 1996 Annual Report is incorporated herein by
reference.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
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         On February 27, 1997, the Company signed an agreement to sell its
warehouse distribution operations in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and
Portugal to U.K.-based Partco Group plc for pound sterling 103 million (U.S.
$168 million). The 1996 sales of these operations were $315 million. The
closing, subject to approval of Partco's shareholders, is anticipated by the end
of March. The sale will result in an after-tax gain of approximately $47 million
to Dana (46 cents per share). The operations included in the sale encompass 135
Brown Brothers distribution facilities in the United Kingdom, Dana Distribution
B.V. (Holland), and Europecas S.A. (Portugal).

         In February 1997, Dana initiated a rationalization plan at its Perfect
Circle Europe operations in France. Under the plan, the Company expects to sell
its piston manufacturing facility and its owned warehouse operation, reorganize
its piston ring manufacturing operations, and downsize and relocate its division
office. When the rationalization plan has been finalized, the Company expects
the resulting charges to be approximately $36 million (35 cents per share). It
is anticipated that the charges will be recognized during the first and second
quarters of 1997.


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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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         The executive officers of the Company and their ages, present positions
and other positions within the past five years are as follows. Unless otherwise
indicated, all positions are with Dana. Hayes - Dana Inc., formerly a
majority-owned subsidiary of Dana, is now a wholly-owned subsidiary and has been
renamed Dana Canada Inc. Albarus S.A. is a majority owned Brazilian subsidiary
of Dana. Plumley Companies, Inc., formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dana, is
now a Dana division and has been renamed Plumley Division. The first six
executive officers listed below are the members of Dana's Policy Committee.



                                    Present
Name                                Position(s) with                            Other Positions During
and Age                             the Registrant                              the Past Five Years
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S.J. Morcott                        Chairman of the Board of                    President of Dana from 1986-95;
(58)                                Directors since 1990; Chief                 Dana Director since 1985;
                                    Executive Officer since 1989                Chairman of the Board of Hayes-
                                    and Chief Operating Officer                 Dana Inc., 1987-95
                                    since 1986

J.M. Magliochetti                   Director and                                President - Dana North American
(54)                                President since 1996                        Operations, 1992-95


C.H. Hirsch                         President - Dana International              None
(62)                                since 1996; Executive
                                    Vice President since 1991

J.S. Simpson                        Chief Financial Officer since               President - Dana Asia Pacific
(56)                                January, 1997;                              Operations, 1992-95
                                    Vice President of Finance and
                                    Treasurer since 1996

W.J. Carroll                        President - Diversified Products            Vice President and
(52)                                and Distribution since                      General Manager - Aftermarket
                                    1996; President -                           Product Division, 1987-93
                                    Dana Distribution Service Group
                                    since 1995; President - DTF
                                    Trucking since 1985; President -
                                    Dana Canada Inc. since 1993 and
                                    Chairman of the Board since 1995

M.A. Franklin, III                  President - Dana Europe                     Vice President and General
(49)                                since 1993                                  Manager - Spicer Clutch Division,
                                                                                1991-93

B.N. Cole                           President - Spicer Off-Highway              President - Parish Structural
(54)                                Components Group since                      Components Group, 1995-96;
                                    February 1997                               Vice President - Heavy Vehicle - Dana
                                                                                North American Operations, 1991-95

C.J. Eterovic                       President - Dana South America              Vice President - Dana South
(62)                                since 1993                                  American Operations, 1992-93



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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT (Continued)
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                                    Present
Name                                Position(s) with                            Other Positions During
and Age                             the Registrant                              the Past Five Years
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H.E. Ferreira                       Group Vice President -                      Group Vice President -
(57)                                Engine Products since 1996                  Perfect Circle Engine Products Group,
                                                                                1995-96; Vice President, Mercosur - Dana
                                                                                South America, 1994-95; Chairman-
                                                                                Administration Council of Albarus S.A.,
                                                                                1992-94

R.B. Forde                          Group Vice President - Wix                  Vice President and General  Manager -
(60)                                Filtration Products Group                   Wix Division, 1987-95
                                    since 1995

M. F.  Greene                       Group Vice President-                       Vice President and General Manager-
(48)                                Parish Structural Components                Parish Light Vehicle Structures Division,
                                    Group since March 1997                      1993-97;  Vice President and General
                                                                                Manager-Parish Division, 1991-93

F. J. Hawes                         Controller, North American                  Vice President and Corporate Controller -
(50)                                Operations since 1996                       Dana Canada, Inc., 1995-96; Corporate
                                                                                Controller - Hayes-Dana, Inc., 1992-95

C.F. Heine                          President - Dana Asia Pacific               Vice President of Asia Pacific
(44)                                since 1996                                  Operations, 1995; General Manager -
                                                                                Spicer Off-Highway Axle Division,
                                                                                1993-94; Plant Manager - Spicer
                                                                                Driveshaft Division, 1991-93

C.W. Hinde                          Vice President and Chief                    None
(58)                                Accounting Officer since 1992;
                                    Assistant Treasurer
                                    since 1986

J.M. Laisure                        Group Vice President -                      Vice President and General Manager -
(45)                                Spicer Modular Systems                      Spicer Transmission Division, 1991-94
                                    Group since 1994

C.J. McNamara                       President - Victor Reinz Sealing            Vice President - Automotive -
(58)                                Products Group since 1995                   Dana North American Operations,
                                                                                1993-95

E. Mendoza                          Chairman - Spicer S.A.                      General Director - Spicer S.A., 1981-93
(59)                                since 1994


W.L. Myers                          President - Spicer Driveshaft               Vice President and General Manager-
(56)                                Group since 1995                            Spicer Driveshaft Division, 1986-95


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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT (Continued)
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                                    Present
Name                                Position(s) with                            Other Positions During
and Age                             the Registrant                              the Past Five Years
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M.A. Plumley                        Group Vice President - Dana                 General Manager - Plumley Companies,
(46)                                Industrial since 1996                       1995-96;  Chairman and Chief Executive
                                                                                Officer - Plumley Companies, 1988-95

J.H. Reed                           President - Spicer Axle Group               President - Light Truck - Dana North
(64)                                since 1995                                  American Operations, 1995;
                                                                                Vice President - Light Vehicle -
                                                                                Dana North American Operations,
                                                                                1992-95; President and General
                                                                                Manager - Spicer Axle Division, 1991-95

A.J. Shelbourn                      Group Vice President - Dana                 Vice President and General Manager-
(51)                                Distribution, North American                Dana Distribution U.K., 1994-96;
                                    Operations since 1996                       General Manager - Dana Distribution
                                                                                U.K., 1991-94

E.J. Shultz                         Chairman and President - Dana               President - Lease Financing, 1994-95;
(52)                                Credit Corporation since 1995               President - Financial Services, 1990-94

M.J. Strobel                        Vice President since 1976;                  None
(56)                                General Counsel since 1970;
                                    and Secretary since 1982

J.H. Woodward, Jr.                  Vice President and Corporate                Controller - Dana North American
(44)                                Controller since 1996                       Operations, 1994-96;
                                                                                Division Controller - Spicer Heavy
                                                                                Axle and Brake Division, 1992-94


         None of the above officers has a family relationship with any other
officer or with any director of Dana. There are no arrangements or
understandings between any of the above officers and any other person pursuant
to which he was elected an officer of Dana. Officers are elected annually at the
first meeting of the Board of Directors after the Annual Meeting of
Shareholders.

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ITEM 2 - PROPERTIES
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         Dana owns the majority of the manufacturing facilities and the larger
distribution facilities for its Vehicular and Industrial products. Several
manufacturing facilities and many of the Company's smaller distribution outlets,
service branches, and offices are leased. The facilities, in general, are
well-maintained and adapted to the operations for which they are being used, and
their productive capacity is adjusted and expanded as required by market and
customer growth.

         On a geographic basis, Dana's facilities (including those of
consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates) are located as follows:

                      Dana Facilities by Geographic Region
                      ------------------------------------



Type of                            North                       South           Asia
Facility                          America      Europe         America         Pacific        Total
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Manufacturing                       110           52             18             6             186
Distribution                         46          161             14            35             256
Service Branches, Offices            56            8              3            12              79
                                    ---          ---             --            --             ---
                  Total             212          221             35            53             521
                                    ===          ===             ==            ==             ===



ITEM 3 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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         The Company and its consolidated subsidiaries are parties to various
pending judicial and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course
of business. The Company's management and legal counsel have reviewed the
probable outcome of these proceedings, the costs and expenses reasonably
expected to be incurred, the availability and limits of the Company's insurance
coverage, and the Company's established reserves for uninsured liabilities.
While the outcome of the pending proceedings cannot be predicted with certainty,
based on its review, management believes that any liabilities that may result
are not reasonably likely to have a material effect on the Company's liquidity,
financial condition or results of operations.

         Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, certain
environmental proceedings are not deemed to be ordinary routine proceedings
incidental to the Company's business and are required to be reported in the
Company's annual and/or quarterly reports. The Company is not currently a party
to any such proceedings.

ITEM 4 - SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
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         - None -


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                                     PART II

ITEM 5 - MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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         Dana's common stock is listed on the New York, Pacific, and London
Stock Exchanges. On February 13, 1997, there were 32,456 shareholders of record.

         Dividends have been paid on the common stock every year since 1936.
Quarterly dividends have been paid since 1942.

         "Additional Information - Shareholders' Investment" at page 50 of
Dana's 1996 Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 6 - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
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         "Eleven Year History - Financial Highlights" at page 51 of Dana's 1996
Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 7 - MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
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OF OPERATIONS
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         "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results" at pages 40-44 of
Dana's 1996 Annual Report is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 8 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
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         The financial statements, together with the report thereon of Price
Waterhouse LLP dated January 21, 1997, at pages 22-40 of Dana's 1996 Annual
Report and "Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information" at page 50 of Dana's 1996
Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference.

         On February 27, 1997, the Company announced that it had agreed to sell
its European distribution operations and initiated a rationalization plan at its
Perfect Circle Europe operations in France. See page 7 "Subsequent Events" for
additional comments.

ITEM 9 - CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
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FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
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                           - None -


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                                    PART III

ITEM 10 - DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT
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         Information regarding Dana's directors and executive officers is set
out in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-K and in Dana's Proxy Statement dated
February 28, 1997, for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 2,
1997 (the "1997 Proxy Statement"). "Election of Directors" and "Section 16(a)
Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance" from the 1997 Proxy Statement are
incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 11 - EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
- --------------------------------

         "The Board and its Committees - Compensation," "Executive
Compensation," "Compensation Committee Report on Executive Compensation," and
"Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Return" from Dana's 1997 Proxy
Statement are incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 12 - SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------

         "Stock Ownership" from Dana's 1997 Proxy Statement is incorporated
herein by reference.

ITEM 13 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
- --------------------------------------------------------

         "Other Transactions" and "Transactions With Management" from Dana's
1997 Proxy Statement are incorporated herein by reference.



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ITEM 14 - EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                                                                                   Page in
(a)      The following documents are incorporated by reference and                              Annual Report
         filed as part of this report:                                                          -------------

         (1)      Financial Statements:
                  --------------------

                                                                                                   
                  Report of Independent Accountants                                                   22

                  Consolidated Statement of Income for each of the three years                        23
                    in the period ended December 31, 1996

                  Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 1995 and 1996                            24

                  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for each of the three
                    years in the period ended December 31, 1996                                       25

                  Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity for each of the
                    three years in the period ended December 31, 1996                                 26

                  Notes to Financial Statements                                                     27 - 40

                  Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information                                           50


                                                                                                   Page in
                                                                                                  Form 10-K
                                                                                                  ---------

         (2)      Financial Statement Schedules:
                  -----------------------------

                  Report of Independent Accountants on Financial Statement
                    Schedule for the three years ended December 31, 1996                              15

                  Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves (Schedule II)                      16 - 19

                  Supplementary Information - Stock Plans                                           20 - 22

                  Supplementary Information - Commitments and Contingencies                           23

                  All other schedules are omitted because they are not
                  applicable or the required information is shown in the
                  financial statements or notes thereto.

         (3)      Exhibits - The Exhibits listed in the "Exhibit Index" are
                    filed as part of this report.                                                   24 - 27


(b)      Reports on Form 8-K
         -------------------

                  The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on December 23,
                  1996, to report that it had signed an agreement to acquire the
                  business of Clark-Hurth Components, a unit of Ingersoll-Rand
                  Company.


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                      Report of Independent Accountants on
                          Financial Statement Schedule

To the Board of Directors
of Dana Corporation

Our audits of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report

dated January 21, 1997 appearing on page 22 of the 1996 Annual Report to

Shareholders of Dana Corporation (which report and consolidated financial

statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K)

also included an audit of Financial Statement Schedule II appearing on pages 16

through 19 of this Form 10-K. In our opinion, this Financial Statement Schedule

presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein

when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.




PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP




Toledo, Ohio
January 21, 1997


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                 DANA CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                 ----------------------------------------------

         SCHEDULE II(a) - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
         ---------------------------------------------------------------

                   ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
                   ------------------------------------------



                                                                                       Adjustment
                                                                   Trade accounts      arising
                                                                   receivable          from change
                            Balance at       Additions             "written off"       in currency            Balance at
                            beginning        charged               net of              exchange rates         end of
                            of period        to income             recoveries          and other items        period
                            ---------        ---------             ----------          ---------------        ------


                                                                                                     
Year ended-

December 31, 1994          $16,828,000      $4,099,000             $(1,252,000)          $ (29,000)         $19,646,000

December 31, 1995          $19,646,000      $9,281,000             $(5,322,000)          $ (64,000)         $23,541,000

December 31, 1996          $23,541,000      $8,900,000             $(6,315,000)          $(151,000)         $25,975,000




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                 DANA CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                 ----------------------------------------------

         SCHEDULE II(b) - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
         ---------------------------------------------------------------

                  ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES - LEASE FINANCING
                  ---------------------------------------------



                                                                                    Adjustment
                                                                                    arising
                                                                   Amounts          from change
                            Balance at           Additions         "written off"    in currency             Balance at
                            beginning            charged           net of           exchange rates          end of
                            of period            to income         recoveries       and other items         period
                            ---------            ---------         ----------       ---------------         ------


                                                                                                    
Year ended-

December 31, 1994          $38,240,000          $13,895,000      $(11,421,000)         $ 75,000            $40,789,000
                                                                                                
December 31, 1995          $40,789,000          $15,578,000      $ (9,000,000)         $ 58,000            $47,425,000

December 31, 1996          $47,425,000          $12,349,000      $ (9,299,000)         $350,000            $50,825,000



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                 DANA CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                 ----------------------------------------------

         SCHEDULE II(c) - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
         ---------------------------------------------------------------

                            ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                            -------------------------



                                                                                             Adjustment
                                                                                             arising
                                                                          Amounts            from change
                                Balance at          Additions             "written off"      in currency           Balance at
                                beginning           charged               net of             exchange rates        end of
                                of period           to income             recoveries         and other items       period
                                ---------           ---------             ----------         ---------------       ------


                                                                                                          
Year ended-

December 31, 1994              $14,522,000        $(2,548,000)(1)        $(6,088,000)         $(247,000)          $5,639,000

December 31, 1995              $ 5,639,000        $ 1,551,000            $(3,265,000)         $(548,000)          $3,377,000

December 31, 1996              $ 3,377,000        $   994,000            $(3,161,000)           -------           $1,210,000


<FN>
(1) Includes reversal of reserves provided in prior years.



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                 DANA CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                 ----------------------------------------------

         SCHEDULE II(d) - VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
         ---------------------------------------------------------------

                        VALUATION ALLOWANCE - REAL ESTATE
                        ---------------------------------



                                                                     Amounts
                            Balance at           Additions           "written off"                              Balance at
                            beginning            charged             net of            Acquisitions             end of
                            of period            to income           recoveries        and other items          period
                            ---------            ---------           ----------        ---------------          ------


                                                                                                        
Year ended-

December 31, 1994          $41,054,000          $10,337,000         $(12,669,000)         $ 226,000            $38,918,000

December 31, 1995          $38,918,000          $   292,000         $ (9,291,000)         $(507,000)           $29,412,000

December 31, 1996          $29,412,000          $    63,000         $(24,984,000)         $ (71,000)           $ 4,420,000



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                 DANA CORPORATION AND CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES
                 ----------------------------------------------

                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                -------------------------------------------------

EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLANS
- ---------------------------

         The Company has two stock option plans for employees which were
approved by the shareholders in 1977 and 1982. The 1977 Plan was amended in
1981, 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1995. The 1982 Plan was amended with shareholder
approval in 1988 and 1993. These plans authorize the grant of options and /or
stock appreciation rights ("SARs") to key employees to purchase 6,000,000 and
11,900,000 shares, respectively, of common stock at exercise prices no less than
85% of the market value of such stock at date of grant; the exercise periods may
extend for no more than ten years from date of grant. All options and SARs
granted to date under these two plans have been granted at 100% of the market
value of the Company's common stock at the date of grant.

         The number of shares above and all references below to the number of
shares and per share prices have been adjusted for all stock dividends and
distributions subsequent to the dates the plans were approved by the date of
grant.

         The number of shares subject to options (by year of grant) at December
31, 1996, and the exercise prices per share were as follows:



                                    Number of                          Average Price
                                      Shares                              Per Share                       Total
                                    ---------                          -------------                      -----

                                                                                            
Year granted-

1987                                  34,200                           $   23.44                     $    801,600
1988                                 115,208                               18.75                        2,160,200
1989                                 133,050                               21.06                        2,801,400
1990                                 268,963                               18.25                        4,908,600
1991                                 231,000                               16.38                        3,782,600
1992                                 932,992                               20.16                       18,805,700
1993                                 702,750                               27.56                       19,369,500
1994                               1,033,575                               29.06                       30,038,300
1995                                 991,000                               31.06                       30,778,500
                                   1,394,550                               28.13                       39,221,700
                                  ----------                                                         ------------
                                   5,837,288                                                         $152,668,100
                                  ==========                                                         ============


         At December 31, 1996, there were 3,179,731 shares available for future
grants under the 1982 Plan, as amended. No shares have been available for grants
under the 1977 Plan since 1987 and there were no SARs outstanding at December
31, 1996.


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         Options becoming exercisable and options exercised, their exercise
prices and their market prices during three years ended December 31, 1996, under
these plans were as follows:



                                            Exercise Price                                         Market Price
                                      --------------------------                               --------------------
                              No. Of           Avg. Per                                    Avg. Per                   
                              Shares            Share            Aggregate                   Share           Aggregate
                              ------            -----            ---------                   -----           ---------

Options becoming 
exercisable 
(Market prices 
at dates 
exercisable):

Year ended
  December 31,

                                                                                                      
1994                         668,968        $  21.28          $  14,236,000              $  28.89          $  19,329,000
1995                         814,971           24.32             19,822,000                 29.78             24,266,000
1996                       1,070,901           27.09             29,016,000                 29.08             31,141,000

Options exercised 
(Market prices 
at dates 
exercised):

Year ended
  December 31,

1994                         309,915        $  17.13          $   5,309,000              $  28.74          $   8,906,000
1995                         223,430           17.93              4,005,000                 28.74              6,422,000
1996                         417,260           19.46              8,119,000                 31.53             13,158,000


         The amount by which proceeds exceeded the par value of shares issued
under options was credited to additional paid-in capital. No amounts were
charged against income either at the time of granting options or issuing shares.


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The following table sets forth (1) the aggregate number of shares of the
Company's common stock subject at December 31, 1996, to outstanding options, (2)
the average exercise prices per share of such options, (3) the aggregate
exercise prices of such options, (4) the ranges of expiration dates of such
options, and (5) the aggregate market values of such shares at February 13,
1997, based on $ 31.625 per share, the closing sales price in the New York Stock
Exchange Composite Transactions Index as reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL:



                              Aggregate                                                                    Aggregate
                            No. of Shares            Average                                                 Market
                             Covered By             Exercise            Aggregate         Range of          Value at
                             Outstanding              Price              Exercise        Expiration       February 13,
                               Options              Per Share             Price             Dates             1997
                           ---------------         ----------        --------------      -----------      ------------

                                                                                                     
1977 Plan                       34,200                $23.44            $    801,600       7/13/97         $  1,081,575



1982 Plan                    5,803,088                $26.17            $151,869,000       7/11/98         $183,522,658
                                                                                              to
                                                                                           7/15/06


         At December 31, 1996, 1,004 employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries and affiliates held exercisable options under the Company's stock
option plans, consisting of 154 employees under the 1977 Plan and 981 employees
(some of whom also held options under the 1977 Plan) under the 1982 Plan.

EMPLOYEES' STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
- ------------------------------

         The Company has an employees' Stock Purchase Plan which was approved by
the shareholders in 1994. As of December 31, 1996, 37,600 employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries were eligible to participate. Of such employees,
12,300 were participating at December 31, 1996.

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS' STOCK OPTION PLAN
- -----------------------------------------

         The Company has a stock option plan for non-employee Directors of the
Company which was approved by the shareholders in 1993. The plan provides for
the granting of options to purchase the Company's common stock at prices equal
to the market value of the stock at the date of grant. The options are
exercisable after one year for a period not to exceed ten years from the date of
grant. In 1994, 1995 and 1996, options were granted for 21,000, 24,000 and
21,000 shares, respectively, at per share exercise prices of $28.88 in 1994,
$24.81 in 1995 and $32.25 in 1996. These options expire between 4/19/03 and
4/15/06. At December 31, 1996, 75,000 options were outstanding, 54,000 options
were exercisable and there were 46,000 options available for future grant.
24,000 options became exercisable during 1996 having an aggregate exercise price
of $595,400 and an aggregate market price at date of exercisability of $787,100.
As of February 13, 1996, the aggregate exercise price of the 75,000 options
outstanding under the Plan was $2,081,800 and the aggregate market value of
those options was $2,371,875.


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                 ----------------------------------------------

                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                -------------------------------------------------

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
- -----------------------------

         As discussed in "Note 20. Commitments and Contingencies" on pages 38
and 39 of the 1996 Annual Report the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
are parties to various legal proceedings (judicial and administrative) arising
in the normal course of business, including proceedings which involve
environmental and product liability claims.

         With respect to environmental claims, the Company is involved in
investigative and/or remedial efforts at a number of locations, including
"on-site" activities at currently or formerly owned facilities and "off-site"
activities at "Superfund" sites where the Company has been named as a
potentially responsible party. "Note 1. Summary of Accounting Policies -
Environmental Compliance and Remediation" at page 28 of Dana's 1996 Annual
Report and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results" at page 41 of
Dana's 1996 Annual Report are incorporated herein by reference.

         With respect to product liability claims, from time to time the Company
is named in proceedings involving alleged defects in its products. Currently
included in such proceedings are a large number of claims (most of which are
relatively small) based on alleged asbestos-related personal injuries. At
December 31, 1996, approximately 36,000 such claims were outstanding, of which
approximately 5,000 were subject to pending settlement agreements. The Company
has agreements with its insurance carriers providing for the payment of
substantially all of the indemnity costs and the legal and administrative
expenses for these claims. The Company is also a party to a small number of
asbestos-related property damage proceedings. The Company's insurance carriers
are paying the major portion of the defense costs in connection with such cases,
and the Company has incurred no indemnity costs to date.

         The Company signed agreements in December 1996 to acquire certain
operations of SPX Corporation and the assets of Clark-Hurth Components, a unit
of Ingersoll-Rand Company. These acquisitions were completed in February 1997.
In the aggregate, these operations do not constitute a significant subsidiary.


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EXHIBIT INDEX
- -------------

EXHIBIT
- -------

3-A          Restated Articles of Incorporation, amended effective June 1, 1994
             (filed by reference to Exhibit 4 to Registrant's Form 8 - A/A,
             Amendment No. 3, filed on October 4, 1994)

3-B          Restated By-Laws of Registrant, effective December 9, 1996

4-A          Specimen Single Denomination Stock Certificate of Registrant (filed
             by reference to Exhibit 4-B to Registrant's Form S-3, Registration
             No. 333-18403, filed on December 20, 1996)

             No class of long-term debt of Registrant exceeds 10%
             of Registrant's total assets. Registrant agrees to
             furnish copies of agreements defining the rights of
             debt holders to the Securities and Exchange
             Commission upon request.

4-B          Rights Agreement, dated as of April 25, 1996, between Registrant
             and ChemicalMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., Rights Agent
             (filed by reference to Exhibit 1 to Registrant's Form 8-A, filed
             May 1, 1986)

10-A         Additional Compensation Plan, amended effective January 1, 1995
             (filed by reference to Exhibit A to Registrant's Proxy Statement
             for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on April 5, 1995)

10-A(1)      First Amendment to the Additional Compensation Plan, dated July 17,
             1995 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-A(1) to Registrant's
             Quarterly Report for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1995)

10-A(2)      Second Amendment to the Additional Compensation Plan, effective
             January 1, 1996 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-A(2) to
             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1995)

10-A(3)      Third Amendment to the Additional Compensation Plan, effective
             October 20, 1996

10-D(1)      1977 Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended (filed by reference to
             Exhibit 1-D to Registration Statement No. 2-60466 filed December
             13, 1977 and to Registrant's Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting
             of Shareholders held on December 3, 1980)

10-D(2)      Amendment to 1977 Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated December 15,
             1986 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-D(2) to Registrant's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1986)

10-D(3)      Amendment to 1977 Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated December 10,
             1990 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-D(3) to Registrant's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1991)


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                            EXHIBIT INDEX (Continued)
                            -------------------------

EXHIBIT
- -------

10-D(4)      Fourth Amendment to 1977 Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated
             December 12, 1994 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-D(4) to
             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1995)

10-D(5)      Fifth Amendment to 1977 Incentive Stock Option Plan, dated December
             11, 1995 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-D(5) to Registrant's
             Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
             1995)

10-D(6)      Sixth Amendment to 1977 Incentive Stock Option Plan, effective
             October 20, 1996

10-E         1982 Amended Stock Option Plan (filed by reference to Exhibit A to
             Registrant's Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders
             held on April 7, 1993)

10-E(1)      First Amendment to 1982 Amended Stock Option Plan, effective
             October 20, 1996

10-F         Excess Benefits Plan, amended February 13, 1995 (filed by reference
             to Exhibit 10-F to Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
             the quarter ended June 30, 1995)

10-G         Dana Corporation Retirement Plan, amended and restated as of
             December 13, 1994 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-G to
             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1995)

10-G(1)      First Amendment to the Dana Corporation Retirement Plan, adopted on
             December 19, 1996

10-H         Directors Retirement Plan, amended effective January 26, 1993
             (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-H to Registrant's Annual Report
             on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992)

10-I         Dana Corporation Director Deferred Fee Plan effective February 13,
             1995 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-I(1) to Registrant's
             Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1995)

10-I(1)      First Amendment to Director Deferred Fee Plan, effective October
             20, 1996

10-J(1)      Employment Agreement between Registrant and Southwood J. Morcott,
             dated December 14, 1992 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-J(6) to
             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1992)

10-J(2)      Employment Agreement between Registrant and Martin J. Strobel,
             dated December 14, 1992 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-J(7) to
             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1992)

10-J(3)      Employment Agreement between Registrant and Carl H. Hirsch, dated
             December 14, 1992 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-J(8) to
             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1992.

10-J(4)      Employment Agreement between Registrant and Joseph M. Magliochetti,
             dated December 14, 1992 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-J(12) to
             Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
             December 31, 1992)

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                            EXHIBIT INDEX (Continued)
                            -------------------------

EXHIBIT
- -------

10-J(5)      Amendment No. 1 dated February 13, 1995, to the Employment
             Agreement between Registrant and Southwood J. Morcott (filed by
             reference to Exhibit 10-J(14) to Registrant's Quarterly Report on
             Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended on June 30, 1995).
             Substantially similar amendments were made to the Employment
             Agreements of Messrs. Hirsch, Magliochetti and Strobel.

10-J(6)      Collateral Assignment Split-Dollar Insurance Agreement for
             Universal Life Policies between Registrant and Southwood J.
             Morcott, dated April 18, 1989 (filed by reference to Exhibit
             10-J(13) to Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
             year ended December 31, 1992). Messrs. Hirsch, Magliochetti and
             Strobel have substantially identical agreements.

10-J(7)      Amendment No. 2 dated February 12, 1996, to the Employment
             Agreement between Registrant and Southwood J. Morcott.
             Substantially similar amendments were made to the Employment
             Agreements of Messrs. Hirsch, Magliochetti and Strobel.

10-K         Supplemental Benefits Plan, as amended and restated effective
             January 1, 1996

10-L(1)      1989 Restricted Stock Plan (filed by reference to Exhibit A of the
             Registrant's Proxy Statement for its Annual Meeting of Shareholders
             held on April 5, 1989)

10-L(2)      First Amendment to 1989 Restricted Stock Plan, adopted December 10,
             1990 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-L(2) to Registrant's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993)

10-L(3)      Second Amendment to 1989 Restricted Stock Plan, adopted October 18,
             1993 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-3) to Registrant's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993)

10-L(4)      Third Amendment to 1989 Restricted Stock Plan, effective October
             20, 1996

10-M         Directors' Stock Option Plan (filed by reference to Exhibit B to
             Registrant's Proxy Statement for its Annual meeting of Shareholders
             held on April 7, 1993)

10-M(1)      First Amendment to Directors' Stock Option Plan, adopted April 18,
             1994 (filed by reference to Exhibit 10-M(1) to Registrant's Annual
             Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1995)

10-M(2)      Second Amendment to the Directors Stock Option Plan, effective
             October 20, 1996

10-N         Supplementary Bonus Plan, effective December 12, 1994 (filed by
             reference to Exhibit 10-N to Registrant's Quarterly Report for the
             fiscal quarter ended June 30, 1995)


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                            EXHIBIT INDEX (Continued)
                            -------------------------

EXHIBIT
- -------

13           The following sections of the 1996 Annual Report to Shareholders:

                      Note 16. Business Segments (at pages 34-36 of the Annual
                      Report)

                      Statement of Cash Flows (at page 25 of the Annual Report)

                      Note 1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -
                      Environmental Compliance and Remediation (at page 28 of
                      the Annual Report)

                      Additional Information - Shareholders' Investment (at page
                      50 of the Annual Report)

                      Eleven Year History - Financial Highlights (at page 51 of
                      the Annual Report)

                      Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results
                      (at pages 40-44 of the Annual Report but excluding charts
                      on these pages)

                      Introduction to Financial Section, Financial Statements
                      and Independent Accountants' Report (at pages 22-40 of
                      the Annual Report)

                      Unaudited Quarterly Financial Information (at page 50 of
                      the Annual Report)

21           List of Subsidiaries of Registrant

23           Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP

24           Power of Attorney

27           Financial Data Schedule

Note:        Exhibits 10-A through 10-N are management contracts or compensatory
             plans required to be filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K pursuant 
             to Item 14(c) of this report.


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                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

                                                      DANA CORPORATION
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                        (Registrant)

Date:    March 5, 1997                 By:  /s/ Martin J. Strobel
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            Martin J. Strobel, Vice President

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the
registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Date:    March 5, 1997                      /s/ Southwood J. Morcott
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            Southwood J. Morcott, Chairman of 
                                            the Board of Directors and Chief 
                                            Executive Officer

Date:    March 5, 1997                      /s/ John S. Simpson
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            John S. Simpson, Chief Financial 
                                            Officer

Date:    March 5, 1997                      /s/ Charles W. Hinde
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            Charles W. Hinde, Chief Accounting 
                                            Officer

Date:    March 5, 1997                      * /s/ B.F. Bailar
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            B.F. Bailar, Director

Date:    March 5, 1997                      * /s/ E.M. Carpenter
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            E.M. Carpenter, Director

Date:    March 5, 1997                      * /s/ E. Clark
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            E. Clark, Director

Date:    March 5, 1997                      * /s/ G.H. Hiner
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            G.H. Hiner, Director

Date:    March 5, 1997                      * /s/ J.M. Magliochetti
         -------------                      ------------------------------------
                                            J.M. Magliochetti, Director


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                             SIGNATURES (Continued)

Date:    March 5, 1997                 * /s/ M. R. Marks
         -------------                 ----------------------------------------
                                       M. R. Marks, Director

Date:    March 5, 1997                 * /s/ R. B. Priory
         -------------                 ----------------------------------------
                                       R. B. Priory, Director

Date:    March 5, 1997                 * /s/ J. D. Stevenson
         -------------                 ----------------------------------------
                                       J. D. Stevenson, Director

Date:    March 5, 1997                 * /s/ T.B. Sumner, Jr.
         -------------                 ----------------------------------------
                                       T.B. Sumner, Jr., Director

                                       *By: /s/ Martin J. Strobel
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Martin J. Strobel, Attorney-in-Fact


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