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Equity Affiliates | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Equity Affiliates | Note 17. Equity Affiliates At March 31, 2012, we had a number of investments in entities that engage in the manufacture of vehicular parts — primarily axles, driveshafts and wheel-end braking systems — supplied to OEMs. Ownership percentages and balances of equity method investments exceeding $5 at March 31, 2012 —
|  | Ownership |  |  |
|  | Percentage |  | Investment |
Dongfeng Dana Axle Co., Ltd. |  | 50% |  | $ | 149 |
Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, LLC |  | 20% |  |  | 30 |
Axles India Limited |  | 48% |  |  | 9 |
Dana Rexroth Transmission Systems S.r.l. |  | 50% |  |  | 5 |
All others as a group |  | Various |  |  | 10 |
Investments in equity affiliates |  |  |  |  | 203 |
Investment in affiliates carried at cost |  | Various |  |  | 2 |
Investment in affiliates |  |  |  | $ | 205 |
Summarized financial information for DDAC —
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | March 31, |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Sales |  | $ | 213 |  |  | $ | 275 |
Gross profit |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 22 |
Pre-tax income |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Net income |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 11 |
Dana's equity earnings in affiliate |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  |  |

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