Mack Trucks will drop Dana as a supplier of chassis assemblies and groomed axles for Mack’s on-highway and vocational trucks.

The announcement came from Dana, which said Mack is not renewing its current chassis assembly agreement that expires at the end of 2003, or the axle agreements that expire in May 2004.
"We are disappointed by this change of direction by Mack," said Nick Cole, president of Dana's Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group. "For more than 15 years, Dana has provided the highest caliber of service to Mack -- as we will continue to do in the future."
Cole said that Dana generated revenue of approximately $293 million in 2001 from the sale of the chassis assemblies and groomed axles to Mack. He said Dana continues to secure new business that is expected to exceed this loss.
"This is a difficult decision due to tough market conditions and restructuring needs, and is not a reflection on the people of Dana, who have delivered quality chassis systems," said Carlos Hungria, Mack's vice president of purchasing.
These Dana-Mack contract relationships date back to the mid-1980s, when Dana began supplying fully assembled chassis to Mack's Macungie, Pa., and Winnsboro, S.C., plants.