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SUBJECT:            Fourth Quarter 1999 Earnings

RELEASE DATE:       Tuesday, January 25, 2000

NEWS RELEASE:       Prior to market opening

                    Investors will receive fax/e-mail; also available
                    on First Call and the company's website:

CONFERENCE CALL:    Hosted by Mark Frissora, president and chief
                    executive officer, and Mark McCollum, senior vice
                    president and chief financial officer

TIME:               9:30 A.M.  Central Standard Time
                    Call in five or ten minutes prior to start of call

PHONE:              888-806-9459 in the U.S.

                    703-871-3093 international

PASSWORD:           "Tenneco Automotive"

CALL PLAYBACK:      Beginning 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 25, 2000
                    through 1:00 P.M., Monday, February 7, 2000

                    Call 888-266-2081 domestic, or 703-925-2533
                    international

                    Pass Code:  2947512



     CONTACT: Tenneco Automotive
              Investor Relations, 847/482-5015 or 847/482-5058