SUBJECT:

Third Quarter 2000 Earnings

RELEASE DATE:

Tuesday, October 24, 2000

NEWS RELEASE:

To be released prior to market opening

News release will be sent by e-mail and fax to the Tenneco Automotive investor distribution list and will be available on First Call in addition to the company's website:
www.tenneco-automotive.com

CONFERENCE CALL:

Hosted by Mark Frissora, chairman and chief executive officer, and

Mark McCollum, senior vice president and chief financial officer

TIME:

9:30 a.m. Central Time

Call in 10 minutes prior to start of call

PHONE:

888-390-7303 domestic

312-470-0014 international

PASS CODE:

CONFERENCE LEADER:

Tenneco Auto

Leslie Cleveland Hague

CALL PLAYBACK:

1:00 p.m. or one hour following the completion of the call on Tuesday, October 24, 2000, through 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 1, 2000

Call 800-677-7715 domestic or 402-220-0274 international

Pass Code: 8400

WEBSITE BROADCAST:

www.tenneco-automotive.com

For a "listen only" broadcast, go to our website and select the "live web cast" link. Please go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. A replay of this call will be available on Tenneco Automotive's website.