SUBJECT:

Second Quarter 2000 Earnings

RELEASE DATE:

Thursday, July 27, 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:

888-942-8132 domestic

630-395-0486 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 Thursday, July 27, 2000, through 5:00 p.m., Friday, August 4, 2000

Call 800-759-3149 domestic or 402-998-0476 international

Pass Code: 8400

WEBSITE BROADCAST:

www.tenneco-automotive.com

If you have questions regarding the call, please contact Connie Sigrist, Investor Relations, at 847-482-5015.