Exhibit (a) (31)



                                            Contact:   Michelle Hards
                                                       (419) 535-4636
                                                       michelle.hards@dana.com


                          DANA CORPORATION COMMENTS ON
                  THIRD EXTENSION OF ARVINMERITOR TENDER OFFER

TOLEDO, OHIO, [OCTOBER 30, 2003] -- Dana Corporation (NYSE: DCN) issued the
following statement today in response to the announcement by ArvinMeritor, Inc.
(NYSE: ARM) that it will extend for a third time the expiration of its tender
offer for all outstanding Dana shares.

"On July 22, Dana's Board of Directors rejected ArvinMeritor's offer after a
thorough review and consultation with its legal and financial advisors," said
Bill Carroll, Acting President and Chief Operating Officer. "The Board concluded
at that time that the offer was a financially inadequate, high-risk proposal
that was not in the best interests of Dana or its shareholders, and nothing has
changed with respect to the offer since that time. As demonstrated by our strong
third-quarter earnings, Dana's restructuring and transformation efforts are
producing results and the Board continues to believe that the company's ongoing
strategy is a better way to enhance value for our shareholders."

Mr. Carroll continued, "In the nearly four months since ArvinMeritor originally
made this unsolicited offer, it still has not announced that it has the
necessary financing for the transaction. In addition, the major antitrust
challenges that Dana's Board noted from the start were underscored by the
`second request' for information issued by the FTC in early September. Since
August, ArvinMeritor has publicly discussed potential divestitures of the
combined company's assets to address these challenges. Substantial divestitures
would limit the opportunities for synergies and change the strategic premise for
the transaction that ArvinMeritor originally proposed to shareholders. For these
reasons, among others, investors understandably continue to question whether
this deal makes sense."

Dana's shareholders, and its customers, suppliers and employees, are strongly
advised to read carefully Dana's solicitation/recommendation statement regarding
ArvinMeritor's tender offer, because it contains important information. Free
copies of the solicitation/recommendation statement and the related amendments,
which have been filed by Dana with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are
available at the SEC's web site at WWW.SEC.GOV, or at the Dana web site at
WWW.DANA.COM, and also by directing requests to Dana's Investor Relations
Department or Dana's information agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc., at
1-800-901-0068.

Dana is a global leader in the design, engineering, and manufacture of
value-added products and systems for automotive, commercial, and off-highway
vehicle manufacturers and their related aftermarkets. The company employs
approximately 60,000 people worldwide. Founded in 1904 and based in Toledo,
Ohio, Dana operates





hundreds of technology,  manufacturing,  and customer  service  facilities in 30
countries. The company reported 2002 sales of $9.5 billion.

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