8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934




      Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): SEPTEMBER 10, 2003


                             TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC.
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)





                                                                            
                   DELAWARE                                  1-12387                          76-0515284
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)      (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer Identification No.)






                                                               
         500 NORTH FIELD DRIVE, LAKE FOREST, ILLINOIS               60045
           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)





Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 482-5000



ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

         On September 10, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing
that Kenneth R. Trammell has been named senior vice president and chief
financial officer. This press release, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by this reference.

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.


Exhibit No.          Description
99.1                 Press release dated September 10, 2003





                                   SIGNATURES


                  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE INC.


Date: September 10, 2003                By: /s/ MARK P. FRISSORA
                                           -------------------------------------
                                            MARK P. FRISSORA
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer







EXHIBIT INDEX

         Exhibit      Description
         Number

         99.1         Press Release dated September 10, 2003

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

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NEWS RELEASE


          For Immediate Release


          Contacts:       Jane Ostrander
                          Media Relations
                          847 482-5607
                          jane.ostrander@tenneco-automotive.com

                          Leslie Hunziker
                          Investor Relations
                          847 482-5042
                          leslie.hunziker@tenneco-automotive.com



             TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE APPOINTS NEW CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Lake Forest, Illinois, September 10, 2003 - Tenneco Automotive (NYSE: TEN)
announced today that Kenneth R. Trammell has been named senior vice president
and chief financial officer. He was the company's vice president and controller
and has been serving as interim CFO since July of this year. The appointment is
effective immediately.

Mr. Trammell has served as Tenneco Automotive vice president and controller
since November 1999 when the company became a stand-alone entity. He joined
Tenneco Inc. in 1996 as assistant controller and was promoted to corporate
controller the following year. Since joining Tenneco, he has been responsible
for financial and operational accounting, financial reporting, planning and
analysis and all audit functions. In addition, since 1996, Mr. Trammell has had
a key part in several strategic transactions completed by Tenneco Inc.,
including the one that created Tenneco Automotive as a stand-alone company.



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"Ken has played an integral role in establishing and leading a very effective
corporate finance organization worldwide and I am extremely pleased to promote
him to this key leadership position," said Mark P. Frissora, chairman and CEO,
Tenneco Automotive. "He brings exceptional depth of experience in all areas of
finance, outstanding strategic planning skills and strong leadership abilities
to the CFO position."

Prior to joining Tenneco Inc., Mr. Trammell was with Arthur Andersen LLP for 12
years where he was responsible for audits and consultation on mergers,
acquisitions and divestitures for the firm's corporate clients.

Mr. Trammell, 42, holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of
Houston and earned his CPA certificate in Texas. He is also a member of the
Financial Executive International Committee on Corporate Reporting, a group of
Fortune 500 controllers that monitors, reviews and establishes positions on
financial accounting directives.

Ken Trammell is on the company's senior management team and will report to
Chairman and CEO Mark Frissora.

Mr. Trammell resides in Lake Forest, Illinois with his wife and two daughters.

Tenneco Automotive is a $3.5 billion manufacturing company with headquarters in
Lake Forest, Illinois and approximately 19,600 employees worldwide. Tenneco
Automotive is one of the world's largest producers and marketers of ride control
and exhaust systems and products, which are sold under the Monroe(R) and
Walker(R) global brand names. Among its products are Sensa-Trac(R) and Monroe
Reflex(R) shocks and struts, Rancho(R) shock absorbers, Walker(R) Quiet-Flow(R)
mufflers and DynoMax(R) performance exhaust products, and Monroe(R) Clevite(R)
vibration control components.

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