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                                                                    Exhibit 23-A

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 2, 2001, relating to the
financial statements, which appears in the 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Dana Corporation, which is incorporated by reference in Dana Corporation's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000. We also consent
to the incorporation by reference of our report dated February 2, 2001, relating
to the financial statement schedule, which appears in such Annual Report on Form
10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP

Toledo, Ohio
April 24, 2001





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