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):    AUGUST 19, 2003


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




          DELAWARE                       1-12387                76-0515284
(State or Other Jurisdiction     (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
                                    of Incorporation)        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 August 19, 2003, the Company issued a press release announcing
that the Company is a winner of the prestigious CIO 100 Award from CIO Magazine.
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 August 19, 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:   August 19, 2003                         By: /s/ KENNETH R. TRAMMELL
                                                   ----------------------------
                                                   KENNETH R. TRAMMELL
                                                   Vice President and Controller










EXHIBIT INDEX

  Exhibit
  Number         Description

    99.1         Press Release dated August 19, 2003

EX-99.1

                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

                                                       [TENNECO AUTOMOTIVE LOCO]


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 RECEIVES CIO 100 AWARD
 COMPANY RECOGNIZED FOR EXCELLENCE IN BUSINESS PERFORMANCE THROUGH IT MANAGEMENT

Framingham, MA - August 19, 2003 - Tenneco Automotive is a winner of the
prestigious CIO 100 Award from CIO Magazine. The 2003 CIO 100 Award recognizes
organizations around the world that excel in positive business performance
through resourceful IT management and practices.

"We are pleased that the outstanding work of our IT department has been
recognized," said Mark P. Frissora, chairman and CEO of Tenneco Automotive. "As
a company, we are working to continuously improve, using execution and
discipline to deliver on our goals and improve our operating efficiency
worldwide. It's a job well done by the entire IT team and as CEO, I'm delighted
they have earned this industry recognition."

"This year's CIO 100 award recipients are being honored because their companies
have demonstrated resourceful use of IT systems, staff and budgets," says Abbie
Lundberg, editor in chief, CIO Magazine. "Maximizing return on



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investment is a priority when times are tight, and these companies excel in
generating greater value from limited resources."

Bill Haser, CIO of Tenneco Automotive says that "Tenneco Automotive, as a whole,
has been working to maximize efficiencies and to do more with less. This is
particularly true in our IT group, where last year we reduced spending by 20
percent while doubling the number of projects delivered and improving on all
service measures."

The recipients of this year's CIO 100 were selected through a comprehensive
three-step process. First, companies completed an online application form. In
addition, CIO editorial staff and members of its expert panel provided
nominations. A team of CIO editors and writers reviewed the applications to
determine the final 100. The judging objectives were to recognize positive
business performance through the resourceful use of IT systems, staff and
budgets in a challenging economy.

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
mufflers and DynoMax(R) performance exhaust products, and Monroe(R) Clevite(R)
vibration control components.

CIO Magazine is published by CXO Media Inc. CXO Media serves CIOs, CEOs, CFOs,
COOs and other corporate officers who use technology to thrive and prosper in
this new era of business. The company strives to enhance partnerships between
C-level executives, as well as create opportunities for information technology
(IT) and consumer marketers to reach them. In addition to publishing CIO and CSO
magazines, CXO Media produces www.cio.com, The CIO Insider,
www.darwinmagazine.com, and www.CSOonlin.com as well as Executive Programs, a
series of conferences that provide educational and networking opportunities for
corporate and government leaders.

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