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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
Form  10-K
☑ Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934  
For the Fiscal Year Ended:   December 31, 2020
OR
☐      Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Transition Period From to
Commission File Number:   1-1063
  Dana Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
26-1531856
(State of incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)
3939 Technology Drive , Maumee , OH
43537
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: ( 419 )  887-3000
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of exchange on which registered
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
DAN
New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None.
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes   ☑  No  ☐
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes  ☐   No   ☑
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes     ☑   No   ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes  ☑ No  ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:
 
Large accelerated filer
☑
 
 
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated filer
☐
 
Smaller reporting company
☐
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
☐
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.    ☑
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes   ☐       No  ☑
 
The aggregate market value of the common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant computed by reference to the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2020 was $ 1,750,128,369 .
 
There were  144,670,587  shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding at January 29, 2021.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement to be delivered to stockholders in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on April 21, 2021 are incorporated by reference into Part III.
 
 
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DANA INCORPORATED
FORM 10-K
YEAR ENDED December 31, 2020
 
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Pages
PART I
 
 
Item 1
Business
1
Item 1A
Risk Factors
7
Item 1B
Unresolved Staff Comments
13
Item 2
Properties
13
Item 3
Legal Proceedings
13
 
 
 
PART II
 
 
Item 5
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
14
Item 6
Selected Financial Data
15
Item 7
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
16
Item 7A
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
38
Item 8
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
40
Item 9
Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
94
Item 9A
Controls and Procedures
94
Item 9B
Other Information
94
 
 
 
PART III
 
 
Item 10
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
94
Item 11
Executive Compensation
94
Item 12
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
95
Item 13
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
95
Item 14
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
95
 
 
 
PART IV
 
 
Item 15
Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
96
 
 
 
Signatures
 
99
 
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Forward-Looking Information
 
Statements in this report (or otherwise made by us or on our behalf) that are not entirely historical constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “projects,” “outlook,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing” and similar expressions, variations or negatives of these words. These statements represent the present expectations of Dana Incorporated and its consolidated subsidiaries based on our current information and assumptions. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties. Our plans, actions and actual results could differ materially from our present expectations due to a number of factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made and we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this report.
 
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PART I
 
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
Item 1. Business
 
General
 
Dana Incorporated (Dana) is headquartered in Maumee, Ohio and was incorporated in Delaware in 2007. We are a world leader in providing power-conveyance and energy-management solutions for vehicles and machinery. The company's portfolio improves the efficiency, performance, and sustainability of light vehicles, commercial vehicles, and off-highway equipment. From axles, driveshafts, and transmissions to electrodynamic, thermal, sealing and digital solutions, the company enables the propulsion of conventional, hybrid, and electric-powered vehicles by supplying nearly every major vehicle and engine manufacturer in the world. We also serve the stationary industrial market. As of December 31, 2020 we employed approximately 38,200 people, operated in 33 countries and had 141 major facilities around the world.
 
The terms “Dana,” “we,” “our” and “us” are references to Dana. These references include the subsidiaries of Dana unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise.
 
Overview of our Business
 
We have aligned our organization around four operating segments: Light Vehicle Drive Systems (Light Vehicle), Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems (Commercial Vehicle), Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems (Off-Highway) and Power Technologies. These operating segments have global responsibility and accountability for business commercial activities and financial performance.
 
External sales by operating segment for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 are as follows:
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
 
Dollars
 
 
% of Total
 
 
Dollars
 
 
% of Total
 
 
Dollars
 
 
% of Total
 
Light Vehicle
 
$
3,038
 
 
 
42.8
%
 
$
3,609
 
 
 
41.9
%
 
$
3,575
 
 
 
43.9
%
Commercial Vehicle
 
 
1,181
 
 
 
16.6
%
 
 
1,611
 
 
 
18.7
%
 
 
1,612
 
 
 
19.8
%
Off-Highway
 
 
1,970
 
 
 
27.7
%
 
 
2,360
 
 
 
27.4
%
 
 
1,844
 
 
 
22.6
%
Power Technologies
 
 
917
 
 
 
12.9
%
 
 
1,040
 
 
 
12.0
%
 
 
1,112
 
 
 
13.7
%
Total
 
$
7,106
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,620
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,143
 
 
 
 
 
 
Refer to Segment Results of Operations in Item 7 and Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for further financial information about our operating segments.
 
 
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Our business is diversified across end-markets, products and customers. The following table summarizes the markets, products and largest customers of each of our operating segments as of December 31, 2020:
 
Segment
Markets
Products
Largest
Customers
 
 
 
 
Light Vehicle
Light vehicle market:
Axles
Ford Motor Company
 
    Light trucks (full frame)
Driveshafts
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles*
 
    Sport utility vehicles
Transmissions
Toyota Motor Company
 
    Crossover utility vehicles
e-Axles
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi
 
    Vans
Electrodynamic and
    Alliance
 
    Passenger cars
    drivetrain components
General Motors Company
 
 
 
Tata Motors / Jaguar Land
 
 
 
    Rover
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Vehicle
Medium/heavy vehicle market:
Axles
PACCAR Inc
 
    Medium duty trucks
Driveshafts
Traton Group
 
    Heavy duty trucks
e-Axles
AB Volvo
 
    Buses
e-Transmissions
Navistar International Corp.
 
    Specialty vehicles
Electrodynamic and
Daimler AG
 
 
    drivetrain components
Ford Motor Company
 
 
Electric vehicle integration
 
 
 
    services
 
 
 
Software as a service
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Off-Highway
Off-Highway market:
Axles
Deere & Company
 
    Construction
Driveshafts
CNH Industrial N.V.
 
    Earth moving
Transmissions
AGCO Corporation
 
    Agricultural
Planetary hub drives
Oshkosh Corporation
 
    Mining
e-Axles
Manitou Group
 
    Forestry
e-Drives
Sany Group
 
    Material handling
Electrodynamic, hydraulic
 
 
    Industrial stationary
    and drivetrain components
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power Technologies
Light vehicle market
Gaskets
Ford Motor Company
 
Medium/heavy vehicle market
Cover modules
General Motors Company
 
Off-Highway market
Heat shields
Volkswagen AG
 
 
Engine sealing systems
    (including Traton Group)
 
 
Cooling
Cummins Inc.
 
 
Heat transfer products
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
 
 
 
Caterpillar Inc.
 
 
 
 
* Via a directed supply relationship
 
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Geographic Operations
 
We maintain administrative and operational organizations in North America, Europe, South America and Asia Pacific to support our operating segments, assist with the management of affiliate relations and facilitate financial and statutory reporting and tax compliance on a worldwide basis. Our operations are located in the following countries:
 
North America
Europe
South America
Asia Pacific
Canada
Belgium
Netherlands
Argentina
Australia
Mexico
Denmark
Norway
Brazil
China
United States
Finland
Russia
Colombia
India
 
France
South Africa
Ecuador
Japan
 
Germany
Spain
 
New Zealand
 
Hungary
Sweden
 
Singapore
 
Ireland
Switzerland
 
South Korea
 
Italy
Turkey
 
Thailand
 
Lithuania
United Kingdom
 
 
 
Our non-U.S. subsidiaries and affiliates manufacture and sell products similar to those we produce in the United States. Operations outside the U.S. may be subject to a greater risk of changing political, economic and social environments, changing governmental laws and regulations, currency revaluations and market fluctuations than our domestic operations. See the discussion of risk factors in Item 1A.
 
Sales reported by our non-U.S. subsidiaries comprised $3,702, or 52%, of our 2020 consolidated sales of $7,106. A summary of sales and long-lived assets by geographic region can be found in Note 21 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
 
Customer Dependence
 
We are largely dependent on light vehicle, medium- and heavy-duty vehicle and off-highway original equipment manufacturer (OEM) customers. Ford Motor Company (Ford) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) were the only individual customers accounting for 10% or more of our consolidated sales in 2020. As a percentage of total sales from operations, our sales to Ford were approximately 20% in 2020, 20% in 2019 and 20% in 2018, and our sales to FCA (via a directed supply relationship), our second largest customer, were approximately 12% in 2020, 11% in 2019 and 11% in 2018. PACCAR Inc, Deere & Company and Volkswagen AG (including Traton Group) were our third, fourth and fifth largest customers in 2020. Our 10 largest customers collectively accounted for approximately 54% of our sales in 2020.
 
Loss of all or a substantial portion of our sales to Ford, FCA or other large volume customers would have a significant adverse effect on our financial results until such lost sales volume could be replaced and there is no assurance that any such lost volume would be replaced.
 
Sources and Availability of Raw Materials
 
We use a variety of raw materials in the production of our products, including steel and products containing steel, stainless steel, forgings, castings, bearings, and batteries and related rare earth materials. Other commodity purchases include aluminum, brass, copper and plastics. These materials are typically available from multiple qualified sources in quantities sufficient for our needs. However, some of our operations remain dependent on single sources for certain raw materials.
 
While our suppliers have generally been able to support our needs, our operations may experience shortages and delays in the supply of raw material from time to time due to strong demand, capacity limitations, short lead times, production schedule increases from our customers and other problems experienced by the suppliers. A significant or prolonged shortage of critical components from any of our suppliers could adversely impact our ability to meet our production schedules and to deliver our products to our customers in a timely manner.
 
Seasonality
 
Our businesses are generally not seasonal. However, in the light vehicle market, our sales are closely related to the production schedules of our OEM customers and those schedules have historically been weakest in the third quarter of the year due to a large number of model year change-overs that occur during this period. Additionally, third-quarter production schedules in Europe are typically impacted by the summer vacation schedules and fourth-quarter production is affected globally by year-end holidays.
 
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Backlog
 
A substantial amount of the new business we are awarded by OEMs is granted well in advance of a program launch. These awards typically extend through the life of the given program. This backlog of new business does not represent firm orders. We estimate future sales from new business using the projected volume under these programs.
 
Competition
 
Within each of our markets, we compete with a variety of independent suppliers and distributors, as well as with the in-house operations of certain OEMs. With a focus on product innovation, we differentiate ourselves through efficiency and performance, reliability, materials and processes, sustainability and product extension.
 
The following table summarizes our principal competitors by operating segment as of December 31, 2020:
 
Segment
Principal Competitors
 
 
 
Light Vehicle
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
Schaeffler Group
 
BorgWarner Inc.
Wanxiang Group Corporation
 
Hofer Powertrain GmbH
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
 
IFA ROTARION Holding GmbH
Vertically integration OEM operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Commercial Vehicle
Allison Transmission
Meritor, Inc.
 
American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.
Tirsan Kardan
 
Borg Warner Inc.
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
 
Klein Products Inc.
Vertically integrated OEM operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Off-Highway
Bonfiglioli
Danfoss
 
Bosch Rexroth AG
Kessler & Co.
 
Carraro Group
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
 
Comer Industries
Vertically integrated OEM operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
Power Technologies
Denso Corporation
MAHLE GmbH
 
ElringKlinger AG
Tenneco Inc.
 
Freudenberg NOK Group
Valeo Group
 
Hanon Systems
YinLun Co., LTD
 
 
 
 
Intellectual Property
 
Our proprietary driveline and power technologies product lines have strong identities in the markets we serve. Throughout these product lines, we manufacture and sell our products under a number of patents that have been obtained over a period of years and expire at various times. We consider each of these patents to be of value and aggressively protect our rights throughout the world against infringement. We are involved with many product lines and the loss or expiration of any particular patent would not materially affect our sales and profits.
 
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We own or have licensed numerous trademarks that are registered in many countries, enabling us to market our products worldwide. For example, our Spicer®, Victor Reinz® , Long® and TM4® trademarks are widely recognized in their market segments.
 
Engineering and Research and Development
 
Since our introduction of the automotive universal joint in 1904, we have been focused on technological innovation. Our objective is to be an essential partner to our customers and we remain highly focused on offering superior product quality, technologically advanced products, world-class service and competitive prices. To enhance quality and reduce costs, we use statistical process control, cellular manufacturing, flexible regional production and assembly, global sourcing and extensive employee training.
 
We engage in ongoing engineering and research and development activities to improve the reliability, performance and cost-effectiveness of our existing products and to design and develop innovative products that meet customer requirements for new applications. We are integrating related operations to create a more innovative environment, speed product development, maximize efficiency and improve communication and information sharing among our research and development operations. At December 31, 2020, we had seven stand-alone technical and engineering centers and nineteen additional sites at which we conduct research and development activities. Our research and development costs were $146 in 2020, $112 in 2019 and $103 in 2018. Total engineering expenses including research and development were $246 in 2020, $271 in 2019 and $252 in 2018. During 2020, we reduced our total engineering spend in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, taking advantage of various government programs and subsidies in the countries in which we operate. We also made the strategic decision to focus our engineering spend more heavily on research and development activities, continuing to progress key electrification initiatives despite the global pandemic.
 
Our research and development is targeted to create unique value for our customers. Our technologies are enabling the electrification of vehicles and accessories to improve efficiency and reduce the impact of carbon emissions. Our advanced drivelines are more efficient than ever before and include mechatronic systems to enhance performance. The power technologies group is developing new ways to keep batteries and power electronics at optimum temperatures to improve their efficiency and operation. We have developed innovative fuel cell products to help keep vehicles running in near continuous operation.
 
Human Capital
 
Our talented people power a customer-centric organization that is continuously improving the performance and efficiency of vehicles and machines around the globe. The following table summarizes our employees by operating segment and geographical region as of  December 31, 2020:
 
Segment
 
Employees
 
Region
 
Employees
 
Light Vehicle
 
 
13,800
 
North America
 
 
14,800
 
Commercial Vehicle
 
 
6,200
 
Europe
 
 
10,000
 
Off-Highway
 
 
11,100
 
South America
 
 
3,800
 
Power Technologies
 
 
5,400
 
Asia Pacific
 
 
9,600
 
Technical and administrative
 
 
1,700
 
Total
 
 
38,200
 
Total
 
 
38,200
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Safety  – The health and safety of employees remain our highest priority and we believe our company has an essential responsibility to safeguard life, health, property, and the environment for the well-being of all involved. Through effective feedback and positive recognition, we actively promote and pursue safety in all that we do. This is achieved through a consistent commitment to excellence in, health, safety, security management, and risk elimination. Dana’s health, safety and security programs ensure that all employees receive training, guidance, and assistance in safety awareness and risk prevention. An implemented, verified, audited, and communicated occupational health and safety management system reflects Dana’s internal and external commitment to all our stakeholders in identifying and reducing the health and safety risk of our employees around the world. Dana has developed robust safety systems, including detailed work instructions and processes for standard and non-standard work, as well as regular layer process audits to ensure that we carefully consider safety in each of our work functions.
 
COVID-19 Response – The company’s response to the global COVID-19 pandemic was comprehensive, swift, and decisive with an emphasis on health and safety. Our top priorities were to protect our employees, communities, customers, and our future. For our employees, we implemented protocols throughout our global footprint to ensure their health and safety including, but not limited to: temporarily closing a significant number of our facilities; restricting access to all facilities; increasing cleaning and disinfecting protocols of those facilities that continued to operate; use of personal protection equipment; adhering to social distancing guidelines; instituting remote work; and restricting travel. In our communities, we provided support to initiatives across the globe, including light manufacturing and assembly for personal protection equipment and ventilator-related components. As our customers focused on managing through the challenges of the pandemic, we carefully managed our supply chain and inventory, while preparing our facilities for a safe restart.
 
Inclusion and Diversity – Our vision is to maintain an inclusive and diverse, global organization that develops, fosters, and attracts great people whose perspectives are heard, valued, and supported. We embrace our team members, suppliers, and customers. Their unique backgrounds, experiences, thoughts, views, and talents shape the ever-changing world. We are continuously building upon our diverse strengths to further grow a strong, inclusive work environment. Dana remains focused on embracing inclusion and diversity while enhancing the cultural competence of the global workforce. To achieve this, we have emphasized three core areas: retention and employee development, resources for employees, and recruiting of new team members.
 
Retention and Employee Development – Dana believes the development of its people is critical to the company’s success. The company empowers individuals to lead their development by articulating their professional, personal, and career growth aspirations to their manager. Development of all Dana people is strongly encouraged and should be considered each year as a part of their goals. Dana as an organization has the responsibility to set the tone, culture, and organizational expectations. The company also provides regular training opportunities for our associates across the globe to ensure they have the skills and information to keep pace with technological change. This development is supported and measured with robust performance management and development plans that encourages employees to continuously improve upon their past performance and build on critical skills the company requires to remain competitive. The company has a mentorship program for diverse employees to help guide and coach employees to positions of leadership and ensure the company is developing a diverse talent pool.
 
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Resources – Dana has established an expanding network of Business Resource Groups (BRGs) to enhance Dana’s ability to develop, retain, and attract employees of varied backgrounds. By embracing inclusion and diversity, we create an environment that inspires the best from everyone and maximizes the value of our most important asset – Dana people.  These BRGs are executive leadership-supported, employee-led initiatives with the mission to inspire growth and innovation and foster diversity for all employees. Our BRGs currently include:
 
 
●
Dana Women’s Network (DAWN) – The company’s DAWN group is focused on providing professional networking and career development for women at Dana. They also promote activities that engage Dana’s senior leaders to better understand how the company can support women at work.
 
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African American Resource Group (AARG) – Dana’s AARG group is committed to supporting the career development of African American talent through thought-leadership workshops and community events. The group provides insight to Dana into the best practices for sourcing and retaining top talent.
 
●
LGBT+A – The LGBT+A group focuses on maintaining an inclusive working environment that enables the company to leverage a diverse leadership pipeline. It has assisted in providing educational resources and community activities to engage the Dana team on best ways to support our LGBT+A colleagues.
 
●
Live Green – Dana’s Live Green resource group helps to advance Dana’s mission to be sustainably responsible in our business practices. The group helps to inform and drive grassroots employee initiatives on reducing our impact on the environment.
 
●
New to Dana (NTD) – The NTD group is open to all new Dana employees to help acclimate them to the Dana business culture and understand the company’s rich history. It provides resources, support, and professional development opportunities to new employees as they transition into their job responsibilities at Dana.
 
●
Dana Alumni – With more than a century of rich history, Dana leverages its vast network of Alumni, including retires and former long-time employees to help them remain informed about the company’s latest initiatives and to gather ideas on how to best continue to engage our workforce.
 
●
Military and Veterans – The military and veterans group supports active-duty and veteran military personnel by understanding their unique needs and finding the best ways to support them. This group’s understanding of the needs of those who have served also allows the company to consider the best way to engage candidates and recruit them to Dana.
 
Recruiting – As a company, we are always collaborating with internationally recognized organizations to reach out to diverse talent and implement best practices for recruiting individuals who work within our core business functions.
 
Health and Wellness –  Dana understands the importance of advocating for the health and well-being of our employees. Health initiatives can have a long-lasting, sustainable impact on employee well-being, but healthy habits do not develop overnight. The company is continuously evaluating new opportunities for programs that help address factors that influence health-related behaviors, which can have a long-lasting impact on an employee’s well-being. Dana understands the needs of individuals are unique and continues to offer initiatives spanning the spectrum of health and wellness to help provide a supportive work environment where employees strive for balance in their lives.
 
We encourage you to review the “Empowering People” section of our annual Sustainability and Social Responsibility Report (located on our website) for more detailed information regarding our Human Capital programs and initiatives. Nothing on our website, including our annual Sustainability and Social Responsibility Report or sections thereof, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Annual Report.
 
Environmental Compliance
 
We make capital expenditures in the normal course of business as necessary to ensure that our facilities are in compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations. The cost of environmental compliance has not been a material part of capital expenditures and did not have a material adverse effect on our earnings or competitive position in 2020.
 
Available Information
 
Our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (Exchange Act) are available, free of charge, on or through our Internet website at http://www.dana.com/investors as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such materials with, or furnish them to, the SEC. Copies of any materials we file with the SEC can also be obtained free of charge through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. We also post our  Corporate Governance Guidelines, Standards of Business Conduct for Members of the Board of Directors , Board Committee membership lists and charters,  Standards of Business Conduct  and other corporate governance materials on our Internet website. Copies of these posted materials are also available in print, free of charge, to any stockholder upon request from: Dana Incorporated, Investor Relations, P.O. Box 1000, Maumee, Ohio 43537, or via telephone in the U.S. at 800-537-8823 or e-mail at InvestorRelations@dana.com. The inclusion of our website address in this report is an inactive textual reference only and is not intended to include or incorporate by reference the information on our website into this report.
 
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Item 1A. Risk Factors
 
We are impacted by events and conditions that affect the light vehicle, medium/heavy vehicle and off-highway markets that we serve, as well as by factors specific to Dana. Among the risks that could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations are the following, many of which are interrelated.
 
Risk Factors Related to the Markets We Serve
 
A downturn in the global economy could have a substantial adverse effect on our business.
 
Our business is tied to general economic and industry conditions as demand for vehicles depends largely on the strength of the economy, employment levels, consumer confidence levels, the availability and cost of credit and the cost of fuel. These factors have had and could continue to have a substantial impact on our business.
 
Certain political developments occurring the past several years have provided increased economic uncertainty. The United Kingdom’s (UK) 2016 decision to exit the European Union (EU) has not had significant economic ramifications on our operations to date. The UK and the EU have announced the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) which covers the future UK – EU relationship. The TCA is being provisionally applied beginning January 1, 2021 pending approval in the Council of the EU and European Parliament. The longer term economic, legal, political, and social implications of the TCA are unclear at this stage. Political climate changes in the U.S., including tax reform legislation, regulatory requirements and potential trade policy actions, are likely to impact economic conditions in the U.S. and various countries, the cost of importing into the U.S. and the competitive landscape of our customers, suppliers and competitors.
 
Adverse global economic conditions could also cause our customers and suppliers to experience severe economic constraints in the future, including bankruptcy, which could have a material adverse impact on our financial position and results of operations.
 
Our results of operations could be adversely affected by climate change, natural catastrophes or public health crises, in the locations in which we, our customers or our suppliers operate.
 
A natural disaster could disrupt our operations, or our customers’ or suppliers’ operations and could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. Although we have continuity plans designed to mitigate the impact of natural disasters on our operations, those plans may be insufficient, and any catastrophe may disrupt our ability to manufacture and deliver products to our customers, resulting in an adverse impact on our business and results of operations. Also, climate change poses both regulatory and physical risks that could harm our results of operations or affect the way we conduct our businesses. For example, new or modified regulations could require us to spend substantial funds to enhance our environmental compliance efforts. In addition, our global operations expose us to risks associated with public health crises, such as pandemics and epidemics, which could harm our business and cause our operating results to suffer.
 
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has had an adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted our operations as well as those of our customers, suppliers and the global supply chains in which we participate, and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and financial performance, including our ability to execute our near-term and long-term operational, strategic and capital structure initiatives, will depend on future developments, including the duration and severity of the pandemic, which are uncertain and cannot be predicted.
 
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in response to government mandates or recommendations, rapid dissipation of customer demand, as well as decisions we have made to protect the health and safety of our employees and communities, we temporarily closed a significant number of our facilities globally during 2020. We may face facility closure requirements and other operational restrictions with respect to some or all of our locations for prolonged periods of time due to, among other factors, evolving and increasingly stringent governmental restrictions including public health directives, quarantine policies or social distancing measures. We operate as part of the complex integrated global supply chains of our largest customers. As the COVID-19 pandemic dissipates at varying times and rates in different regions around the world, there could be a prolonged negative impact on these global supply chains. Our ability to continue operations at specific facilities will be impacted by the interdependencies of the various participants of these global supply chains, which are largely beyond our direct control. A prolonged shut down of these global supply chains will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows and financial condition.
 
Consumer spending may also be negatively impacted by general macroeconomic conditions and consumer confidence, including the impacts of any recession, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This may negatively impact the markets we serve and may cause our customers to purchase fewer products from us. Any significant reduction in demand caused by decreased consumer confidence and spending following the pandemic, would result in a loss of sales and profits and other material adverse effects.
 
Rising interest rates could have a substantial adverse effect on our business
 
Rising interest rates could have a dampening effect on overall economic activity, the financial condition of our customers and the financial condition of the end customers who ultimately create demand for the products we supply, all of which could negatively affect demand for our products. An increase in interest rates could make it difficult for us to obtain financing at attractive rates, impacting our ability to execute on our growth strategies or future acquisitions.
 
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We could be adversely impacted by the loss of any of our significant customers, changes in their requirements for our products or changes in their financial condition.
 
We are reliant upon sales to several significant customers. Sales to our ten largest customers accounted for 54% of our overall sales in 2020. Changes in our business relationships with any of our large customers or in the timing, size and continuation of their various programs could have a material adverse impact on us.
 
The loss of any of these customers, the loss of business with respect to one or more of their vehicle models on which we have high component content, or a significant decline in the production levels of such vehicles would negatively impact our business, results of operations and financial condition. Pricing pressure from our customers also poses certain risks. Inability on our part to offset pricing concessions with cost reductions would adversely affect our profitability. We are continually bidding on new business with these customers, as well as seeking to diversify our customer base, but there is no assurance that our efforts will be successful. Further, to the extent that the financial condition of our largest customers deteriorates, including possible bankruptcies, mergers or liquidations, or their sales otherwise decline, our financial position and results of operations could be adversely affected.
 
We may be adversely impacted by changes in international legislative and political conditions.
 
We operate in 33 countries around the world and we depend on significant foreign suppliers and customers. Further, we have several growth initiatives that are targeting emerging markets like China and India. Legislative and political activities within the countries where we conduct business, particularly in emerging markets and less developed countries, could adversely impact our ability to operate in those countries. The political situation in a number of countries in which we operate could create instability in our contractual relationships with no effective legal safeguards for resolution of these issues, or potentially result in the seizure of our assets. We operate in Argentina, where trade-related initiatives and other government restrictions limit our ability to optimize operating effectiveness. At December 31, 2020, our net asset exposure related to Argentina was approximately $21, including $5 of net fixed assets.
 
We may be adversely impacted by changes in trade policies and proposed or imposed tariffs, including but not limited to, the imposition of new tariffs by the U.S. government on imports to the U.S. and/or the imposition of retaliatory tariffs by foreign countries.
 
Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (the Trade Act), gives the executive branch of the U.S. government broad authority to restrict imports in the interest of national security by imposing tariffs. Tariffs imposed on imported steel and aluminum could raise the costs associated with manufacturing our products. We work with our customers to recover a portion of any increased costs, and with our suppliers to defray costs, associated with tariffs. While we have been successful in the past recovering a significant portion of costs increases, there is no assurance that cost increases resulting from trade policies and tariffs will not adversely impact our profitability. Our sales may also be adversely impacted if tariffs are assessed directly on the products we produce or on our customers’ products containing content sourced from us.
 
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We may be adversely impacted by the strength of the U.S. dollar relative to the currencies in the other countries in which we do business.
 
Approximately 52% of our sales in 2020 were from operations located in countries other than the U.S. Currency variations can have an impact on our results (expressed in U.S. dollars). Currency variations can also adversely affect margins on sales of our products in countries outside of the U.S. and margins on sales of products that include components obtained from affiliates or other suppliers located outside of the U.S. Strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the euro and currencies of other countries in which we have operations could have an adverse effect on our results reported in U.S. dollars. We use a combination of natural hedging techniques and financial derivatives to mitigate foreign currency exchange rate risks. Such hedging activities may be ineffective or may not offset more than a portion of the adverse financial impact resulting from currency variations.
 
We may be adversely impacted by new laws, regulations or policies of governmental organizations related to increased fuel economy standards and reduced greenhouse gas emissions, or changes in existing ones.
 
The markets and customers we serve are subject to substantial government regulation, which often differs by state, region and country. These regulations, and proposals for additional regulation, are advanced primarily out of concern for the environment (including concerns about global climate change and its impact) and energy independence. We anticipate that the number and extent of these regulations, and the costs to comply with them, will increase significantly in the future.
 
In the U.S., vehicle fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions are regulated under a harmonized national program administered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Other governments in the markets we serve are also creating new policies to address these same issues, including the European Union, Brazil, China and India. These government regulatory requirements could significantly affect our customers by altering their global product development plans and substantially increasing their costs, which could result in limitations on the types of vehicles they sell and the geographical markets they serve. Any of these outcomes could adversely affect our financial position and results of operations.
 
The proposed phase out of the London Interbank Offer Rate (LIBOR) could have an adverse effect on our business
 
Our revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") and term loan B facility (the "Term B Facility") utilize Libor to set the interest rate on any outstanding borrowings.  In July 2017, the head of the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority announced the desire to phase out the use of Libor by the end of 2021. On November 30, 2020 the ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA) announced that it will consult on its intention to cease publication of the one week and two-month USD Libor settings at the end of 2021 and the remaining USD Libor settings at the end of June 2023. The potential effect on our cost of borrowing utilizing a replacement rate cannot yet be determined. In addition, any further changes or reforms to the determination of Libor or its successor rate may result in a sudden or prolonged increase or decrease on our borrowing rate, which could have an adverse impact on extension of credit held by us and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Company-Specific Risk Factors
 
We have taken, and continue to take, cost-reduction actions. Although our process includes planning for potential negative consequences, the cost-reduction actions may expose us to additional production risk and could adversely affect our sales, profitability and ability to retain and attract employees.
 
We have been reducing costs in all of our businesses and have discontinued product lines, exited businesses, consolidated manufacturing operations and positioned operations in lower cost locations. The impact of these cost-reduction actions on our sales and profitability may be influenced by many factors including our ability to successfully complete these ongoing efforts, our ability to generate the level of cost savings we expect or that are necessary to enable us to effectively compete, delays in implementation of anticipated workforce reductions, decline in employee morale and the potential inability to meet operational targets due to our inability to retain or recruit key employees.
 
We depend on our subsidiaries for cash to satisfy the obligations of the company.
 
Our subsidiaries conduct all of our operations and own substantially all of our assets. Our cash flow and our ability to meet our obligations depend on the cash flow of our subsidiaries. In addition, the payment of funds in the form of dividends, intercompany payments, tax sharing payments and otherwise may be subject to restrictions under the laws of the countries of incorporation of our subsidiaries or the by-laws of the subsidiary.
 
Labor stoppages or work slowdowns at Dana, key suppliers or our customers could result in a disruption in our operations and have a material adverse effect on our businesses.
 
We and our customers rely on our respective suppliers to provide parts needed to maintain production levels. We all rely on workforces represented by labor unions. Workforce disputes that result in work stoppages or slowdowns could disrupt operations of all of these businesses, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the supply of, or demand for, the products we supply our customers.
 
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We could be adversely affected if we are unable to recover portions of commodity costs (including costs of steel, other raw materials and energy) from our customers.
 
We continue to work with our customers to recover a portion of our material cost increases. While we have been successful in the past recovering a significant portion of such cost increases, there is no assurance that increases in commodity costs, which can be impacted by a variety of factors, including changes in trade laws and tariffs, will not adversely impact our profitability in the future.
 
We could be adversely affected if we experience shortages of components from our suppliers or if disruptions in the supply chain lead to parts shortages for our customers.
 
A substantial portion of our annual cost of sales is driven by the purchase of goods and services. To manage and minimize these costs, we have been consolidating our supplier base. As a result, we are dependent on single sources of supply for some components of our products. We select our suppliers based on total value (including price, delivery and quality), taking into consideration their production capacities and financial condition, and we expect that they will be able to support our needs. However, there is no assurance that adverse financial conditions, including bankruptcies of our suppliers, reduced levels of production, natural disasters or other problems experienced by our suppliers will not result in shortages or delays in their supply of components to us or even in the financial collapse of one or more such suppliers. If we were to experience a significant or prolonged shortage of critical components from any of our suppliers, particularly those who are sole sources, and were unable to procure the components from other sources, we would be unable to meet our production schedules for some of our key products and to ship such products to our customers in a timely fashion, which would adversely affect our sales, profitability and customer relations.
 
Adverse economic conditions, natural disasters and other factors can similarly lead to financial distress or production problems for other suppliers to our customers which can create disruptions to our production levels. Any such supply-chain induced disruptions to our production are likely to create operating inefficiencies that will adversely affect our sales, profitability and customer relations.
 
Our profitability and results of operations may be adversely affected by program launch difficulties.
 
The launch of new business is a complex process, the success of which depends on a wide range of factors, including the production readiness of our manufacturing facilities and manufacturing processes and those of our suppliers, as well as factors related to tooling, equipment, employees, initial product quality and other factors. Our failure to successfully launch material new or takeover business could have an adverse effect on our profitability and results of operations.
 
We use important intellectual property in our business. If we are unable to protect our intellectual property or if a third party makes assertions against us or our customers relating to intellectual property rights, our business could be adversely affected.
 
We own important intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, and are involved in numerous licensing arrangements. Our intellectual property plays an important role in maintaining our competitive position in a number of the markets that we serve. Our competitors may develop technologies that are similar or superior to our proprietary technologies or design around the patents we own or license. Further, as we expand our operations in jurisdictions where the protection of intellectual property rights is less robust, the risk of others duplicating our proprietary technologies increases, despite efforts we undertake to protect them. Developments or assertions by or against us relating to intellectual property rights, and any inability to protect these rights, could have a material adverse impact on our business and our competitive position.
 
We could encounter unexpected difficulties integrating acquisitions and joint ventures.
 
We acquired businesses in recent years, and we expect to complete additional acquisitions and investments in the future that complement or expand our businesses. The success of this strategy will depend on our ability to successfully complete these transactions or arrangements, to integrate the businesses acquired in these transactions and to develop satisfactory working arrangements with our strategic partners in the joint ventures. We could encounter unexpected difficulties in completing these transactions and integrating the acquisitions with our existing operations. We also may not realize the degree or timing of benefits anticipated when we entered into a transaction.
 
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Several of our joint ventures operate pursuant to established agreements and, as such, we do not unilaterally control the joint venture. There is a risk that the partners’ objectives for the joint venture may not be aligned with ours, leading to potential differences over management of the joint venture that could adversely impact its financial performance and consequent contribution to our earnings. Additionally, inability on the part of our partners to satisfy their contractual obligations under the agreements could adversely impact our results of operations and financial position.
 
We could be adversely impacted by the costs of environmental, health, safety and product liability compliance.
 
Our operations are subject to environmental laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries that govern emissions to the air; discharges to water; the generation, handling, storage, transportation, treatment and disposal of waste materials; and the cleanup of contaminated properties. Historically, environmental costs related to our former and existing operations have not been material. However, there is no assurance that the costs of complying with current environmental laws and regulations, or those that may be adopted in the future, will not increase and adversely impact us.
 
There is also no assurance that the costs of complying with current laws and regulations, or those that may be adopted in the future, that relate to health, safety and product liability matters will not adversely impact us. There is also a risk of warranty and product liability claims, as well as product recalls, if our products fail to perform to specifications or cause property damage, injury or death. (See Notes 16 and 17 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information on product liabilities and warranties.)
 
A failure of our information technology infrastructure could adversely impact our business and operations.
 
We recognize the increasing volume of cyber attacks and employ commercially practical efforts to provide reasonable assurance that the risks of such attacks are appropriately mitigated. Each year, we evaluate the threat profile of our industry to stay abreast of trends and to provide reasonable assurance our existing countermeasures will address any new threats identified. Despite our implementation of security measures, our IT systems and those of our service providers are vulnerable to circumstances beyond our reasonable control including acts of terror, acts of government, natural disasters, civil unrest and denial of service attacks which may lead to the theft of our intellectual property, trade secrets or business disruption. To the extent that any disruption or security breach results in a loss or damage to our data or an inappropriate disclosure of confidential information, it could cause significant damage to our reputation, affect our relationships with our customers, suppliers and employees, lead to claims against the company and ultimately harm our business. Additionally, we may be required to incur significant costs to protect against damage caused by these disruptions or security breaches in the future.
 
We participate in certain multi-employer pension plans which are not fully funded.
 
We contribute to certain multi-employer defined benefit pension plans for certain of our union-represented employees in the U.S. in accordance with our collective bargaining agreements. Contributions are based on hours worked except in cases of layoff or leave where we generally contribute based on 40 hours per week for a maximum of one year. The plans are not fully funded as of December 31, 2020. We could be held liable to the plans for our obligation, as well as those of other employers, due to our participation in the plans. Contribution rates could increase if the plans are required to adopt a funding improvement plan, if the performance of plan assets does not meet expectations or as a result of future collectively bargained wage and benefit agreements. (See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information on multi-employer pension plans.)
 
Changes in interest rates and asset returns could increase our pension funding obligations and reduce our profitability.
 
We have unfunded obligations under certain of our defined benefit pension and other postretirement benefit plans. The valuation of our future payment obligations under the plans and the related plan assets are subject to significant adverse changes if the credit and capital markets cause interest rates and projected rates of return to decline.  Such declines could also require us to make significant additional contributions to our pension plans in the future. A material increase in the unfunded obligations of these plans could also result in a significant increase in our pension expense in the future.
 
We may incur additional tax expense or become subject to additional tax exposure.
 
Our provision for income taxes and the cash outlays required to satisfy our income tax obligations in the future could be adversely affected by numerous factors. These factors include changes in the level of earnings in the tax jurisdictions in which we operate, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in our plans to repatriate the earnings of our non-U.S. operations to the U.S. and changes in tax laws and regulations.
 
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Our income tax returns are subject to examination by federal, state and local tax authorities in the U.S. and tax authorities outside the U.S. The results of these examinations and the ongoing assessments of our tax exposures could also have an adverse effect on our provision for income taxes and the cash outlays required to satisfy our income tax obligations.
 
Our ability to utilize our net operating loss carryforwards may be limited.
 
Net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) approximating $190 were available at December 31, 2020 to reduce future U.S. income tax liabilities. Our ability to utilize these NOLs may be limited as a result of certain change of control provisions of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code). The NOLs are treated as losses incurred before the change of control in January 2008 and are limited to annual utilization of $84. There can be no assurance that trading in our shares will not effect another change in control under the Code, which could further limit our ability to utilize our available NOLs. Such limitations may cause us to pay income taxes earlier and in greater amounts than would be the case if the NOLs were not subject to limitation.
 
An inability to provide products with the technology required to satisfy customer requirements would adversely impact our ability to successfully compete in our markets.
 
The vehicular markets in which we operate are undergoing significant technological change, with increasing focus on electrified and autonomous vehicles. These and other technological advances could render certain of our products obsolete. Maintaining our competitive position is dependent on our ability to develop commercially-viable products and services that support the future technologies embraced by our customers.
 
Failure to appropriately anticipate and react to the cyclical and volatile nature of production rates and customer demands in our business can adversely impact our results of operations.
 
Our financial performance is directly related to production levels of our customers. In several of our markets, customer production levels are prone to significant cyclicality, influenced by general economic conditions, changing consumer preferences, regulatory changes, and other factors. Oftentimes the rapidity of the downcycles and upcycles can be severe. Successfully executing operationally during periods of extreme downward and upward demand pressures can be challenging. Our inability to recognize and react appropriately to the production cycles inherent in our markets can adversely impact our operating results.
 
Our continued success is dependent on being able to retain and attract requisite talent.
 
Sustaining and growing our business requires that we continue to retain, develop and attract people with the requisite skills. With the vehicles of the future expected to undergo significant technological change, having qualified people savvy in the right technologies will be a key factor in our ability to develop the products necessary to successfully compete in the future. As a global organization, we are also dependent on our ability to attract and maintain a diverse work force that is fully engaged supporting our company’s objectives and initiatives.
 
Failure to maintain effective internal controls could adversely impact our business, financial condition and results of operations.
 
Regulatory provisions governing the financial reporting of U.S. public companies require that we maintain effective disclosure controls and internal controls over financial reporting across our operations in 33 countries. Effective internal controls are designed to provide reasonable assurance of compliance, and, as such, they can be susceptible to human error, circumvention or override, and fraud. Failure to maintain adequate, effective internal controls could result in potential financial misstatements or other forms of noncompliance that have an adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition or organizational reputation. 
 
Developments in the financial markets or downgrades to Dana's credit rating could restrict our access to capital and increase financing costs.
 
At December 31, 2020, Dana had consolidated debt obligations of $2,481, with cash and marketable securities of $580 and unused revolving credit capacity of $979. Our ability to grow the business and satisfy debt service obligations is dependent, in part, on our ability to gain access to capital at competitive costs. External factors beyond our control can adversely affect capital markets – either tightening availability of capital or increasing the cost of available capital. Failure on our part to maintain adequate financial performance and appropriate credit metrics can also affect our ability to access capital at competitive prices.
 
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Risk Factors Related to our Securities
 
Provisions in our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws may discourage a takeover attempt.
 
Certain provisions of our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as well as the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of Dana. Such provisions, including those governing the nomination of directors, limiting who may call special stockholders’ meetings and eliminating stockholder action by written consent, may make it more difficult for other persons, without the approval of our board of directors, to make a tender offer or otherwise acquire substantial amounts of common stock or to launch other takeover attempts that a stockholder might consider to be in such stockholder’s best interest.
 
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
 
None.
 
Item 2. Properties
 
 
Type of Facility
 
North
America
 
 
Europe
 
 
South
America
 
 
Asia
Pacific
 
 
Total
 
Light Vehicle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturing/Distribution
 
 
14
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
31
 
Service/Assembly
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
2
 
Technical and Engineering Centers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
Commercial Vehicle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturing/Distribution
 
 
6
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
21
 
Service/Assembly
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Administrative Offices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
Technical and Engineering Centers
 
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
Off-Highway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturing/Distribution
 
 
3
 
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
30
 
Service/Assembly
 
 
3
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
21
 
Administrative Offices
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
4
 
Technical and Engineering Centers
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Power Technologies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Manufacturing/Distribution
 
 
9
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
15
 
Administrative Offices
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Technical and Engineering Centers
 
 
1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Corporate and other
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Administrative Offices
 
 
3
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
7
 
Technical and Engineering Centers - Multiple Segments
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
43
 
 
 
52
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
37
 
 
 
141
 
 
As of December 31, 2020, we operated in 33 countries and had 141 major facilities housing manufacturing and distribution operations, service and assembly operations, technical and engineering centers and administrative offices. In addition to the seven stand-alone technical and engineering centers in the table above, we have nineteen technical and engineering centers housed within manufacturing sites. We lease 68 of these facilities and own the remainder. We believe that all of our property and equipment is properly maintained.
 
Our world headquarters is located in Maumee, Ohio. This facility and other facilities in the greater Detroit, Michigan and Maumee, Ohio areas house functions that have global or North American regional responsibility for finance and accounting, tax, treasury, risk management, legal, human resources, procurement and supply chain management, communications and information technology.
 
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
 
We are a party to various pending judicial and administrative proceedings that arose in the ordinary course of business. After reviewing the currently pending lawsuits and proceedings (including the probable outcomes, reasonably anticipated costs and expenses and our established reserves for uninsured liabilities), we do not believe that any liabilities that may result from these proceedings are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations. Legal proceedings are also discussed in Note 16 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
 
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PART II
 
 
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
 
Market information  — Our common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol "DAN."
 
Holders of common stock  — Based on reports by our transfer agent, there were approximately 2,629 registered holders of our common stock on January 29, 2021.
 
Reference is made to the Equity Compensation Plan Information section of Item 12 for certain information regarding our equity compensation plans.
 
Stockholder return  — The following graph shows the cumulative total shareholder return for our common stock since December 31, 2015. The graph compares our performance to that of the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) and the Dow Jones US Auto Parts Index. The comparison assumes $100 was invested at the closing price on December 31, 2015. Each of the returns shown assumes that all dividends paid were reinvested.
 
Performance chart
 
Index
 
 
 
12/31/2015
 
 
12/31/2016
 
 
12/31/2017
 
 
12/31/2018
 
 
12/31/2019
 
 
12/31/20
 
Dana Incorporated
 
$
100.00
 
 
$
137.94
 
 
$
230.83
 
 
$
104.97
 
 
$
139.76
 
 
$
156.84
 
S&P 500
 
 
100.00
 
 
 
111.96
 
 
 
136.40
 
 
 
130.42
 
 
 
171.49
 
 
 
203.04
 
Dow Jones US Auto Parts Index
 
 
100.00
 
 
 
105.41
 
 
 
136.81
 
 
 
94.91
 
 
 
120.95
 
 
 
142.12
 
 
Issuer's purchases of equity securities  — On February 16, 2021, our Board of Directors approved an extension of our existing common stock share repurchase program through December 31, 2023. Approximately $150 remained available under the program for future share repurchases as of December 31, 2020. We repurchase shares utilizing available excess cash either in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Stock repurchases are subject to prevailing market conditions and other considerations. No shares of our common stock were repurchased under the program during the fourth quarter of 2020.
 
Annual meeting  — We will hold an annual meeting of shareholders on April 21, 2021.
 
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data
 
 
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
 
 
2020 (1)
 
 
2019 (2)
 
 
2018 (3)
 
 
2017 (4)
 
 
2016 (5)
 
Operating Results
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net sales
 
$
7,106
 
 
$
8,620
 
 
$
8,143
 
 
$
7,209
 
 
$
5,826
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 
 
(13
)
 
 
171
 
 
 
494
 
 
 
380
 
 
 
215
 
Net income (loss)
 
 
(51
)
 
 
233
 
 
 
440
 
 
 
116
 
 
 
653
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to the parent company
 
$
(31
)
 
$
226
 
 
$
427
 
 
$
111
 
 
$
640
 
Redeemable noncontrolling interests adjustment to redemption value
 
 
—
 
 
 
—
 
 
 
—
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
—
 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders
 
$
(31
)
 
$
226
 
 
$
427
 
 
$
105
 
 
$
640
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per share available to common stockholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
(0.21
)
 
$
1.57
 
 
$
2.94
 
 
$
0.72
 
 
$
4.38
 
Diluted
 
$
(0.21
)
 
$
1.56
 
 
$
2.91
 
 
$
0.71
 
 
$
4.36
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
$
365
 
 
$
339
 
 
$
270
 
 
$
233
 
 
$
182
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
386
 
 
 
637
 
 
 
568
 
 
 
554
 
 
 
384
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
 
326
 
 
 
426
 
 
 
325
 
 
 
393
 
 
 
322
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Financial Position
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities
 
$
580
 
 
$
527
 
 
$
531
 
 
$
643
 
 
$
737
 
Total assets
 
 
7,376
 
 
 
7,220
 
 
 
5,918
 
 
 
5,644
 
 
 
4,860
 
Long-term debt, less debt issuance costs
 
 
2,420
 
 
 
2,336
 
 
 
1,755
 
 
 
1,759
 
 
 
1,595
 
Total debt, less debt issuance costs
 
 
2,454
 
 
 
2,370
 
 
 
1,783
 
 
 
1,799
 
 
 
1,664
 
Common stock and additional paid-in capital
 
 
2,410
 
 
 
2,388
 
 
 
2,370
 
 
 
2,356
 
 
 
2,329
 
Treasury stock
 
 
(156
)
 
 
(150
)
 
 
(119
)
 
 
(87
)
 
 
(83
)
Total parent company stockholders' equity
 
 
1,758
 
 
 
1,873
 
 
 
1,345
 
 
 
1,013
 
 
 
1,157
 
Book value per share
 
$
12.17
 
 
$
13.01
 
 
$
9.27
 
 
$
6.98
 
 
$
7.92
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Share Information
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dividends declared per common share
 
$
0.10
 
 
$
0.40
 
 
$
0.40
 
 
$
0.24
 
 
$
0.24
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
 
144.5
 
 
 
144.0
 
 
 
145.0
 
 
 
145.1
 
 
 
146.0
 
Diluted
 
 
144.5
 
 
 
145.1
 
 
 
146.5
 
 
 
146.9
 
 
 
146.8
 
 
(1)
Operating results in 2020 were significantly impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic. Net income in 2020 included a $51 pre-tax goodwill impairment charge, a $33 pre-tax gain on notes receivable conversion and subsequent adjustment of shares to fair value and a $8 charge attributable to net discrete tax items. 
 
 
(2)
Net income in 2019 included pension settlement charges of $259 attributable to the termination of certain U.S. and Canadian defined benefit pension plans and a $135 benefit attributable to net discrete tax items. The increase in total assets in 2019 is primarily attributable to the acquisition of the Oerlikon Drive Systems (ODS) segment of the Oerlikon Group. The increase in total debt, less debt issuance costs is primarily attributable to taking out additional debt to finance the acquisition of ODS.
 
 
(3)
Net income in 2018 included a $20 charge attributable to the impairment of intangible assets used in research and development activities and a $67 benefit attributable to net discrete tax items.
 
 
(4)
Net income in 2017 included a $27 charge attributable to the divestiture of our Brazil suspension components business and a $159 charge attributable to net discrete tax items, including a charge of $186 associated with a reduction of net deferred tax assets to reflect expected realization at the lower U.S corporate tax rate of 21% rather than the previous rate of 35%.
 
 
(5)
Net income in 2016 includes a $77 loss attributable to the divestiture of Dana Companies, LLC and a $476 benefit attributable to net discrete tax items, including a benefit of $501 associated with the release of valuation allowances against U.S. deferred taxes.
 
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (Dollars in millions)
 
Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes in Item 8.
 
Management Overview
 
We are a global provider of high-technology products to virtually every major vehicle manufacturer in the world. We also serve the stationary industrial market. Our technologies include drive systems (axles, driveshafts, transmissions, and wheel and track drives); motion systems (winches, slew drives, and hub drives); electrodynamic technologies (motors, inverters, software and control systems, battery-management systems, and fuel cell plates); sealing solutions (gaskets, seals, cam covers, and oil pan modules); thermal-management technologies (transmission and engine oil cooling, battery and electronics cooling, charge air cooling, and thermal-acoustical protective shielding); and digital solutions (active and passive system controls and descriptive and predictive analytics). We serve our global light vehicle, medium/heavy vehicle and off-highway markets through four business units – Light Vehicle Drive Systems (Light Vehicle), Commercial Vehicle Drive and Motion Systems (Commercial Vehicle), Off-Highway Drive and Motion Systems (Off-Highway) and Power Technologies, which is the center of excellence for sealing and thermal-management technologies that span all customers in our on-highway and off-highway markets. We have a diverse customer base and geographic footprint which minimizes our exposure to individual market and segment declines. In 2020, 51% of our sales came from North American operations and 49% from operations throughout the rest of the world. Our sales by operating segment were Light Vehicle – 43%, Commercial Vehicle – 16%, Off-Highway – 28% and Power Technologies – 13%.
 
Operational and Strategic Initiatives
 
Our enterprise strategy builds on our strong technology foundation and leverages our resources across the organization while driving a customer centric focus, expanding our global markets, and delivering innovative solutions as we evolve into the era of vehicle electrification.
 
Central to our strategy is  leveraging our core operations.  This foundational element enables us to infuse strong operational disciplines throughout the strategy, making it practical, actionable, and effective. It enables us to capitalize on being a major drive systems supplier across all three end-mobility markets. We are achieving improved profitability by actively seeking synergies across our engineering, purchasing, and manufacturing base. We have strengthened the portfolio by acquiring critical assets; and we are utilizing our physical and intellectual capital to amplify innovation across the enterprise. Leveraging these core elements can further expand the cost efficiencies of our common technologies and deliver a sustainable competitive advantage for Dana.
 
Driving customer centricity  continues to be at the heart of who we are. Putting our customers at the center of our value system is firmly embedded in our culture and is driving growth by focusing customer relationships and providing value to our customers. These relationships are strengthened as we are physically where we need to be in order to provide unparalleled service and we are prioritizing our customers’ needs as we engineer solutions that differentiate their products, while making it easier to do business with Dana by digitizing their experience. Our customer centric focus has uniquely positioned us to win more than our fair share of new business and capitalize on future customer outsourcing initiatives.
 
We continue to enhance and expand our global footprint, optimizing it to capture growth across all of our end markets.
 
Expanding global markets  means utilizing our global capabilities and presence to further penetrate growth markets, focusing on Asia due to its position as the largest mobility market in the world with the highest market growth rate and its lead in the adoption of new energy vehicles. We are investing across various avenues to increase our presence in Asia Pacific by forging new partnerships, expanding inorganically, and growing organically. We continue to operate in this region through wholly owned and joint ventures with local market partners. We have recently made acquisitions that have augmented our footprint in the region, specifically in India and China. All the while, we have been making meaningful organic investments to grow with existing and new customers, primarily in Thailand, India, and China. These added capabilities have enabled us to target the domestic Asia Pacific markets and utilize the capacity for export to other global markets.
 
Delivering innovative solutions  enables us to capitalize on market growth trends as we evolve our core technology capabilities. We are also focused on enhancing our physical products with digital content to provide smart systems and we see an opportunity to become a digital systems provider by delivering software as a service to our traditional end customers. This focus on delivering solutions based on our core technology is leading to new business wins and increasing our content per vehicle. We have made significant investments - both organically and inorganically - allowing us to move to the next phase, which is to  Lead electric propulsion .
 
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Over the past year we have achieved our goal to accelerate hybridization and electrification through both core Dana technologies and targeted strategic acquisitions and are positioned today to lead the market. The nine recent investments in electrodynamic expertise and technologies combined with Dana’s longstanding mechatronics capabilities has allowed us to develop and deliver fully integrated e-Propulsion systems that are power-dense and achieve optimal efficiency through the integration of the components that we offer due to our mechatronics capabilities. With recent electric vehicle program awards, we are well on our way to achieving our growth objectives in this emerging market.
 
The development and implementation of our enterprise strategy is positioning Dana to grow profitably due to increased customer focus as we leverage our core capabilities, expand into new markets, develop and commercialize new technologies including for hybrid and electric vehicles.
 
Capital Structure Initiatives
 
In addition to investing in our business, we plan to continue prioritizing the allocation of capital to reduce debt and maintain a strong financial position. We continue to drive toward investment grade metrics as part of a balanced approach to our capital allocation priorities and our goal of further strengthening our balance sheet.
 
Shareholder return actions  — When evaluating capital structure initiatives, we balance our growth opportunities and shareholder value initiatives with maintaining a strong balance sheet and access to capital. Our strong financial position has enabled us to simplify our capital structure while providing returns to our shareholders in the form of cash dividends and a reduction in the number of shares outstanding. Our Board of Directors authorized a $200 share repurchase program effective in 2018 which expires at the end of 2023. Through December 31, 2020, we have used $50 of cash to repurchase common shares under the program. Through the first quarter of 2020, we had declared and paid quarterly common stock dividends for thirty-three consecutive quarters. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, we temporarily suspended the declaration and payment of dividends to common shareholders and the repurchase of common stock under our existing common stock share repurchase program.
 
Financing actions  — Over the past few years we have taken advantage of the lower interest rate environment to complete refinancing transactions that resulted in lower effective interest rates while extending maturities. During 2019 we expanded our credit and guaranty agreement, entering into $675 of additional floating rate term loans to fund the ODS acquisition (see Acquisitions section below) and increased our revolving credit facility to $1,000 and extended its maturity to August 2024. We completed a $300 2027 note offering and used the proceeds to repay $300 of higher cost 2023 notes. During 2019, we terminated one of our U.S. defined benefit pension plans, settling approximately $165 of previously unfunded pension obligations and eliminating future funding risk associated with interest rate and other market developments. In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, during June 2020, we completed a $400 2028 note offering and a $100 add on to our 2027 notes. With the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on our operations dissipating, we paid down $474 of our floating rate term loans (the "Term A Facility") in the third and fourth quarters of 2020. See Note 14 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Other Initiatives
 
Aftermarket opportunities  — We have a global group dedicated to identifying and developing aftermarket growth opportunities that leverage the capabilities within our existing businesses – targeting increased future aftermarket sales. Powered by recognized brands such as Dana®, Spicer®, Spicer Electrified™, Victor Reinz®, Glaser®, GWB®, Thompson®, Tru-Cool®, SVL®, and Transejes™, Dana delivers a broad range of aftermarket solutions – including genuine, all makes, and value lines – servicing passenger, commercial and off-highway vehicles across the globe.
 
Selective acquisitions  — Although transformational opportunities like the GKN plc driveline business transaction that we pursued in 2018 will be considered when strategically and economically attractive, our acquisition focus is principally directed at “bolt-on” or adjacent acquisition opportunities that have a strategic fit with our existing core businesses, particularly opportunities that support our enterprise strategy and enhance the value proposition of our product offerings. Any potential acquisition will be evaluated in the same manner we currently consider customer program opportunities and other uses of capital – with a disciplined financial approach designed to ensure profitable growth and increased shareholder value.
 
Acquisitions
 
Ashwoods Innovations Limited  — On February 5, 2020, we acquired Curtis Instruments, Inc.'s (Curtis) 35.4% ownership interest in Ashwoods Innovations Limited (Ashwoods). Ashwoods designs and manufactures permanent magnet electric motors for the automotive, material handling and off-highway vehicle markets. The acquisition of Curtis' interest in Ashwoods, along with our existing ownership interest in Ashwoods, provided us with a 97.8% ownership interest and a controlling financial interest in Ashwoods. We recognized a $3 gain to other income (expense), net on the required remeasurement of our previously held equity method investment in Ashwoods to fair value. The total purchase consideration of $22 is comprised of $8 of cash paid to Curtis at closing, the $10 fair value of our previously held equity method investment in Ashwoods and $4 related to the effective settlement of a pre-existing loan payable due from Ashwoods. During March 2020, we acquired the remaining noncontrolling interests in Ashwoods held by employee shareholders. The results of operations of Ashwoods are reported within our Off-Highway operating segment. The Ashwoods acquisition had an insignificant impact on our consolidated results of operations during 2020. See Hydro-Québec relationship discussion below for details of the subsequent change in our ownership interest in Ashwoods.
 
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Nordresa — On August 26, 2019, we acquired a 100% ownership interest in Nordresa Motors, Inc. (Nordresa) for consideration of $12, using cash on hand. Nordresa is a prominent integration and application engineering expert for the development and commercialization of electric powertrains for commercial vehicles. The investment further enhances Dana's electrification capabilities by combining its complete portfolio of motors, inverters, chargers, gearboxes, and thermal-management products with Nordresa's proprietary battery-management system, electric powertrain controls and integration expertise to deliver complete electric powertrain systems. The results of operations of Nordresa are reported within our Commercial Vehicle operating segment. Nordresa had an insignificant impact on our consolidated results of operations during 2019.
 
Prestolite E-Propulsion Systems (Beijing) Limited — On June 6, 2019, we acquired Prestolite Electric Beijing Limited's (PEBL) 50% ownership interest in Prestolite E-Propulsion Systems (Beijing) Limited (PEPS). PEPS manufactures and distributes electric mobility solutions, including electric motors, inverters, and generators for commercial vehicles and heavy machinery. PEPS has a state-of-the-art facility in China, enabling us to expand motor and inverter manufacturing capabilities in the world's largest electric-mobility market. The acquisition of PEBL's interest in PEPS, along with our existing ownership interest in PEPS through our TM4 subsidiary, provides us with a 100% ownership interest and a controlling financial interest in PEPS. We recognized a $2 gain to other income (expense), net on the required remeasurement of our previously held equity method investment in PEPS to fair value. We paid $50 at closing using cash on hand. Reference is made to Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for the allocation of purchase consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The results of operations of PEPS are reported within our Commercial Vehicle operating segment. The PEPS acquisition contributed $8 of sales and de minimis adjusted EBITDA in 2019. See Hydro-Québec relationship discussion below for details of the subsequent change in our ownership interest in PEPS.
 
Oerlikon Drive Systems — On February 28, 2019, we acquired a 100% ownership interest in the Oerlikon Drive Systems (ODS) segment of the Oerlikon Group. ODS is a global manufacturer of high-precision gears, planetary hub drives for wheeled and tracked vehicles, and products, controls, and software that support vehicle electrification across the mobility industry. We paid $626 at closing, which was primarily funded through debt proceeds. Reference is made to Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for the allocation of purchase consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The results of operations of ODS are reported primarily within our Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle operating segments. The ODS acquisition added $630 of sales and $87 of adjusted EBITDA during 2019.
 
SME — On January 11, 2019, we acquired a 100% ownership interest in S.M.E. S.p.A. (SME). SME designs, engineers, and manufactures low-voltage AC induction and synchronous reluctance motors, inverters, and controls for a wide range of off-highway electric vehicle applications, including material handling, agriculture, construction, and automated-guided vehicles. The addition of SME's low-voltage motors and inverters, which are primarily designed to meet the evolution of electrification in off-highway equipment, significantly expands Dana's electrified product portfolio. We paid $88 at closing, consisting of $62 in cash on hand and a note payable of $26 which allows for net settlement of potential contingencies as defined in the purchase agreement. The note is payable in five years and bears annual interest of 5%. Reference is made to Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for the allocation of purchase consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The SME acquisition added $21 of sales and de minimis adjusted EBITDA during 2019. See Hydro-Québec relationship discussion below for details of the subsequent change in our ownership interest in SME.
 
TM4 — On June 22, 2018, we acquired a 55% ownership interest in TM4 Inc. (TM4) from Hydro-Québec. TM4 designs and manufactures motors, power inverters and control systems for electric vehicles, offering a complementary portfolio to Dana's electric gearboxes and thermal-management technologies for batteries, motors and inverters. The transaction establishes Dana as the only supplier with full e-Drive design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities – offering electro mechanical propulsion solutions to each of our end markets. TM4's technology and advanced manufacturing facility in Boucherville, Quebec will add to our global technical centers, and their 50% interest in PEPS provides an opportunity to enhance our position in the fastest growing market for electric vehicles. See PEPS acquisition discussion above for details of the subsequent change in our ownership interest in PEPS. Dana is consolidating TM4 as the governing documents provide Dana with a controlling financial interest. We paid $125 at closing, using cash on hand. Reference is made to Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for the allocation of purchase consideration to assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The results of operations of the TM4 business are reported in our Commercial Vehicle operating segment. The TM4 acquisition contributed $11 of sales and de minimis adjusted EBITDA in 2018.
 
Hydro-Québec Relationship
 
On June 22, 2018, we acquired a 55% ownership interest in TM4 from Hydro-Québec. On July 29, 2019, we broadened our relationship with Hydro-Québec, with Hydro-Québec acquiring an indirect 45% redeemable noncontrolling interest in SME and increasing its existing indirect 22.5% noncontrolling interest in PEPS to 45%. We received $65 at closing, consisting of $53 of cash and a note receivable of $12. The note is payable in five years and bears annual interest of 5%. Dana will continue to consolidate SME and PEPS as the governing documents continue to provide Dana with a controlling financial interest in these subsidiaries. See Acquisitions section above for a discussion of Dana's acquisitions of PEPS and SME. On April 14, 2020, Hydro-Québec acquired an indirect 45% redeemable noncontrolling interest in Ashwoods. We received $9 in cash at closing, inclusive of $2 in proceeds on a loan from Hydro-Québec. Dana will continue to consolidate Ashwoods as the governing documents continue to provide Dana with a controlling financial interest in this subsidiary. See the Acquisitions section above for a discussion of Dana's acquisition of Ashwoods.
 
Segments
 
We manage our operations globally through four operating segments. Our Light Vehicle and Power Technologies segments primarily support light vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with products for light trucks, SUVs, CUVs, vans and passenger cars. The Commercial Vehicle segment supports the OEMs of on-highway commercial vehicles (primarily trucks and buses), while our Off-Highway segment supports OEMs of off-highway vehicles (primarily wheeled vehicles used in construction, mining and agricultural applications).
 
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Trends in Our Markets
 
We serve our customers in three core global end markets: light vehicle, primarily full frame trucks and SUVs; commercial vehicle, including medium-and heavy-duty trucks and busses; and off-highway, including construction, mining, and agriculture equipment. 
 
In 2020, all of our end-markets were impacted to varying degrees by the global COVID-19 pandemic, which initially resulted in lower demand driven by production shutdowns related to virus mitigation efforts in the regions we serve.  Each of our end-markets has unique cyclical dynamics and market drivers. These cycles are impacted by periods of investment where end-user vehicle fleets are refreshed or expanded in reaction to demand usage patterns, regulatory changes, or when the age of vehicles in service reach their useful life. Key market drivers include regional economic growth rates; industrial output; commodity production and pricing; and residential and nonresidential construction rates. Our multi-market coverage and broad customer base help provide stability across the cycles while mitigating secular variability. 
 
Light vehicle markets — Our driveline business is weighted more heavily to the truck and SUV segments of the light-vehicle market versus the passenger-car segment. Our vehicle content is greater on rear-wheel drive, four-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive vehicles, as well as hybrid and electric vehicles. Global light-truck volumes have seen steady growth over the last three years, with the largest gains being in North America. The impact of COVID-19 saw the global market contract by 13% from 2019 levels. The outlook for the full year of 2021 reflects full-frame light-truck production to be up by a similar percentage, with all regions exhibiting a strong rebound and returning to 2019 levels as production constraints have eased, inventory returns to more normal levels, and constrained customer demand is fulfilled. 
 
Commercial vehicle markets — Our primary business is driveline systems for medium and heavy-duty trucks and busses, including the emerging market for hybrid and electric vehicles. Key regional markets are North America, South America (primarily Brazil) and Asia Pacific. The Class-8 truck market in North America has experienced steady growth from 2017 through 2019, peaking at 345,000 trucks produced in 2019. Production of Class-8 trucks in 2020 was 38% below the record production in 2019 due to normal cycle dynamics and the impact of COVID-19. The outlook for 2021 is for stronger demand with production up 35% over the prior year driven by improving economic outlook and cyclical growth. 
 
Medium-duty truck production in North America has grown steadily over the last several years before experiencing a 20% year- over-year decline from 2019 to 2020, primarily due to COVID-19. The outlook for 2021 is for a 6% increase in production over the prior year.  Outside of North America, production of medium-and heavy-duty trucks in South America had been slowly improving prior to the COVID-19 pandemic as economic conditions had started to stabilize. Pandemic and economic conditions drove a 22% decline in production in 2020. The 2021 outlook for South America is for a 30% increase in production as the region recovers from the impact of the pandemic and the age of existing vehicles drives a replacement cycle for new trucks.  In contrast to the rest of the world, Asia Pacific, driven by China, did not experience lower truck production in 2020, but is expected to slow output by 12% in 2021 as production matches lower demand, primarily driven by India where the recovery from the pandemic has been slower than in China.
 
Off-highway markets  — Our off-highway business has a large presence outside of North America, with 64% of its 2020 sales coming from products manufactured in Europe; however, a large portion of these products are utilized in vehicle production outside the region. The construction equipment segment of the off-highway market is closely related to global economic growth and infrastructure investment. This segment has experienced a 5% market contraction, which began in late 2018 and further accelerated due to COVID-19, with 2020 production ending down an additional 10%. The 2021 outlook has production demand in the global construction market rebounding by 5% over the prior year. End-user investment in the mining equipment segment is driven by prices for commodity products produced by underground mining. The global mining equipment market has been mostly stable over the past several years as industry participants have maintained vehicle inventory levels to match commodity output, and this trend is expected to continue in 2021. The agriculture equipment market is the third of our key off-highway segments.  Like the underground mining segment, investment in agriculture equipment is primarily driven by prices for farm commodities. From 2018 to 2019, global demand for agriculture equipment fell by 3% due to a slump in commodity prices. As prices have remained low, production in 2020 fell an additional 7%. The outlook for 2021 is for end-market demand to improve by 5% compared to the prior year, as farm subsidies in response to the global pandemic have bolstered the commodity market and is expected to drive the replacement of aging equipment.
 
Foreign currency  — With 52% of our 2020 sales coming from outside the U.S., international currency movements can have a significant effect on our sales and results of operations. The euro zone countries and China accounted for 51% and 10% of our 2020 non-U.S. sales, respectively, while Brazil and India each accounted for 7%. Although sales in South Africa are less than 5% of our non-U.S. sales, the rand has been volatile and significantly impacted sales from time to time. International currencies weakened against the U.S. dollar in 2020, decreasing 2020 sales by $53. A weaker Brazilian real, South African rand and Indian rupee more than offset a stronger euro.
 
Argentina has experienced significant inflationary pressures the past few years, contributing to significant devaluation of its currency among other economic challenges. Our Argentine operation supports our Light Vehicle operating segment. Our sales in Argentina for 2020 of approximately $78 are 1% of our consolidated sales and our net asset exposure related to Argentina was approximately $21, including $5 of net fixed assets, at December 31, 2020. During the second quarter of 2018, we determined that Argentina's economy met the GAAP definition of a highly inflationary economy. In assessing Argentina's economy as highly inflationary we considered its three-year cumulative inflation rate along with other factors. As a result, effective July 1, 2018, the U.S. dollar is the functional currency for our Argentine operations, rather than the Argentine peso. Beginning July 1, 2018, peso-denominated monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured into U.S. dollars using current Argentine peso exchange rates with resulting translation gains or losses included in results of operations. Nonmonetary assets and liabilities are remeasured into U.S. dollar using historic Argentine peso exchange rates. Reference is made to Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
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Commodity costs  — The cost of our products may be significantly impacted by changes in raw material commodity prices, the most important to us being those of various grades of steel, aluminum, copper, brass and rare earth materials. The effects of changes in commodity prices are reflected directly in our purchases of commodities and indirectly through our purchases of products such as castings, forgings, bearings, batteries and component parts that include commodities. Most of our major customer agreements provide for the sharing of significant commodity price changes with those customers based on the movement in various published commodity indexes. Where such formal agreements are not present, we have historically been successful implementing price adjustments that largely compensate for the inflationary impact of material costs. Material cost changes will customarily have some impact on our financial results as customer pricing adjustments typically lag commodity price changes. Lower commodity prices increased year-over-year earnings in 2020 by approximately $37, as compared to year-over-year earnings reductions of $30 from higher commodity prices in 2019. Material recovery and other pricing actions decreased year-over-year earnings by $80 and $10 in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
 
Sales, Earnings and Cash Flow Outlook
 
 
 
2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Outlook*
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Sales
 
$8,050 - $8,550
 
 
$
7,106
 
 
$
8,620
 
 
$
8,143
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$860 - $960
 
 
$
593
 
 
$
1,019
 
 
$
957
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
~7.5% of sales
 
 
$
386
 
 
$
637
 
 
$
568
 
Discretionary pension contributions
 
$—
 
 
$
—
 
 
$
61
 
 
$
—
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
~4.5% of sales
 
 
$
326
 
 
$
426
 
 
$
325
 
Adjusted Free Cash Flow
 
~3.0% of sales
 
 
$
60
 
 
$
272
 
 
$
243
 
 
* Our 2021 outlook does not include our pending acquisition of a portion of the thermal-management business of Modine Manufacturing Company, as the timing of closing the transaction is uncertain.
 
Adjusted EBITDA and adjusted free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures. See the Non-GAAP Financial Measures discussion below for definitions of our non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) measures. We have not provided a reconciliation of our adjusted EBITDA outlook to the most comparable GAAP measure of net income. Providing net income guidance is potentially misleading and not practical given the difficulty of projecting event driven transactional and other non-core operating items that are included in net income, including restructuring actions, asset impairments and certain income tax adjustments. The accompanying reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures with the most comparable GAAP measures for the historical periods presented are indicative of the reconciliations that will be prepared upon completion of the periods covered by the non-GAAP guidance.
 
Our 2021 sales outlook is $8,050 to $8,550, reflecting improving post-pandemic global market demand and $500 of net new business backlog. Based on our current sales and exchange rate outlook for 2021, we expect overall stability in international currencies with a modest benefit to sales. At sales levels in our current outlook for 2021, a 5% movement on the euro would impact our annual sales by approximately $125. A 5% change on the Chinese renminbi, Indian rupee, Brazilian real and Thai baht rates would impact our annual sales in each of those countries by approximately $10 to $20. At our current sales outlook for 2021, we expect full year 2021 adjusted EBITDA to approximate $860 to $960. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is expected to be 11.0%, a 270 basis-point improvement over 2020, reflecting higher margin net new business and the benefit of operational inefficiencies associated with the global COVID-19 pandemic not repeating in 2021, being partially offset by increased investment to support our electrification strategy. In addition, we anticipate higher commodity costs to be largely offset by material recovery and other pricing actions. We expect to generate adjusted free cash flow of approximately $250, or 3.0% of sales for 2021. The benefit of higher year-over-year adjusted EBITDA will be partially offset by an elevated level of capital spending supporting new customer programs, as spending on certain projects was deferred during 2020 in response the global COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Among our operational and strategic initiatives are increased focus on and investment in product technology – delivering products and technology that are key to bringing solutions to issues of paramount importance to our customers. Our success on this front is measured, in part, by our sales backlog – net new business received that will be launching in the future and adding to our base annual sales. This backlog excludes replacement business and represents incremental sales associated with new programs for which we have received formal customer awards. At December 31, 2020, our sales backlog of net new business for the 2021 through 2022 period was $700. We expect to realize $500 of our sales backlog in 2021, with incremental sales backlog of $200 being realized in 2022. Our sales backlog is evenly balanced between electric-vehicle and traditional ICE-vehicle content.
 
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Consolidated Results of Operations
 
Summary Consolidated Results of Operations (2020 versus 2019) 
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
 
Increase/
 
 
 
Dollars
 
 
Net Sales
 
 
Dollars
 
 
Net Sales
 
 
(Decrease)
 
Net sales
 
$
7,106
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,620
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(1,514
)
Cost of sales
 
 
6,485
 
 
 
91.3
%
 
 
7,489
 
 
 
86.9
%
 
 
(1,004
)
Gross margin
 
 
621
 
 
 
8.7
%
 
 
1,131
 
 
 
13.1
%
 
 
(510
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
421
 
 
 
5.9
%
 
 
508
 
 
 
5.9
%
 
 
(87
)
Amortization of intangibles
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Restructuring charges, net
 
 
34
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5
 
Impairment of goodwill
 
 
(51
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(45
)
Pension settlement charges
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(259
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
259
 
Other income (expense), net
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(25
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
47
 
Earnings before interest and income taxes
 
 
124
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
292
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(168
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
(8
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
Interest income
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
Interest expense
 
 
138
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
122
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 
 
(13
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
171
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(184
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
 
58
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(32
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
90
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates
 
 
20
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10
)
Net income (loss)
 
 
(51
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
233
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(284
)
Less: Noncontrolling interests net income
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3
)
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interests net loss
 
 
(30
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(24
)
Net income (loss) attributable to the parent company
 
$
(31
)
 
 
 
 
 
$
226
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(257
)
 
Sales  —  The following table shows changes in our sales by geographic region.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount of Change Due To
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase/
 
 
Currency
 
 
Acquisitions
 
 
Organic
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
Effects
 
 
(Divestitures)
 
 
Change
 
North America
 
$
3,602
 
 
$
4,473
 
 
$
(871
)
 
$
(1
)
 
$
30
 
 
$
(900
)
Europe
 
 
2,209
 
 
 
2,606
 
 
 
(397
)
 
 
32
 
 
 
66
 
 
 
(495
)
South America
 
 
358
 
 
 
509
 
 
 
(151
)
 
 
(73
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(78
)
Asia Pacific
 
 
937
 
 
 
1,032
 
 
 
(95
)
 
 
(11
)
 
 
29
 
 
 
(113
)
Total
 
$
7,106
 
 
$
8,620
 
 
$
(1,514
)
 
$
(53
)
 
$
125
 
 
$
(1,586
)
 
Sales in 2020 were $1,514 lower than in 2019. Weaker international currencies decreased sales by $53, principally due to a weaker Brazilian real, South African rand and Indian rupee, partially offset by a stronger euro. The acquisitions of ODS in last year's first quarter, PEPS in last year's second quarter and Ashwoods in this year's first quarter, generated a year-over-year increase in sales of $125. The organic sales decrease of $1,586, or 18%, resulted from weaker light and medium/heavy truck markets and lower global off-highway demand in January and February 2020 and the rapid dissipation in production volumes across all of our end markets beginning in March 2020 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on our operations as well as those of our customers, suppliers and the global supply chains in which we participate, was most notable during April 2020, with a measured ramp up in production beginning in May followed by a rapid increase in customer demand through the third quarter. Sales in the fourth quarter of 2020 were $121 higher than the same period of 2019, primarily due to strong customer demand in, and the conversion of sales backlog by, our Light Vehicle operating segment. The conversion of sales backlog contributed $348 on a full-year basis, while pricing actions, including material commodity price and inflationary cost adjustments, reduced sales by $80.
 
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The North America organic sales decrease of 20% was driven principally by weaker light and medium/heavy duty truck production volumes resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by the conversion of sales backlog. Full frame light truck production was down 20% during 2020 while production of Class 8 and Classes 5-7 trucks were down 38% and 20%, respectively.
 
Excluding currency and acquisition effects, sales in Europe were down 19% compared with 2019. With our significant Off-Highway presence in the region, weakening construction/mining and agricultural markets due to the global COVID-19 pandemic were a major factor. Organic sales in this operating segment were down 22% compared with 2019.
 
Excluding currency effects, sales in South America decreased 15% compared to 2019 primarily due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Medium/heavy truck production was down 22% and light truck production was down 17% compared to 2019.
 
Excluding currency and acquisition effects, sales in Asia Pacific decreased about 11% as China's economy showed signs of weakening even before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Light truck and light vehicle engine production were down 9% and 13%, respectively, while medium/heavy truck production was up 12% compared to 2019.
 
Cost of sales and gross margin  — Cost of sales for 2020 decreased $1,004, or 13% when compared to 2019. Cost of sales as a percent of sales in 2020 was 440 basis points higher than in the previous year. Cost of sales attributed to acquisitions was approximately $137. Excluding the effects of acquisitions, cost of sales as a percent of sales was 90.9%, 400 basis points higher than in the previous year. The increase in cost of sales as a percent of sales is attributable to the rapid dissipation of customer demand across all of our end markets primarily during the second quarter of 2020, as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, followed by a dramatic increase in demand during the third quarter of 2020. During the second quarter of 2020 actions to flex down our cost structure lagged the rapid dissipation of customer demand across all of our end markets, our inability to effectively reduce labor costs in certain countries due to government requirements, as well as our inability to reduce fixed costs including depreciation and rent expense. During the third quarter of 2020 we experienced operational inefficiencies and premium costs associated with taking a number of our plants from being idled just a few months prior to running at full capacity. Partially offsetting the impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic were lower commodity prices which lowered material costs by $37 and continued material cost savings of approximately $75.
 
Gross margin of $621 for 2020 decreased $510 from 2019. Gross margin as a percent of sales was 8.7% in 2020, 440 basis points lower than in 2019. The decline in margin as a percent of sales was driven principally by the cost of sales factors referenced above.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A)  — SG&A expenses in 2020 were $421 (5.9% of sales) as compared to $508 (5.9% of sales) in 2019. SG&A attributed to acquisitions was $9. The year-over-year decrease of $96 exclusive of acquisitions was primarily due to lower year-over-year incentive compensation as well as lower salaried employee wages, benefits, travel expenses, marketing expenses and professional fees resulting from the execution of cost reduction initiatives in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Amortization of intangibles  — Amortization expense was $13 in 2020 and $12 in 2019. The increase in amortization expense is primarily due to higher levels of intangible assets as the result of acquisition activity.
 
Restructuring charges, net  — Restructuring charges of $34 in 2020 were comprised of severance and benefit costs primarily related to headcount reductions across our operations in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic and exit costs related to previously announced actions. Restructuring charges of $29 in 2019 were comprised of severance and benefit costs primarily related to integration of recent acquisitions, headcount reductions across our operations and exit costs related to previously announced actions. See Note 4 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Impairment of goodwill  — During the first quarter of 2020, we recorded a $51 goodwill impairment charge. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we wrote off the goodwill recognized as part of a 2016 acquisition. See Note 3 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Pension settlement charges  — During 2019, we recorded a $256 settlement charge related to the termination of one of our U.S. defined benefit pension plans and a $3 settlement charge related to the termination of one of our Canadian defined benefit pension plans. See Note 12 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
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Other income (expense), net  — The following table shows the major components of other income (expense), net.
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Non-service cost components of pension and OPEB costs
 
$
(10
)
 
$
(23
)
Government grants and incentives
 
 
14
 
 
 
15
 
Foreign exchange loss
 
 
8
 
 
 
(11
)
Strategic transaction expenses
 
 
(20
)
 
 
(41
)
Gain on investment in Hyliion
 
 
33
 
 
 
 
 
Non-income tax legal judgment
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
Gain on liquidation of foreign subsidiary
 
 
 
 
 
 
12
 
Other, net
 
 
(3
)
 
 
17
 
Other income (expense), net
 
$
22
 
 
$
(25
)
 
Strategic transaction expenses in 2020 were primarily attributable to the acquisition of ODS and Nordresa and certain other strategic initiatives. Strategic transaction expenses in 2019 were primarily attributable to the acquisition of ODS. We held $16 of convertible notes receivable from our investment in Hyliion Inc. On October 1, 2020, Hyliion Inc. completed its merger with Tortoise Acquisition Corp. The business combination resulted in the combined company being renamed Hyliion Holdings Corp. (Hyliion), with its common stock being listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HYLN. Effective with the completed merger, our notes receivable were converted into 2,988,229 common shares of HYLN. Our investment in Hyliion will be included in noncurrent marketable securities and carried at fair value with changes in fair value included in net income in future periods. During the first quarter of 2019, we won a legal judgment regarding the methodology used to calculate PIS/COFINS tax on imports into Brazil. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we liquidated a foreign subsidiary. The resulting non-cash gain is attributable to the recognition of accumulated currency translation adjustments. See Note 19 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt  —   On June 19, 2020, in connection with the issuance of our June 2028 Notes, we terminated our $500 bridge facility and wrote off $5 of deferred fees associated with the bridge facility. On December 31, 2020, we fully paid down our Term A Facility. We wrote off $3 of previously deferred financing costs associated with the Term A Facility. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we redeemed $300 of our September 2023 Notes. We incurred redemption premiums of $7 in connection with these repayments and wrote off $2 of previously deferred financing costs associated with the extinguished debt. See Note 14 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Interest income and interest expense  — Interest income was $9 in 2020 and $10 in 2019. Interest expense increased from $122 in 2019 to $138 in 2020 due to higher average debt levels in 2020. The increase in average debt levels is primarily attributable to outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility during the first half of 2020 and the issuances of $400 of our June 2028 Notes and an additional $100 of our November 2027 Notes in June 2020. Average effective interest rates, inclusive of amortization of debt issuance costs, approximated 5.0% in both 2020 and 2019.
 
Income tax expense (benefit)  — Income taxes were an expense of $58 in 2020 and benefit of $32 in 2019. During 2020, we recognized tax expense of $60 for additional valuation allowances in foreign jurisdictions due to reduced income projections. We also recognized a benefit of $26 for the release of valuation allowance in a subsidiary in Australia, based on recent history of profitability and increased income projections. In conjunction with the completion of the intercompany sale of certain assets to a non-U.S. affiliate, net tax expense of $12 was recorded, including the corresponding foreign derived intangible income benefit. For the year, we also recognized tax benefits of $37 related to tax actions that adjusted federal tax credits. A pre-tax goodwill impairment charge of $51 with an associated income tax benefit of $1 was recorded.  During 2019, we recognized a benefit of $22 for the release of valuation allowance in a subsidiary in Brazil based on recent history of profitability and increased income projections. A pre-tax pension settlement charge of $259 was recorded, resulting in income tax expense of $11 and a valuation allowance release of $18. For the year, we also recognized benefits for the release of valuation allowance in the US of $34 based on increased income projections and $30 based on the development of a tax planning strategy related to federal tax credits. Partially offsetting this benefit in the US was $6 of expense related to a US state law change. During the second quarter of 2019, we also recorded tax benefits of $48 related to tax actions that adjusted federal tax credits. See Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
In countries where our history of operating losses does not allow us to satisfy the “more likely than not” criterion for recognition of deferred tax assets, we have generally recognized no income tax on the pre-tax income or losses as valuation allowance adjustments offset the associated tax effects. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we recognized a benefit of $26 for the release of valuation allowance in a subsidiary in Australia.  During the third quarter of 2019, we recognized a benefit of $22 for the release of a valuation allowance in a subsidiary in Brazil.
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates  — Net earnings from equity investments was $20 in 2020 and $30 in 2019. Equity in earnings from Dongfeng Dana Axle Co., Ltd. (DDAC) was $15 in 2020 and $18 in 2019. After experiencing significant impacts resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic during the first quarter of 2020, DDAC experienced higher demand levels during the balance of 2020 primarily driven by increased demand for certain medium/heavy vehicles by the Chinese government. Equity in earnings from Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, LLC (BSFB) was $4 in 2020 and $12 in 2019. The year-over-year decrease in BSFB's earnings is primarily attributable to the global COVID-19 pandemic and the October 1, 2020 sale of our 20% ownership interest in BSFB to Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC. See Note 22 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
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Segment Results of Operations (2020 versus 2019)
 
Light Vehicle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2019
 
$
3,609
 
 
$
438
 
 
 
12.1
%
Volume and mix
 
 
(495
)
 
 
(140
)
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
(61
)
 
 
(59
)
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
$
3,038
 
 
$
239
 
 
 
7.9
%
 
Light Vehicle sales in 2020, exclusive of currency effects, were 15% lower than 2019. Full year 2020 full frame light truck production declined in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia Pacific by 20%, 20%, 17%, and 9%, respectively, compared to 2019. Full frame light truck production rapidly dissipated across all regions beginning in March 2020 as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic on our Light Vehicle operations was most notable during April 2020, with a measured ramp up in production beginning in May followed by a rapid increase in customer demand through the third quarter. Light Vehicle sales in the fourth quarter of 2020, exclusive of currency effects, were $135 higher than the fourth quarter of 2019 primary due to the conversion of sales backlog and continued strengthening of customer demand. Net customer pricing and cost recovery actions further decreased year-over-year sales by $49.
 
Light Vehicle segment EBITDA decreased by $199 in 2020. Lower sales volumes provided a year-over-year headwind of $140 (28.3% decremental margin) as actions to flex down our cost structure during the second quarter of 2020 lagged the rapid dissipation of customer demand resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Performance during the third and fourth quarters was negatively impacted by taking a number of our Light Vehicle plants from being idled just a few months prior to running at full capacity. The year-over-year performance-related earnings decline was driven by operational inefficiencies of $86, lower net pricing and material cost recovery of $49 and incremental safety costs of $2 directly related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, including facility sanitization and personal protective equipment. Partially offsetting these performance-related earnings decreases were material cost savings of $32, commodity cost decreases of $26, lower salaried employee wages of $10, certain benefits of the CARES Act of $5, lower incentive compensation of $3 and lower warranty expense of $2.
 
Commercial Vehicle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2019
 
$
1,611
 
 
$
138
 
 
 
8.6
%
Volume and mix
 
 
(378
)
 
 
(98
)
 
 
 
 
Acquisition / Divestiture
 
 
8
 
 
 
(7
)
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
(11
)
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
(49
)
 
 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
2020
 
$
1,181
 
 
$
36
 
 
 
3.0
%
 
Commercial Vehicle sales in 2020, exclusive of currency effects and the impact of acquisitions, were 24% lower than 2019. Declining market conditions coming out of 2019 deteriorated further with the rapid dissipation in customer demand resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Full year North America Class 8 production was down 38% and Classes 5-7 production was down 20% from 2019. Year-over-year medium/heavy truck production in Europe and South America were down 30% and 22%, respectively. Asia Pacific was impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic earlier than the other regions, with its most significant year-over-year production decline occurring during the first quarter of 2020. Asia Pacific medium/heavy truck production was up 12% compared to 2019. Net customer pricing and cost recovery actions further decreased year-over-year sales by $12.
 
Commercial Vehicle segment EBITDA decreased by $102 in 2020. Lower sales volumes provided a year-over-year headwind of $98 (25.9% decremental margin) as actions to flex down our cost structure during the second and third quarters of 2020 lagged the rapid dissipation of customer demand resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The year-over-year performance-related earnings improvement was driven by material cost savings of $14, lower salaried employee wages of $6, commodity cost decreases of $3, lower incentive compensation of $2, certain benefits of the CARES Act of $2 and lower warranty expense of $1. Partially offsetting these performance-related earnings increases were lower net customer pricing and cost recovery actions of $12, operational inefficiencies of $7 and incremental safety costs of $3 directly related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, including facility sanitization and personal protective equipment.
 
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Off-Highway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2019
 
$
2,360
 
 
$
330
 
 
 
14.0
%
Volume and mix
 
 
(498
)
 
 
(115
)
 
 
 
 
Acquisition
 
 
117
 
 
 
22
 
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
(15
)
 
 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
$
1,970
 
 
$
234
 
 
 
11.9
%
 
Off-Highway sales in 2020, exclusive of currency effects and the impact of the ODS and Ashwoods acquisitions, were 22% lower than 2019. Already declining global construction/mining and agricultural equipment markets coming out of 2019 deteriorated further with the rapid dissipation of customer demand resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Net customer pricing and cost reduction actions further decreased year-over-year sales by $15.
 
Off-Highway segment EBITDA decreased by $96 in 2020. Lower sales volumes provided a year-over-year headwind of $115 (23.1% decremental margin) as actions to flex down our cost structure lagged the rapid dissipation of customer demand resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The year-over-year performance-related earnings decline was driven by operating inefficiencies of $23, lower net pricing and material recovery of $15, incremental safety costs of $4 directly related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, including facility sanitization and personal protective equipment and higher incentive compensation of $1. Partially offsetting these performance-related earnings decreases were material cost savings of $22, commodity cost decreases of $8, lower salaried employee wages of $8, certain benefits of the CARES Act of $1 and lower warranty expense of $1.
 
Power Technologies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2019
 
$
1,040
 
 
$
117
 
 
 
11.3
%
Volume and mix
 
 
(124
)
 
 
(39
)
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
(4
)
 
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
5
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2020
 
$
917
 
 
$
94
 
 
 
10.3
%
 
Power Technologies primarily serves the light vehicle market but also sells product to the medium/heavy truck and off-highway markets. Net of currency effects, sales for 2020 were 12% lower than 2020, primarily due to lower market demand resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. Full year 2020 light vehicle engine production declined in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific by 18%, 22% and 13%, respectively, compared to 2019. Net customer pricing and cost reduction actions further decreased year-over-year sales by $4.
 
Power Technologies segment EBITDA decreased by $23 in 2020. Lower sales volumes provided a year-over-year headwind of $39 (31.5% decremental margin) as actions to flex down our cost structure lagged the rapid dissipation of customer demand resulting from the global COVID-19 pandemic. The year-over-year performance-related earnings increase was driven by operational efficiencies of $9, lower salaried employee wages of $9, material cost savings of $7 and certain benefits of the CARES Act of $1. Partially offsetting these performance-related earnings increases were lower net pricing and material recovery of $4, higher warranty expense of $3, incremental safety costs of $2 directly related to the global COVID-19 pandemic, including facility sanitization and personal protective equipment and higher incentive compensation of $1.
 
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Summary Consolidated Results of Operations (2019 versus 2018)
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
 
 
 
 
 
% of
 
 
Increase/
 
 
 
Dollars
 
 
Net Sales
 
 
Dollars
 
 
Net Sales
 
 
(Decrease)
 
Net sales
 
$
8,620
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
8,143
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
477
 
Cost of sales
 
 
7,489
 
 
 
86.9
%
 
 
6,986
 
 
 
85.8
%
 
 
503
 
Gross margin
 
 
1,131
 
 
 
13.1
%
 
 
1,157
 
 
 
14.2
%
 
 
(26
)
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
508
 
 
 
5.9
%
 
 
499
 
 
 
6.1
%
 
 
9
 
Amortization of intangibles
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
Restructuring charges, net
 
 
29
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(20
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
14
 
Gain on disposal group held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3
)
Pension settlement charges
 
 
(259
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(259
)
Other income (expense), net
 
 
(25
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
(29
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
4
 
Earnings before interest and income taxes
 
 
292
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
579
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(287
)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
(9
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(9
)
Interest income
 
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1
)
Interest expense
 
 
122
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
96
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26
 
Earnings before income taxes
 
 
171
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
494
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(323
)
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
 
(32
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
78
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(110
)
Equity in earnings of affiliates
 
 
30
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6
 
Net income
 
 
233
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
440
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(207
)
Less: Noncontrolling interests net income
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
—
 
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interests net loss
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(6
)
Net income attributable to the parent company
 
$
226
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
427
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
(201
)
 
Sales  — The following table shows changes in our sales by geographic region.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount of Change Due To
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Increase/
 
 
Currency
 
 
Acquisitions
 
 
Organic
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
(Decrease)
 
 
Effects
 
 
(Divestitures)
 
 
Change
 
North America
 
$
4,473
 
 
$
4,106
 
 
$
367
 
 
$
(3
)
 
$
196
 
 
$
174
 
Europe
 
 
2,606
 
 
 
2,484
 
 
 
122
 
 
 
(129
)
 
 
322
 
 
 
(71
)
South America
 
 
509
 
 
 
546
 
 
 
(37
)
 
 
(31
)
 
 
(13
)
 
 
7
 
Asia Pacific
 
 
1,032
 
 
 
1,007
 
 
 
25
 
 
 
(14
)
 
 
149
 
 
 
(110
)
Total
 
$
8,620
 
 
$
8,143
 
 
$
477
 
 
$
(177
)
 
$
654
 
 
$
—
 
 
Sales in 2019 were $477 higher than in 2018. Weaker international currencies decreased sales by $177, principally due to a weaker euro, Brazilian real, South African rand, Chinese renminbi and Indian rupee. The acquisitions of ODS and SME in the first quarter of 2019, PEPS in the second quarter of 2019, Nordresa in the third quarter of 2019 and TM4 in the second quarter of 2018, net of the divestiture of the Brazil suspension components business in the third quarter of 2018, generated a year- over-year increase in sales of $654. The organic sales increase in North America driven by stronger medium/heavy truck production and the conversion of sale backlog was offset by weaker global construction/mining and agricultural equipment markets and a softening in the Chinese economy. Pricing actions, including material commodity price and inflationary cost recovery, reduced sales by $10.
 
The North America organic sales increase of 4% was driven principally by stronger medium/heavy truck production volumes and the conversion of sales backlog. Production of Class 8 trucks was up 6% and production of Classes 5-7 was up 2% while full frame light truck production was flat compared to 2018. In addition, realization of light truck sales backlog helped to offset the year-over-year sales volume-related decline attributable to one of our largest light vehicle customer programs for which production continued on the outgoing model, concurrent with production of the new model vehicle, during the first quarter of 2018.
 
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A weaker euro and South African rand were the primary driver of the decreased sales in Europe due to currency effects. Excluding currency and acquisition effects, sales in Europe decreased 3% compared to 2018. Strong market demand in the first half of 2019 in our Off-Highway segment was more than offset by weak demand in the second half of 2019.
 
A weaker Brazilian real reduced South America sales in 2019. The region overall experienced relatively stable markets, with medium/heavy truck production being flat and light truck production down 3% compared to 2018.
 
A weaker Chinese renminbi and Indian rupee were the primary drivers of the decreased sales in Asia Pacific due to currency effects. Excluding currency and acquisition effects, sales decreased about 11% as China's economy showed signs of weakening. Light truck, light vehicle engine and medium/heavy truck production were down 4%, 7% and 4% respectively, from 2018.
 
Cost of sales and gross margin  — Cost of sales for 2019 increased $503, or 7% when compared to 2018. Similar to the factors affecting sales, the increase was primarily due to the inclusion of acquired businesses. Cost of sales as a percent of sales in 2019 was 110 basis points higher than in the previous year. Cost of sales attributed to net acquisitions, which included $13 of incremental cost assigned to inventory as part of business combination accounting, was approximately $620. Excluding the effects of acquisitions and divestitures, cost of sales as a percent of sales was 86.2%, 40 basis points higher than in 2018. The increased cost of sales as a percent of sales was largely attributable to higher commodity prices which increased material costs by about $30, an increase in engineering and development cost of $4, higher depreciation expense of $15 and operational inefficiencies and other cost increases. Partially offsetting these higher costs were continued material cost savings of $86, a net benefit of $17 from the monetization of a non-income tax claim, lower start-up and launch costs and lower premium freight.
 
Gross margin of $1,131 for 2019 decreased $26 from 2018. Gross margin as a percent of sales was 13.1% in 2019, 110 basis points lower than in 2018. The decline in margin as a percent of sales was driven principally by the cost of sales factors referenced above.
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses (SG&A)  — SG&A expenses in 2019 were $508 (5.9% of sales) as compared to $499 (6.1% of sales) in 2018. SG&A attributed to net acquisitions was $33. Excluding the increase associated with net acquisitions, SG&A expenses were 10 basis points lower than the same period of 2018. The year-over-year decrease of $24 exclusive of net acquisitions was primarily due to lower salaries and benefits expenses resulting from the voluntary retirement program and other headcount reduction actions taken in the fourth quarter of 2018.
 
Amortization of intangibles  — The $4 increase in amortization expense in 2019 was attributable to intangible assets obtained through the TM4, ODS, SME, and PEPS acquisitions, partially offset by certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized. See Note 2 and Note 3 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Restructuring charges, net  — Restructuring charges of $29 in 2019 were comprised of severance and benefit costs related to integration of recent acquisitions, headcount reductions across our operations and exit costs related to previously announced actions. Restructuring charges of $25 in 2018 were primarily comprised of severance and benefit costs related to a voluntary retirement program in North America, headcount reduction actions in our operations and corporate functions in Brazil and administrative cost reduction initiatives primarily in Europe and North America. In response to continued market recovery in our Off-Highway business in Europe, management re-evaluated the economic conditions of our global Off-Highway business and determined that $7 of the previously approved restructuring actions are no longer economically prudent. See Note 4 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset  — During the fourth quarter of 2019, we wrote off the goodwill recognized as part of a 2016 acquisition. During the second quarter of 2018, we wrote off the in-process research and development intangible asset recognized as part of a 2012 acquisition. See Note 3 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Gain on disposal group held for sale  — Upon completion of the divestiture of our Brazil suspension components business in the second quarter of 2018, we reversed $3 of the previously recognized $27 pre-tax loss.
 
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Pension settlement charges  — During 2019, we recorded a $256 settlement charge related to the termination of one of our U.S. defined benefit pension plans and a $3 settlement charge related to the termination of one of our Canadian defined benefit pension plans. See Note 12 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Other income (expense), net  — The following table shows the major components of other income (expense), net.
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Non-service cost components of pension and OPEB costs
 
$
(23
)
 
$
(15
)
Government grants and incentives
 
 
15
 
 
 
12
 
Foreign exchange loss
 
 
(11
)
 
 
(12
)
Strategic transaction expenses, net of transaction breakup fee income
 
 
(41
)
 
 
(18
)
Non-income tax legal judgment
 
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
Gain on liquidation of foreign subsidiary
 
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
Other, net
 
 
17
 
 
 
4
 
Other income (expense), net
 
$
(25
)
 
$
(29
)
 
Strategic transaction expenses in 2019 were primarily attributable to our acquisition of ODS. Strategic transaction expenses in 2018 were primarily attributable to our bid to acquire the driveline business of GKN plc., our acquisition of an ownership interest in TM4, our pending acquisition of ODS and integration costs associated with our acquisitions of BFP and BPT, and were partially offset by a $40 transaction breakup fee associated with the GKN plc. transaction. During the first quarter of 2019, we won a legal judgment regarding the methodology used to calculate PIS/COFINS tax on imports into Brazil. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we liquidated a foreign subsidiary. The resulting non-cash gain is attributable to the recognition of accumulated currency translation adjustments. See Note 19 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt  —  W e redeemed $300 of our September 2023 Notes during the fourth quarter of 2019. We incurred redemption premiums of $7 in connection with these repayments and wrote off $2 of previously deferred financing costs associated with the extinguished debt. See Note 14 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Interest income and interest expense  — Interest income was $10 in 2019 and $11 in 2018. Interest expense increased from $96 in 2018 to $122 in 2019 primarily due to increased debt levels used to fund recent acquisition activities. Average effective interest rates, inclusive of amortization of debt issuance costs, approximated 5.0% and 5.2% in 2019 and 2018.
 
Income tax expense  — Income taxes were a benefit of $32 in 2019 and an expense of $78 in 2018. During 2019, we recognized a benefit of $22 for the release of valuation allowance in a subsidiary in Brazil based on recent history of profitability and increased income projections. A pre-tax pension settlement charge of $259 was recorded, resulting in income tax expense of $11 and a valuation allowance release of $18. For the year, we also recognized benefits for the release of valuation allowance in the US of $34 based on increased income projections and $30 based on the development of a tax planning strategy related to federal tax credits. Partially offsetting this benefit in the US was $6 of expense related to a US state law change. During the second quarter of 2019, we also recorded tax benefits of $48 related to tax actions that adjusted federal tax credits. During 2018, we recognized a benefit of $44 related to U.S. state law changes and the development and implementation of a tax planning strategy which adjusted federal tax credits, along with federal and state net operating losses and the associated valuation allowances. We also recognized benefits of $11 relating to the reversal of a provision for an uncertain tax position, $5 relating to the release of valuation allowances in the US based on improved income projections and $7 due to permanent reinvestment assertions. Partially offsetting these benefits was $5 of expense to settle outstanding tax matters in a foreign jurisdiction. See Note 18 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
Excluding the effects of the items referenced in the preceding paragraph, our effective tax rates were 24% in 2019 and 28% in 2018. These rates vary from the applicable U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to establishment, release and adjustment of valuation allowances in several countries, nondeductible expenses, deemed income, local tax incentives in several countries outside the U.S., different statutory tax rates outside the U.S. and withholding taxes related to repatriations of international earnings.
 
In countries where our history of operating losses does not allow us to satisfy the "more likely than not" criterion for recognition of deferred tax assets, we have generally recognized no income tax on the pre-tax income or losses as valuation allowance adjustments offset the associated tax effects. During the third quarter of 2019, we recognized a benefit of $22 for the release of a valuation allowance in a subsidiary in Brazil.
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates  — Net earnings from equity investments was $30 in 2019 compared with $24 in 2018. Equity in earnings from BSFB was $12 in 2019 and $7 in 2018. Equity in earnings from DDAC was $18 in 2019 and $15 in 2018. See Note 22 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
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Segment Results of Operations (2019 versus 2018)
 
Light Vehicle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2018
 
$
3,575
 
 
$
398
 
 
 
11.1
%
Volume and mix
 
 
64
 
 
 
18
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition
 
 
1
 
 
 
(1
)
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
(10
)
 
 
26
 
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
(21
)
 
 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
2019
 
$
3,609
 
 
$
438
 
 
 
12.1
%
 
Light Vehicle sales in 2019, exclusive of acquisition and currency effects, were 2% higher than 2018. Conversion of sales backlog was partially offset by lower full frame truck production in Asia Pacific and the year-over-year sales volume-related decline attributable to one of our largest customer programs for which production continued on the outgoing model, concurrent with production of the new model vehicle, during last year's first quarter. Full frame truck production in North America and Europe was flat compared to 2018. Net customer pricing and cost recovery actions resulted in a year-over-year decrease of $13.
 
Light Vehicle segment EBITDA increased by $40 in 2019. Higher sales volumes provided a year-over-year benefit of $18. The year-over-year performance related earnings improvement was driven by material cost savings of $37 and lower new program start-up and launch-related costs of $16. Lower net pricing and material cost recovery actions of $13, increased engineering spend of $9, higher warranty costs of $2 and operational inefficiencies and other cost increases of $3 reduced performance in 2019.
 
Commercial Vehicle
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2018
 
$
1,612
 
 
$
146
 
 
 
9.1
%
Volume and mix
 
 
10
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition / Divestiture
 
 
17
 
 
 
(2
)
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
16
 
 
 
(3
)
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
(44
)
 
 
(6
)
 
 
 
 
2019
 
$
1,611
 
 
$
138
 
 
 
8.6
%
 
Excluding currency effects and the net impact of acquisitions and divestitures, Commercial Vehicle sales increased 2% compared to last year. The volume-related increase was primarily attributable to higher production levels in North America during the first half of 2019 where Class 8 production was up 22% and Classes 5-7 production was up 7% compared to the first half of 2018. During the second half of 2019, North American production volumes declined, with Class 8 production down 9% and Classes 5-7 down 3% compared to the second half of 2018. Similarly the impact of higher 2019 first-half production volumes in Europe and Asia Pacific have been largely offset by declining production volumes in both regions during the second half of 2019. With the improving economy in Brazil, our sales volume in 2019 benefited from year-over-year higher production levels in that country of around 7%. Net customer pricing and cost recovery actions increased year-over-year sales by $7.
 
Commercial Vehicle segment EBITDA was $8 lower than 2018. Higher sales volumes increased year-over-year earnings by $3. The year-over-year performance related earnings decline was driven by higher commodity costs of $21, increased engineering spend of $2 and operational inefficiencies and other cost increases of $8. Material cost savings of $19, higher net pricing and material cost recovery actions of $7 and net foreign currency transaction gains of $2 provided a partial offset.
 
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Off-Highway
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2018
 
$
1,844
 
 
$
285
 
 
 
15.5
%
Volume and mix
 
 
(42
)
 
 
(19
)
 
 
 
 
Acquisition
 
 
636
 
 
 
88
 
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
3
 
 
 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
(81
)
 
 
(9
)
 
 
 
 
2019
 
$
2,360
 
 
$
330
 
 
 
14.0
%
 
Excluding currency effects, primarily due to a weaker euro, and the impact of the ODS and SME acquisitions, Off-Highway segment sales decreased 2% compared to last year. The construction/mining and agricultural equipment markets were relatively stable during the first half of 2019 but deteriorated rapidly during the second half of 2019. Customer pricing and material cost recovery actions increased year-over-year sales by $5.
 
Off-Highway segment EBITDA increased by $45 in 2019. Marginally higher market demand through the first half of 2019 was more than offset by rapid market deterioration in the second half of 2019. The $15 performance-related deterioration in 2019 earnings was impacted by higher commodity costs of $6 and operational inefficiencies and other cost increases of $36, partially offset by material cost savings of $22 and customer pricing and material cost recovery actions of $5.
 
Power Technologies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Segment
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
EBITDA
 
 
Margin
 
2018
 
$
1,112
 
 
$
149
 
 
 
13.4
%
Volume and mix
 
 
(36
)
 
 
(13
)
 
 
 
 
Performance
 
 
(5
)
 
 
(15
)
 
 
 
 
Currency effects
 
 
(31
)
 
 
(4
)
 
 
 
 
2019
 
$
1,040
 
 
$
117
 
 
 
11.3
%
 
Power Technologies primarily serves the light vehicle market but also sells product to the medium/heavy truck and off-highway markets. Net of currency effects, sales for 2019 were 4% lower than 2018, primarily due to program roll offs and lower market demand. Light vehicle engine production declined across all regions during 2019. Net customer pricing and material cost recovery actions decreased year-over-year sales by $9.
 
Power Technologies segment EBITDA decreased $32 compared to 2019. The $15 performance deterioration resulted from higher commodity costs of $2, operational inefficiencies and other cost increases of $4 and lower net pricing and material cost recovery actions of $9.
 
 
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
We have defined adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, equity grant expense, restructuring expense, non-service cost components of pension and other postretirement benefits (OPEB) costs and other adjustments not related to our core operations (gain/loss on debt extinguishment, pension settlements, divestitures, impairment, etc.). Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of our ability to maintain and continue to invest in our operations and provide shareholder returns. We use adjusted EBITDA in assessing the effectiveness of our business strategies, evaluating and pricing potential acquisitions and as a factor in making incentive compensation decisions. In addition to its use by management, we also believe adjusted EBITDA is a measure widely used by securities analysts, investors and others to evaluate financial performance of our company relative to other Tier 1 automotive suppliers. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for earnings before income taxes, net income or other results reported in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
 
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to adjusted EBITDA.
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
(51
)
 
$
233
 
 
$
440
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates
 
 
20
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
24
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
 
58
 
 
 
(32
)
 
 
78
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 
 
(13
)
 
 
171
 
 
 
494
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
 
365
 
 
 
339
 
 
 
270
 
Restructuring charges, net
 
 
34
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
25
 
Interest expense, net
 
 
129
 
 
 
112
 
 
 
85
 
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets
 
 
51
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
20
 
Gain on investment in Hyliion
 
 
(33
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
8
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
 
 
Pension settlement charge
 
 
 
 
 
 
259
 
 
 
 
 
Acquisition related inventory adjustments
 
 
 
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
 
 
(Gain) on disposal group held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(3
)
Other*
 
 
52
 
 
 
81
 
 
 
66
 
Adjusted EBITDA
 
$
593
 
 
$
1,019
 
 
$
957
 
 
*
Other includes stock compensation expense, non-service cost components of pension and OPEB costs, strategic transaction expenses, net of transaction breakup fees and other items. See Note 21 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional details.
 
Free Cash Flow and Adjusted Free Cash Flow
 
We have defined free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment. We have defined adjusted free cash flow as cash provided by operating activities excluding discretionary pension contributions less purchases of property, plant and equipment. We believe these measures are useful to investors in evaluating the operational cash flow of the company inclusive of the spending required to maintain the operations. Free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow are not intended to represent nor be an alternative to the measure of net cash provided by operating activities reported in accordance with GAAP. Free cash flow and adjusted free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
 
The following table reconciles net cash flows provided by operating activities to adjusted free cash flow.
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
$
386
 
 
$
637
 
 
$
568
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
 
(326
)
 
 
(426
)
 
 
(325
)
Free cash flow
 
 
60
 
 
 
211
 
 
 
243
 
Discretionary pension contribution
 
 
—
 
 
 
61
 
 
 
—
 
Adjusted free cash flow
 
$
60
 
 
$
272
 
 
$
243
 
 
 
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Liquidity
 
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents to liquidity, a non-GAAP measure, at December 31, 2020:
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
559
 
Less: Deposits supporting obligations
 
 
(3
)
Available cash
 
 
556
 
Additional cash availability from Revolving Facility
 
 
979
 
Marketable securities
 
 
21
 
Total liquidity
 
$
1,556
 
 
Cash deposits are maintained to provide credit enhancement for certain agreements and are reported as part of cash and cash equivalents. For most of these deposits, the cash may be withdrawn if a comparable security is provided in the form of letters of credit. Accordingly, these deposits are not considered to be restricted. Marketable securities are included as a component of liquidity as these investments can be readily liquidated at our discretion. We had availability of $979 at December 31, 2020 under the Revolving Facility after deducting $21 of outstanding letters of credit.
 
The components of our December 31, 2020 consolidated cash balance were as follows:
 
 
 
U.S.
 
 
Non-U.S.
 
 
Total
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
35
 
 
$
425
 
 
$
460
 
Cash and cash equivalents held as deposits
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
3
 
Cash and cash equivalents held at less than wholly-owned subsidiaries
 
 
3
 
 
 
93
 
 
 
96
 
Consolidated cash balance
 
$
38
 
 
$
521
 
 
$
559
 
 
A portion of the non-U.S. cash and cash equivalents is utilized for working capital and other operating purposes. Several countries have local regulatory requirements that restrict the ability of our operations to repatriate this cash. Beyond these restrictions, there are practical limitations on repatriation of cash from certain subsidiaries because of the resulting tax withholdings and subsidiary by-law restrictions which could limit our ability to access cash and other assets.
 
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic we have taken controlled and measured actions to preserve liquidity including but not limited to flexing our cost structure, reducing capital spending and investments in research and development activities where and when appropriate, taking advantage of various government programs and subsidies including certain provisions of the CARES Act, temporarily suspending the declaration and payment of dividends to common shareholders and temporarily suspending the repurchase of common stock under our existing common stock share repurchase program. During June 2020, we completed the sale of $400 in senior unsecured notes due June 15, 2028 (June 2028 Notes) as well as a $100 add on to our senior unsecured notes due November 15, 2027 (November 2027 Notes).
 
On April 16, 2020, we amended certain provisions of our credit and guaranty agreement including gradually increasing the first lien net leverage ratio from a maximum of 2.00 to 1.00 to a maximum of 4.00 to 1.00 for the quarter ending December 31, 2020 and then, starting with the quarter ending December 31, 2021, decrease the ratio quarterly until it returns to its prior level of 2.00 to 1.00 for and after the quarter ending September 30, 2022, unless Dana, in its sole discretion, elects to return the first lien net leverage ratio to its prior level of 2.00 to 1.00 earlier than such date. We also amended certain restrictive covenants to provide additional limitations on incurring additional liens, taking on additional debt, paying dividends, entering into certain transactions with affiliates, making certain investments and disposing of certain assets until December 31, 2021, unless Dana, in its sole discretion, elects to return the first lien net leverage ratio to its prior level prior to December 31, 2021.
 
While varied, the markets in which participate generally saw marked improvement during the third and fourth quarters of 2020, returning to near pre-pandemic levels. Based on our strengthening operating results and improved adjusted free cash flow generation, we fully paid down our Term A Facility in the third and fourth quarters of 2020 and elected to return the maximum first lien net leverage ratio to its prior level of 2.00 to 1.00 in December 2020.
 
At December 31, 2020, we were in compliance with the covenants of our financing agreements. Under the Term B Facility, the Revolving Facility and our senior notes, we are required to comply with certain incurrence-based covenants customary for facilities of these types. The incurrence-based covenants in the Term B Facility and the Revolving Facility permit us to, among other things, (i) issue foreign subsidiary indebtedness, (ii) incur general secured indebtedness subject to a pro forma first lien net leverage ratio not to exceed 1.50:1.00 in the case of first lien debt and a pro forma secured net leverage ratio of 2.50:1.00 in the case of other secured debt and (iii) incur additional unsecured debt subject to a pro forma total net leverage ratio not to exceed 3.50:1.00, tested at the time of incurrence. We may also make dividend payments in respect of our common stock as well as certain investments and acquisitions subject to a pro forma total net leverage ratio of 2.75:1.00. In addition, the Revolving Facility is subject to a financial covenant requiring us to maintain a first lien net leverage ratio not to exceed 2.00:1.00. The indentures governing the senior notes include other incurrence-based covenants that may subject us to additional specified limitations.
 
From time to time, depending upon market, pricing and other conditions, as well as our cash balances and liquidity, we may seek to acquire our senior notes or other indebtedness or our common stock through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, tender offers,  exchange offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as we may determine (or as may be provided for in the indentures governing the notes), for cash, securities or other consideration. There can be no assurance that we will pursue any such transactions in the future, as the pursuit of any alternative will depend upon numerous factors such as market conditions, our financial performance and the limitations applicable to such transactions under our financing and governance documents.
 
The principal sources of liquidity available for our future cash requirements are expected to be (i) cash flows from operations, (ii) cash and cash equivalents on hand and (iii) borrowings from our Revolving Facility. We believe that our overall liquidity and operating cash flow will be sufficient to meet our anticipated cash requirements for capital expenditures, working capital, debt obligations and other commitments during the next twelve months. While uncertainty surrounding the current economic environment could adversely impact our business, based on our current financial position, we believe it is unlikely that any such effects would preclude us from maintaining sufficient liquidity.
 
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Cash Flow
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Cash used for changes in working capital
 
$
47
 
 
$
(17
)
 
$
(113
)
Other cash provided by operations
 
 
339
 
 
 
654
 
 
 
681
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
386
 
 
 
637
 
 
 
568
 
Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
(327
)
 
 
(1,123
)
 
 
(462
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
 
(12
)
 
 
479
 
 
 
(180
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
$
47
 
 
$
(7
)
 
$
(74
)
 
The table above summarizes our consolidated statement of cash flows.
 
Operating activities  — Exclusive of working capital, other cash provided by operations was $339 during 2020 compared to $654 during 2019 and $681 during 2018. The decrease in 2020 is primarily attributable to lower operating earnings, as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and higher year-over-year cash paid for interest of $12 due to increased debt levels, partially offset by lower year-over-year pension contributions of $40, cash paid for income taxes of $27, cash paid for restructuring of $21 and cash paid for strategic transaction expenses of $21. The decrease in 2019 is principally due to the $61 of discretionary pension contributions, higher year-over-year cash paid for interest of $27, cash paid for strategic transaction expenses of $30 and cash paid for restructuring of $19, partially offset by higher operating earnings and lower year-over-year cash paid for income taxes of $20.
 
Working capital provided cash of $47 in 2020 and used cash of $17 in 2019 and $113 in 2018. Higher levels of receivables used cash of $66 in 2020 while lower levels of receivables generated cash of $135 in 2019. The cash used for receivables in 2020 is reflective of higher year-over-year fourth quarter sales resulting from stronger market demand. The cash generated from receivables in 2019 is reflective of lower year-over-year fourth quarter sales resulting from lower market demand. Lower inventories generated cash of $69 in 2020 and $35 in 2019 while higher inventory levels consumed cash of $110 in 2018. During the fourth quarter of 2020 we continued to closely monitor inventory levels across our facilities, as the recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic has varied by end market. Inventory levels began to decline at the end of 2019 in response to lower market demand. Increases in accounts payable and other net liabilities provided cash of $44 in 2020 while decreases in accounts payable and other net liabilities used cash of $187 in 2019. Increases in accounts payable and other liabilities provided cash of $110 in 2018. Cash generated by accounts payable and other net liabilities in 2020 is primarily attributable to negotiating temporary extensions of payment terms with certain suppliers and service providers in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Cash used by accounts payable and other net liabilities in 2019 is primarily attributable to lower levels of purchasing during the fourth quarter of 2019 resulting from lower market demand, lower year-over-year accruals for professional service fees and strategic transaction expenses and the payment of higher incentive compensation accrued in 2018.
 
Investing activities  — Expenditures for property plant and equipment were $326, $426 and $325 in 2020, 2019 and 2018. Capital spending increased in 2019 in support of new business sales backlog and for needed improvements at several ODS facilities. During 2020, capital spending was delayed where and when appropriate in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. During 2020, we paid $8 to acquire Curtis' 35.4% ownership interest in Ashwoods. The acquisition of Curtis' interest in Ashwoods, along with our existing ownership interest in Ashwoods, provided us with a controlling financial interest in Ashwoods. During 2019, we paid $545, net of cash and restricted cash acquired, to purchase ODS, we paid $61 to acquire SME, we paid $48, net of cash acquired, to purchase PEPS and we paid $10 to acquire Nordresa. During 2019, we paid $21 to settle the undesignated Swiss franc notional deal contingent forward related to the ODS acquisition. In 2018, we paid $125 to acquire a 55% ownership interest in TM4 and, pursuant to our purchase and sale agreement for the Brevini Fluid Power S.p.A. (BFP) and Brevini Power Transmission S.p.A. (BPT) acquisitions in 2017, we made a net payment of $20 to complete a required purchase of real estate and settle purchase price adjustment amounts owed by the seller. During 2020, we sold our 20% ownership interest in Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake, LLC for $50, consisting of $21 in cash, a note receivable of $25 and deferred proceeds of $4. During 2018, we completed the sale of our Brazil suspension components business resulting in a net cash outflow of $6, as the cash transferred to the buyer in the transaction exceeded the proceeds received from the buyer. During all three years, purchases of marketable securities were largely funded by proceeds from sales and maturities of marketable securities.
 
 
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Financing activities  — During 2020, we completed the issuance of $400 of our June 2028 Notes and the issuance of an additional $100 of our November 2027 Notes, paying financing costs of $8. During 2020, we entered into a $500 bridge facility, paying financing costs of $5. We subsequently terminated the bridge facility. During 2020 we fully paid down the Term A Facility, making principle payments of $474. During 2019, we entered into an amended credit and guaranty agreement comprised of a $500 Term A Facility, a $450 Term B Facility and a $1,000 Revolving Facility. The Term A Facility was an expansion of our existing $275 term facility. We drew the $225 available under the Term A Facility and the $450 available under the Term B Facility. The proceeds from the Term Facilities were used to acquire ODS and pay for related integration activities. We paid financing costs of $16 to amend the credit and guaranty agreement. During 2019, we made combined principle payments of $117 on the Term Facilities. Also during 2019, we completed the issuances of $300 of our November 2027 Notes, paying financing cost of $4. We used the proceeds of the November 2027 Notes issuance to redeem all $300 of our September 2023 Notes, paying a redemption premium of $7. During 2019, we broadened our relationship with Hydro-Québec, with Hydro-Québec acquiring an indirect 45% redeemable noncontrolling interest in SME and increasing its existing indirect 22.5% noncontrolling interest in PEPS to an indirect 45% redeemable noncontrolling interest. We received $53 of cash at closing. During 2020, Hydro-Québec paid us $7 to acquire an indirect 45% redeemable noncontrolling interest in Ashwoods. During 2018, we paid $43 to acquire Intrafind S.p.A.'s (formerly Brevini Group S.p.A.) remaining 20% ownership interests in BFP and BPT. Also during 2018, Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. (Yulon) paid $22 to acquire a direct ownership interest in two of our consolidated operating subsidiaries. Yulon's ownership interest in the two consolidated operating subsidiaries did not change as a result of the transactions, as it previously owned the same percentages indirectly through a series of consolidated holding companies. The $22, less withholding taxes, was returned to Yulon in the form of a dividend in 2018. During 2020 we sold a portion of our ownership interest in ROC-Spicer, Ltd. (ROC-Spicer) to China Motor Corporation, reducing our ownership interest in ROC-Spicer to 50%. In conjunction with the decrease in our ownership interest, the ROC-Spicer shareholders agreement was amended, eliminating our controlling financial interest in ROC-Spicer. Upon our loss of control, we deconsolidated ROC-Spicer, including $14 of cash and cash equivalents. We used cash of $25 to repurchase common shares under our share repurchase program in both 2019 and 2018. We used $15, $58 and $58 for dividend payments to common stockholders in 2020, 2019 and 2018. During the second quarter of 2020, we temporarily suspended the declaration and payment of dividends to common stockholders and temporarily suspended the repurchase of common stock under our existing common stock repurchase program in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Distributions to noncontrolling interests totaled $11, $19 and $42 in 2020, 2019 and 2018. Distributions to noncontrolling interest in 2018 includes the dividend to Yulon discussed above.
 
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
In connection with the divestiture of our Structural Products business in 2010, leases covering three U.S. facilities were assigned to a U.S. affiliate of the new owner, Metalsa S.A. de C.V. (Metalsa). Under the terms of the sale agreement, we guarantee the affiliate’s performance under the leases, which run through June 2025, including approximately $6 of annual payments. In the event of a required payment by Dana as guarantor, we are entitled to pursue full recovery from Metalsa of the amounts paid under the guarantee and to take possession of the leased property.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
We are obligated to make future cash payments in fixed amounts under various agreements. The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations as of December 31, 2020.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments Due by Period
 
Contractual Cash Obligations
 
Total
 
 
2021
 
 
2022 - 2023
 
 
2024 - 2025
 
 
After 2025
 
Long-term debt (1)
 
$
2,390
 
 
$
—
 
 
$
9
 
 
$
857
 
 
$
1,524
 
Interest payments (2)
 
 
686
 
 
 
125
 
 
 
249
 
 
 
205
 
 
 
107
 
Operating leases (3)
 
 
226
 
 
 
50
 
 
 
70
 
 
 
45
 
 
 
61
 
Financing leases (4)
 
 
86
 
 
 
9
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
11
 
 
 
49
 
Unconditional purchase obligations (5)
 
 
164
 
 
 
153
 
 
 
8
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
1
 
Pension contribution (6)
 
 
16
 
 
 
16
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Retiree health care benefits (7)
 
 
50
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
25
 
Uncertain income tax positions (8)
 
 
—
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total contractual cash obligations
 
$
3,618
 
 
$
358
 
 
$
363
 
 
$
1,130
 
 
$
1,767
 
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Notes:
(1)
Principal payments on long-term debt.
 
 
(2)
Interest payments are based on long-term debt in place at December 31, 2020 and the interest rates applicable to such obligations.
 
 
(3)
Operating lease obligations, including interest, related to real estate, manufacturing and material handling equipment, vehicles and other assets.
 
 
(4)
Finance lease obligations, including interest, related to real estate and manufacturing and material handling equipment.
 
 
(5)
Unconditional purchase obligations are comprised of commitments for the procurement of fixed assets, the purchase of raw materials and the fulfillment of other contractual obligations.
 
 
(6)
This amount represents estimated 2021 minimum required contributions to our global defined benefit pension plans. We have not estimated pension contributions beyond 2021 due to the significant impact that return on plan assets and changes in discount rates might have on such amounts.
 
 
(7)
This amount represents estimated payments under our retiree health care programs. Obligations under the retiree health care programs are not fixed commitments and will vary depending on various factors, including the level of participant utilization and inflation. Our estimates of the payments to be made in the future consider recent payment trends and certain of our actuarial assumptions.
 
 
(8)
We are not able to reasonably estimate the timing of payments related to uncertain tax positions because the timing of settlement is uncertain. The above table does not reflect unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2020 of $104. See Note 18 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional discussion.
 
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At December 31, 2020, we maintained cash balances of $3 on deposit with financial institutions primarily to support property insurance policy deductibles, certain employee retirement obligations and specific government approved environmental remediation efforts.
 
Contingencies
 
For a summary of litigation and other contingencies, see Note 16 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8. Based on information available to us at the present time, we do not believe that any liabilities beyond the amounts already accrued that may result from these contingencies will have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, financial condition or results of operations.
 
Critical Accounting Estimates
 
The preparation of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires us to use estimates and make judgments and assumptions about future events that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and the related disclosures. Considerable judgment is often involved in making these determinations. Critical estimates are those that require the most difficult, subjective or complex judgments in the preparation of the financial statements and the accompanying notes. We evaluate these estimates and judgments on a regular basis. We believe our assumptions and estimates are reasonable and appropriate. However, the use of different assumptions could result in significantly different results and actual results could differ from those estimates. The following discussion of accounting estimates is intended to supplement the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies presented as Note 1 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
 
Income taxes  — Accounting for income taxes is complex, in part because we conduct business globally and therefore file income tax returns in numerous tax jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining the income tax provision, uncertain tax positions, deferred tax assets and liabilities and the valuation allowances recorded against our net deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance is provided when, in our judgment based upon available information, it is more likely than not that a portion of such deferred tax assets will not be realized. To make this assessment, we consider the historical and projected future taxable income or loss by tax jurisdiction. We consider all components of comprehensive income and weigh the positive and negative evidence, putting greater reliance on objectively verifiable historical evidence than on projections of future profitability that are dependent on actions that have not taken place as of the assessment date. We also consider changes to historical profitability of actions that occurred through the date of assessment and objectively verifiable effects of material forecasted events that would have a sustained effect on future profitability, as well as the effect on historical profits of nonrecurring events. We also incorporate the changes to historical and prospective income from tax planning strategies expected to be implemented.
 
In the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is less than certain. We are regularly under audit by the various applicable tax authorities. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain, we believe that we have appropriate support for the positions taken on our tax returns and that our annual tax provisions include amounts sufficient to pay assessments, if any, upon final determination by the taxing authorities. Nonetheless, the amounts ultimately paid, if any, upon resolution of the issues raised by the taxing authorities may differ materially from the amounts accrued for each year. See additional discussion of our deferred tax assets and liabilities in Note 18 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
 
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Retiree benefits  — Accounting for pension benefits and other postretirement benefits (OPEB) involves estimating the cost of benefits to be provided well into the future and attributing that cost to the time period each employee works. These plan expenses and obligations are dependent on assumptions developed by us in consultation with our outside advisers such as actuaries and other consultants and are generally calculated independently of funding requirements. The assumptions used, including inflation, discount rates, investment returns, life expectancies, turnover rates, retirement rates, future compensation levels and health care cost trend rates, have a significant impact on plan expenses and obligations. These assumptions are regularly reviewed and modified when appropriate based on historical experience, current trends and future outlook. Changes in one or more of the underlying assumptions could result in a material impact to our consolidated financial statements in any given period. If actual experience differs from expectations, our financial position and results of operations in future periods could be affected.
 
Mortality rates are based in part on the company's plan experience and actuarial estimates. The inflation assumption is based on an evaluation of external market indicators, while retirement and turnover rates are based primarily on actual plan experience. Health care cost trend rates are developed based on our actual historical claims experience, the near-term outlook and an assessment of likely long-term trends. For our largest plans, discount rates are based upon the construction of a yield curve which is developed based on a subset of high-quality fixed-income investments (those with yields between the 40th and 90th percentiles). The projected cash flows are matched to this yield curve and a present value developed which is then calibrated to develop a single equivalent discount rate. Pension benefits are funded through deposits with trustees that satisfy, at a minimum, the applicable funding regulations. For our largest defined benefit pension plans, expected investment rates of return are based on input from the plans’ investment advisers and actuary regarding our expected investment portfolio mix, historical rates of return on those assets, projected future asset class returns, the impact of active management and long-term market conditions and inflation expectations. We believe that the long-term asset allocation on average will approximate the targeted allocation and we regularly review the actual asset allocation to periodically re-balance the investments to the targeted allocation when appropriate. OPEB and the majority of our non-U.S. pension benefits are funded as they become due.
 
Actuarial gains or losses may result from changes in assumptions or when actual experience is different from that which was expected. Under the applicable standards, those gains and losses are not required to be immediately recognized in our results of operations as income or expense, but instead are deferred as part of AOCI and amortized into our results of operations over future periods.
 
U.S. retirement plans  — Our U.S. defined benefit pension plans comprise 65% of our consolidated defined benefit pension obligations at December 31, 2020. These plans are frozen and no service-related costs are being incurred. Changes in our net obligations are principally attributable to changing discount rates and the performance of plan assets. In October 2017, upon authorization by the Dana Board of Directors, we commenced the process of terminating one of our U.S. defined benefit pension plans. During the second quarter of 2019, payments were made from plan assets to those plan participants that elected to take the lump-sum payout option. In June 2019, we entered into (a) a definitive commitment agreement by and among Dana, Athene Annuity and Life Company (Athene) and State Street Global Advisors, as independent fiduciary to the plan, and (b) a definitive commitment agreement by and among Dana, Companion Life Insurance Company (Companion) and State Street Global Advisors, as independent fiduciary to the plan. Pursuant to the definitive commitment agreements, the plan purchased group annuity contracts that irrevocably transferred to the insurance companies the remaining future pension benefit obligations of the plan. Plan participant’s benefits are unchanged as a result of the termination. We contributed $59 to the plan prior to the purchase of the group annuity contracts. The purchase of group annuity contracts was then funded directly by the assets of the plan in June 2019. By irrevocably transferring the obligations to Athene and Companion, we reduced our unfunded pension obligation by approximately $165 and recognized a pre-tax pension settlement charge of $256 in 2019.
 
Rising discount rates decrease the present value of future pension obligations – a 25 basis point increase in the discount rate would decrease our U.S. pension liability by about $20. As indicated above, when establishing the expected long-term rate of return on our U.S. pension plan assets, we consider historical performance and forward looking return estimates reflective of our portfolio mix and investment strategy. Based on the most recent analysis of projected portfolio returns, we concluded that the use of a 3.5% expected return in 2021 is appropriate for our U.S. pension plans. See Note 12 to our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for information about the investing and allocation objectives related to our U.S. pension plan assets.
 
We elected to use the Society of Actuaries (SOA) MP-2020 Mortality Improvement Scale. This update from the plan-specific mortality tables used in prior years did not have a material effect on our pension obligations.
 
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We use a full yield curve approach to estimate the service (where applicable) and interest components of the annual cost of our pension and other postretirement benefit plans. This method estimates interest and service expense using the specific spot rates, from the yield curve, that relate to projected cash flows. We believe this method is a more precise measurement of interest and service costs by improving the correlation between the projected cash flows and the corresponding interest rates. The determination of the projected benefit obligation at year end is unchanged.
 
At December 31, 2020, we have $142 of unrecognized losses relating to our U.S. pension plans. Actuarial gains and losses, which are primarily the result of changes in the discount rate and other assumptions and differences between actual and expected asset returns, are deferred in AOCI and amortized to expense following the corridor approach. We use the average remaining service period of active participants unless almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, in which case we use the average remaining life expectancy of inactive participants.
 
Based on the current funded status of our U.S. plans, we do not expect to make any contributions during 2021.
 
See Note 12 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional discussion of our pension and OPEB obligations.
 
Acquisitions  —   From time to time, we make strategic acquisitions that have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations or financial position. We allocate the purchase price of acquired businesses to the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any redeemable noncontrolling interests or noncontrolling interests based upon their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. We determine the estimated fair values using information available to us and engage independent third-party valuation specialists when necessary. Estimating fair values can be complex and subject to significant business judgment. We believe the assumptions and estimates we have made in the past have been reasonable and appropriate, they are based, in part, on historical experience and information obtained from management of the acquired companies and are inherently uncertain. Critical estimates in valuing certain of the intangible assets we have acquired include, but are not limited to, future expected cash flows from product sales, customer contracts and acquired technologies, and discount rates. The discount rates used to discount expected future cash flows to present value are typically derived from a weighted-average cost of capital analysis and adjusted to reflect inherent risks. Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that could affect either the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates or actual results. Generally, we have, if necessary, up to one year from the acquisition date to finalize our estimates of acquisition date fair values.
 
Goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets  — Our goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually as of October 31 for all of our reporting units, and more frequently if events or circumstances warrant such a review. We make significant assumptions and estimates about the extent and timing of future cash flows, including revenue growth rates, projected gross margins, discount rates, terminal growth rates, and exit earnings multiples. The cash flows are estimated over a significant future period of time, which makes those estimates and assumptions subject to a high degree of uncertainty. Our utilization of market valuation models requires us to make certain assumptions and estimates regarding the applicability of those models to our assets and businesses. We use our internal forecasts, which we update quarterly, to make our cash flow projections. These forecasts are based on our knowledge of our customers’ production forecasts, our assessment of market growth rates, net new business, material and labor cost estimates, cost recovery agreements with customers and our estimate of savings expected from our restructuring activities.
 
The most likely factors that would significantly impact our forecasts are changes in customer production levels and loss of significant portions of our business. We believe that the assumptions and estimates used in the assessment of the goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets as of October 31, 2020 were reasonable.
 
Long-lived assets with definite lives  — We perform impairment assessments on our property, plant and equipment and our definite-lived intangible assets whenever events and circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of the assets may not be recoverable. When indications are present, we compare the estimated future undiscounted net cash flows of the operations to which the assets relate to the carrying amounts of such assets. We utilize the cash flow projections discussed above for property, plant and equipment and amortizable intangibles. We group the assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities and evaluate the asset group against the undiscounted future cash flows using the life of the primary assets. If the carrying amounts of the long-lived assets are not recoverable from future cash flows and exceed their fair value, an impairment loss is recognized to reduce the carrying amounts of the long-lived assets to their fair value. Fair value is determined based on discounted cash flows, third-party appraisals or other methods that provide appropriate estimates of value. Determining whether a triggering event has occurred, performing the impairment analysis and estimating the fair value of the assets require numerous assumptions and a considerable amount of management judgment.
 
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Investments in affiliates  — We had aggregate investments in affiliates of $152 at December 31, 2020 and $182 at December 31, 2019. We monitor our investments in affiliates for indicators of other-than-temporary declines in value on an ongoing basis in accordance with GAAP. If we determine that an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred, we recognize an impairment loss, which is measured as the difference between the recorded carrying value and the fair value of the investment. Fair value is generally determined using the discounted cash flows (an income approach) or guideline public company (a market approach) methods.
 
Warranty  — Costs related to product warranty obligations are estimated and accrued at the time of sale with a charge against cost of sales. Warranty accruals are evaluated and adjusted as appropriate based on occurrences giving rise to potential warranty exposure and associated experience. Warranty accruals and adjustments require significant judgment, including a determination of our involvement in the matter giving rise to the potential warranty issue or claim, our contractual requirements, estimates of units requiring repair and estimates of repair costs. If actual experience differs from expectations, our financial position and results of operations in future periods could be affected.
 
Contingency reserves  — We have numerous other loss exposures, such as product liability and warranty claims and matters involving litigation. Establishing loss reserves for these matters requires the use of estimates and judgment regarding risk of exposure and ultimate liability. Product liability and warranty claims are generally estimated based on historical experience and the estimated costs associated with specific events giving rise to potential field campaigns or recalls. In the case of legal contingencies, estimates are made of the likely outcome of legal proceedings and potential exposure where reasonably determinable based on the information presently known to us. New information and other developments in these matters could materially affect our recorded liabilities.
 
 
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
 
We are exposed to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices for products we use in our manufacturing and interest rates. To reduce our exposure to these risks, we maintain risk management controls to monitor these risks and take appropriate actions to attempt to mitigate such forms of market risks.
 
Foreign currency exchange rate risk  — Our foreign currency exposures are primarily associated with intercompany and third party sales and purchase transactions, cross-currency intercompany loans and external debt. We use forward contracts to manage our foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with a portion of our forecasted foreign currency-denominated sales and purchase transactions and with certain foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities. We also use currency swaps, including fixed-to-fixed cross-currency interest rate swaps, to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk associated with our intercompany loans and external debt. Foreign currency exposures are reviewed quarterly, at a minimum, and natural offsets are considered prior to entering into derivative instruments.
 
Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments treated as cash flow hedges are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI). Deferred gains and losses are reclassified to earnings in the same period in which the underlying transactions affect earnings. Specifically, with respect to the cross-currency interest rate swap, to the extent we recognize an exchange gain or loss on the underlying external debt, we reclassify an offsetting portion from OCI to earnings in the same period.
 
Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments not treated as cash flow hedges are recognized in earnings in the period in which those changes occur. Changes in the fair value of derivative instruments associated with product-related transactions are recorded in cost of sales, while those associated with non-product transactions are recorded in other income (expense), net. See Note 15 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8.
 
The following table summarizes the sensitivity of the fair value of our derivative instruments, including forward contracts and currency swaps, at December 31, 2020 to a 10% change in foreign exchange rates.
 
 
 
10% Increase
 
 
10% Decrease
 
 
 
in Rates
 
 
in Rates
 
 
 
Gain (Loss)
 
 
Gain (Loss)
 
Foreign currency rate sensitivity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency swaps
 
$
(142
)
 
$
142
 
Forward contracts
 
$
(22
)
 
$
27
 
 
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At December 31, 2020, of the $1,504 total notional amount of foreign currency derivatives, approximately 74% represents the aggregate of three fixed-to-fixed cross-currency interest rate swaps associated with recorded foreign currency-denominated external debt and certain foreign currency-denominated intercompany loans while the remaining 26% primarily represents forward contracts associated with our forecasted foreign currency-denominated sales and purchase transactions.
 
To manage our global liquidity objectives, we periodically execute intercompany loans, some of which are foreign currency-denominated. With respect to such intercompany loans, the total notional amount outstanding at December 31, 2020 is approximately $800. Depending on the specific objective of each intercompany loan arrangement, certain intercompany loans may be hedged while others remain unhedged for strategic reasons. The decision to hedge the loan, to designate the loan itself as a hedge or not to hedge the loan is dependent on management's underlying strategy. Of the approximately $800 of foreign currency-denominated intercompany loans outstanding at December 31, 2020, $340, or 43%, has been hedged by one of our fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps whereby we have protected the income statement from exchange rate risk. Of the remaining 57% of such outstanding intercompany loans, $35 million has been hedged by foreign currency forwards and the remaining balances have not been hedged. A significant portion of the remaining 57% is deemed to be permanent in nature. The remeasurement of foreign currency-denominated intercompany loans that have been characterized as permanent in nature is recognized as an adjustment to the cumulative translation adjustment component of OCI.
 
To align our cash requirements with availability by currency, we also periodically issue external debt that is denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the issuing entity. As of December 31, 2020, we had $775 of external U.S. dollar debt, issued by a euro-functional entity, all of which has been hedged by our fixed-to-fixed cross-currency interest rate swaps. Such swaps are treated as cash flow hedges whereby the changes in fair value are recorded in OCI to the extent the hedges remain effective.
 
At December 31, 2019, the total notional amount of our currency derivative portfolio was $1,598 and included fixed-to-fixed cross-currency interest rate swaps associated with $775 of external debt. The remaining $823 represents currency swaps and forward contracts associated with certain foreign currency-denominated intercompany loans and forecasted sales and purchase transactions.
 
Commodity price risk  — We do not utilize derivative contracts to manage commodity price risk. Our overall strategy is to pass through commodity risk to our customers in our pricing agreements. A substantial portion of our customer agreements include contractual provisions for the pass-through of commodity price movements. In instances where the risk is not covered contractually, we have generally been able to adjust customer pricing to recover commodity cost increases.
 
Interest rate risk  — Our long-term debt portfolio consists mostly of fixed-rate instruments. On occasion we enter into interest rate swaps to convert fixed-rate debt to floating-rate debt. As described in Note 15 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8, we entered into a fixed-to-floating interest rate swap during 2015 but terminated that swap prior to the end of 2015. At December 31, 2020, we do not hold any fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps. Our three fixed-to-fixed cross-currency interest rate swaps remain outstanding at December 31, 2020 and act as hedges of the currency risk of certain external and intercompany debt instruments. To partially mitigate our exposure to interest rate fluctuations on our variable rate term loan debt we have entered into interest rate collars with a notional value of $425 that will mature in December 2021. The interest rate collars were used to lock in a maximum rate if interest rates rise, but allow us to otherwise pay lower market rates, subject to a floor. See Note 15 of our consolidated financial statements in Item 8 for additional information.
 
The table below indicates interest rate sensitivity on interest expense of our floating rate debt, inclusive of the interest rate collar, based on amounts outstanding as of December 31, 2020.
 
Change in rate:
 
Impact on Annual Interest Expense
 
25 bps decrease
 
$
(1
)
25 bps increase
 
$
1
 
 
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
 
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Dana Incorporated
 
Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Dana Incorporated and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, of comprehensive income, of stockholders’ equity and of cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, including the related notes and schedule of valuation and qualifying accounts and reserves for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020 appearing under Item 8 (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). We also have audited the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control -  Integrated Framework  (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in  Internal Control - Integrated Framework  (2013) issued by the COSO.
 
Change in Accounting Principle
 
As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for leases in 2019.
 
Basis for Opinions
 
The Company's management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in Management’s report on internal control over financial reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express opinions on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and on the Company's internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
 
Our audits of the consolidated financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
 
 
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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
 
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
 
Critical Audit Matters
 
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (i) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (ii) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
 
Interim and Annual Goodwill Impairment Assessments – Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle Reporting Units
 
As described in Notes 1 and 3 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s consolidated goodwill balance was $479 million as of December 31, 2020 , and the goodwill associated with the Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle reporting units was $302 million and $177 million, respectively. Management tests goodwill for impairment annually as of October 31 and more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that would warrant an interim review. Management estimates the fair value of these reporting units using discounted cash flow projections. In determining fair value using discounted cash flow projections, management makes significant assumptions and estimates about the extent and timing of future cash flows, including revenue growth rates, projected segment EBITDA, discount rates, terminal growth rates, and exit earnings multiples. Management determined certain impairment triggers had occurred in the first quarter of 2020. Accordingly, management performed interim impairment analyses at each of the reporting units as of March 31, 2020. Based on the results of the interim impairment tests, management concluded that carrying value exceeded fair value in the Commercial Vehicle reporting unit and recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $48 million in the first quarter of 2020. Management’s testing for the Off-Highway reporting unit indicated that fair value exceeded carrying value and, accordingly, no impairment charge was required. 
 
The principal considerations for our determination that performing procedures relating to the interim and annual goodwill impairment assessments of the Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle reporting units is a critical audit matter are (i) the significant judgment by management when determining the fair value estimates of the reporting units; (ii) the high degree of auditor judgment, subjectivity and effort in performing procedures and evaluating the significant assumptions used in management’s fair value estimates related to revenue growth rates, projected segment EBITDA, and discount rates; and (iii) the audit effort involved the use of professionals with specialized skill and knowledge. 
 
Addressing the matter involved performing procedures and evaluating audit evidence in connection with forming our overall opinion on the consolidated financial statements. These procedures included testing the effectiveness of controls relating to management’s interim and annual goodwill impairment assessments, including controls over the valuation of the Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle reporting units. These procedures also included, among others (i) testing management’s process for determining the fair value estimates of the reporting units; (ii) evaluating the appropriateness of management’s discounted cash flow projections models; (iii) testing the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in the discounted cash flow projections models; and (iv) evaluating the reasonableness of significant assumptions used by management related to revenue growth rates, projected segment EBITDA, and discount rates. Evaluating management’s assumptions related to revenue growth rates and projected segment EBITDA involved evaluating whether the assumptions were reasonable considering (i) the current and past performance of the reporting units; (ii) consistency with external industry data; and (iii) whether these assumptions were consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the audit. Professionals with specialized skill and knowledge were used to assist in evaluating (i) the appropriateness of the discounted cash flow projections models and (ii) reasonableness of significant assumptions related to the discount rates.
 
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/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
 
Toledo, Ohio
 
February 18, 2021
 
 
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 1916.
 
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Dana Incorporated
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(In millions, except per share amounts)
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Net sales
 
$
7,106
 
 
$
8,620
 
 
$
8,143
 
Costs and expenses
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of sales
 
 
6,485
 
 
 
7,489
 
 
 
6,986
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
 
421
 
 
 
508
 
 
 
499
 
Amortization of intangibles
 
 
13
 
 
 
12
 
 
 
8
 
Restructuring charges, net
 
 
34
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
25
 
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset
 
 
( 51
)
 
 
( 6
)
 
 
( 20
)
Gain on disposal group held for sale
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3
 
Pension settlement charges
 
 
 
 
 
( 259
)
 
 
 
Other income (expense), net
 
 
22
 
 
 
( 25
)
 
 
( 29
)
Earnings before interest and income taxes
 
 
124
 
 
 
292
 
 
 
579
 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
 
 
( 8
)
 
 
( 9
)
 
 
 
Interest income
 
 
9
 
 
 
10
 
 
 
11
 
Interest expense
 
 
138
 
 
 
122
 
 
 
96
 
Earnings (loss) before income taxes
 
 
( 13
)
 
 
171
 
 
 
494
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
 
 
58
 
 
 
( 32
)
 
 
78
 
Equity in earnings of affiliates
 
 
20
 
 
 
30
 
 
 
24
 
Net income (loss)
 
 
( 51
)
 
 
233
 
 
 
440
 
Less: Noncontrolling interests net income
 
 
10
 
 
 
13
 
 
 
13
 
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interests net loss
 
 
( 30
)
 
 
( 6
)
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to the parent company
 
$
( 31
)
 
$
226
 
 
$
427
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per share available to common stockholders
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
( 0.21
)
 
$
1.57
 
 
$
2.94
 
Diluted
 
$
( 0.21
)
 
$
1.56
 
 
$
2.91
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
 
144.5
 
 
 
144.0
 
 
 
145.0
 
Diluted
 
 
144.5
 
 
 
145.1
 
 
 
146.5
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Dana Incorporated
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
(In millions)
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
( 51
)
 
$
233
 
 
$
440
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Currency translation adjustments
 
 
( 77
)
 
 
8
 
 
 
( 63
)
Hedging gains and losses
 
 
39
 
 
 
24
 
 
 
10
 
Defined benefit plans
 
 
9
 
 
 
344
 
 
 
23
 
Other comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
( 29
)
 
 
376
 
 
 
( 30
)
Total comprehensive income (loss)
 
 
( 80
)
 
 
609
 
 
 
410
 
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
 
( 27
)
 
 
( 9
)
 
 
( 7
)
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
36
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
6
 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the parent company
 
$
( 71
)
 
$
601
 
 
$
409
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Dana Incorporated
Consolidated Balance Sheet
(In millions, except share and per share amounts) 
 
    2020
    2019
 
Assets
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 559     $ 508  
Marketable securities
    21       19  
Accounts receivable
               
Trade, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $ 7 in 2020 and $ 9 in 2019
    1,201       1,103  
Other
    231       202  
Inventories
    1,149       1,193  
Other current assets
    127       137  
Total current assets
    3,288       3,162  
Goodwill
    479       493  
Intangibles
    236       240  
Deferred tax assets
    611       580  
Other noncurrent assets
    169       120  
Investments in affiliates
    152       182  
Operating lease assets     190       178  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    2,251       2,265  
Total assets
  $ 7,376     $ 7,220  
                 
Liabilities and equity
               
Current liabilities
               
Short-term debt
  $ 26     $ 14  
Current portion of long-term debt
    8       20  
Accounts payable
    1,331       1,255  
Accrued payroll and employee benefits
    190       206  
Taxes on income
    35       46  
Current portion of operating lease liabilities     43       42  
Other accrued liabilities
    308       262  
Total current liabilities
    1,941       1,845  
Long-term debt, less debt issuance costs of $ 27 in 2020 and $ 28 in 2019
    2,420       2,336  
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities     154       140  
Pension and postretirement obligations
    479       459  
Other noncurrent liabilities
    368       305  
Total liabilities
    5,362       5,085  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 16)
                   
Redeemable noncontrolling interests
    180       167  
Parent company stockholders' equity
               
Preferred stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, $ 0.01 par value, no shares outstanding
    —       —  
Common stock, 450,000,000 shares authorized, $ 0.01 par value, 144,515,658 and 143,942,539 shares outstanding
    2       2  
Additional paid-in capital
    2,408       2,386  
Retained earnings
    530       622  
Treasury stock, at cost ( 10,442,582 and 10,111,191 shares)
    ( 156 )     ( 150 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    ( 1,026 )     ( 987 )
Total parent company stockholders' equity
    1,758       1,873  
Noncontrolling interests
    76       95  
Total equity
    1,834       1,968  
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 7,376     $ 7,220  
 
 The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Dana Incorporated
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(In millions)
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Operating activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
 
$
( 51
)
 
$
233
 
 
$
440
 
Depreciation
 
 
345
 
 
 
322
 
 
 
260
 
Amortization
 
 
20
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
10
 
Amortization of deferred financing charges
 
 
8
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
4
 
Call premium on debt
 
 
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
 
Write-off of deferred financing costs
 
 
8
 
 
 
2
 
 
 
 
Earnings of affiliates, net of dividends received
 
 
7
 
 
 
( 9
)
 
 
( 4
)
Stock compensation expense
 
 
14
 
 
 
19
 
 
 
16
 
Deferred income taxes
 
 
( 35
)
 
 
( 137
)
 
 
( 64
)
Pension expense, net
 
 
3
 
 
 
211
 
 
 
3
 
Impairment of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible asset
 
 
51
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
20
 
Change in working capital
 
 
47
 
 
 
( 17
)
 
 
( 113
)
Change in other noncurrent assets and liabilities
 
 
( 20
)
 
 
( 18
)
 
 
( 12
)
Other, net
 
 
( 11
)
 
 
( 5
)
 
 
8
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
 
386
 
 
 
637
 
 
 
568
 
Investing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
 
 
( 326
)
 
 
( 426
)
 
 
( 325
)
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
 
 
( 6
)
 
 
( 668
)
 
 
( 153
)
Proceeds from previous acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9
 
Purchases of marketable securities
 
 
( 44
)
 
 
( 33
)
 
 
( 37
)
Proceeds from sales of marketable securities
 
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
15
 
Proceeds from maturities of marketable securities
 
 
36
 
 
 
29
 
 
 
37
 
Proceeds from sale of equity affiliate
 
 
21
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries, net of cash disposed
 
 
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
( 6
)
Settlements of undesignated derivatives
 
 
( 5
)
 
 
( 20
)
 
 
 
Other, net
 
 
( 8
)
 
 
( 12
)
 
 
( 2
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
 
( 327
)
 
 
( 1,123
)
 
 
( 462
)
Financing activities
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net change in short-term debt
 
 
9
 
 
 
( 3
)
 
 
( 21
)
Proceeds from long-term debt
 
 
508
 
 
 
975
 
 
 
 
Repayment of long-term debt
 
 
( 480
)
 
 
( 423
)
 
 
( 13
)
Call premium on debt
 
 
 
 
 
( 7
)
 
 
 
Deferred financing payments
 
 
( 13
)
 
 
( 20
)
 
 
( 1
)
Dividends paid to common stockholders
 
 
( 15
)
 
 
( 58
)
 
 
( 58
)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
( 11
)
 
 
( 19
)
 
 
( 42
)
Sale of interest to noncontrolling shareholder
 
 
9
 
 
 
53
 
 
 
 
Contributions from noncontrolling interests
 
 
4
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
25
 
Payments to acquire noncontrolling interests
 
 
( 7
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Deconsolidation of non-wholly owned subsidiary
 
 
( 14
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Payments to acquire redeemable noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
( 43
)
Repurchases of common stock
 
 
 
 
 
( 25
)
 
 
( 25
)
Other, net
 
 
( 2
)
 
 
2
 
 
 
( 2
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
 
( 12
)
 
 
479
 
 
 
( 180
)
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
 
47
 
 
 
( 7
)
 
 
( 74
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - beginning of period
 
 
518
 
 
 
520
 
 
 
610
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash balances
 
 
2
 
 
 
5
 
 
 
( 16
)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash - end of period
 
$
567
 
 
$
518
 
 
$
520
 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Dana Incorporated
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity
(In millions)
 
    Parent Company Stockholders'
                         
                                            Accumulated
    Parent
                 
                    Additional
                    Other
    Company
    Non-
         
    Preferred
    Common
    Paid-In
    Retained
    Treasury
    Comprehensive
    Stockholders'
    controlling
    Total
 
    Stock
    Stock
    Capital
    Earnings
    Stock
    Loss
    Equity
    Interests
    Equity
 
Balance, December 31, 2017
  $ —     $ 2     $ 2,354     $ 86     $ ( 87 )   $ ( 1,342 )   $ 1,013     $ 101     $ 1,114  
Adoption of ASU 2016-01 financial instruments adjustment, January 1, 2018
                            2               ( 2 )     —               —  
Net income
                            427                       427       13       440  
Other comprehensive loss
                                            ( 18 )     ( 18 )     ( 6 )     ( 24 )
Common stock dividends ($ 0.40 per share)
                    1       ( 59 )                     ( 58 )             ( 58 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                    —       ( 42 )     ( 42 )
Purchase of noncontrolling interests
                    ( 9 )                             ( 9 )     9       —  
Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests
                    2                               2               2  
Contribution from noncontrolling interest
                                                    —       22       22  
Common stock share repurchases
                                    (25 )             ( 25 )             ( 25 )
Stock compensation
                    20                               20               20  
Stock withheld for employees taxes
                                    ( 7 )             ( 7 )             ( 7 )
Balance, December 31, 2018
    —       2       2,368       456       ( 119 )     ( 1,362 )     1,345       97       1,442  
Adoption of ASU 2016-02 leases, January 1, 2019
                            ( 1 )                     ( 1 )             ( 1 )
Net income
                            226                       226       13       239  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
                                            375       375       ( 4 )     371  
Common stock dividends ($ 0.40 per share)
                    1       ( 59 )                     ( 58 )             ( 58 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests
                                                    —       ( 19 )     ( 19 )
Increase from business combination
                                                    —       8       8  
Common stock share repurchases
                                    ( 25 )             ( 25 )             ( 25 )
Stock compensation
                    17                               17               17  
Stock withheld for employees taxes
                                    ( 6 )             ( 6 )             ( 6 )
Balance, December 31, 2019
    —       2       2,386       622       ( 150 )     ( 987 )     1,873       95       1,968  
Adoption of ASU 2016-13 credit losses, January 1, 2020
                            ( 1 )                     ( 1 )             ( 1 )
Net income (loss)                             ( 31 )                     ( 31 )     10       ( 21 )
Other comprehensive income                                             ( 40 )     ( 40 )     17       ( 23 )
Common stock dividends ($ 0.10 per share)                             ( 15 )                     ( 15 )             ( 15 )
Distributions to noncontrolling interests                                                     —       ( 11 )     ( 11 )
Purchase of noncontrolling interests                     10                               10       ( 23 )     ( 13 )
Sale of noncontrolling interests                                         —       2       2  
Redeemable noncontrolling interests adjustment to redemption value                       ( 38 )                 ( 38 )           ( 38 )
Deconsolidation of non-wholly owned subsidiary                       ( 7 )           1       ( 6 )     ( 14 )     ( 20 )
Stock compensation                     12                               12               12  
Stock withheld for employees taxes                                     ( 6 )             ( 6 )             ( 6 )
Balance, December 31, 2020
  $ —     $ 2     $ 2,408     $ 530     $ ( 156 )   $ ( 1,026 )   $ 1,758     $ 76     $ 1,834  
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
 
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Dana Incorporated
Index to Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements
 
 
 
Page
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
49
 
 
 
2.
Acquisitions
54
 
 
 
3.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
59
 
 
 
4.
Restructuring of Operations
60
 
 
 
5.
Inventories
61
 
 
 
6.
Supplemental Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Information 
62
 
 
 
7.
Leases
63
 
 
 
8.
Stockholders' Equity
64
 
 
 
9.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
65
 
 
 
10.
Earnings per Share
66
 
 
 
11.
Stock Compensation
66
 
 
 
12.
Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans
68
 
 
 
13.
Marketable Securities
75
 
 
 
14.
Financing Agreements
75
 
 
 
15.
Fair Value Measurements and Derivatives
78
 
 
 
16.
Commitments and Contingencies
82
 
 
 
17.
Warranty Obligations
82
 
 
 
18.
Income Taxes
83
 
 
 
19.
Other Income (Expense), Net
87
 
 
 
20.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
87
 
 
 
21.
Segments, Geographical Area and Major Customer Information
88
 
 
 
22.
Equity Affiliates
91
 
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(In millions, except share and per share amounts)
 
 
Note 1.   Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
General
 
Dana Incorporated (Dana) is headquartered in Maumee, Ohio, and was incorporated in Delaware in 2007. As a global provider of high technology driveline (axles, driveshafts and transmissions); sealing and thermal-management products; and motors, power inverters, and control systems for electric vehicles, our customer base includes virtually every major vehicle manufacturer in the global light vehicle, medium/heavy vehicle, and off-highway markets.
 
The terms "Dana," "we," "our" and "us," when used in this report are references to Dana. These references include the subsidiaries of Dana unless otherwise indicated or the context requires otherwise.
 
Summary of significant accounting policies
 
Basis of presentation  — Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of all subsidiaries where we hold a controlling financial interest. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in  20  to  50 %-owned affiliates, which are not required to be consolidated, are generally accounted for under the equity method. Equity in earnings of these investments is presented separately in the consolidated statement of operations, net of tax. Investments in less-than- 20 %-owned companies are generally included in the financial statements at the cost of our investment. Dividends, royalties and fees from these cost basis affiliates are recorded in income when received.
 
During the second quarter of 2020, we identified an error in the loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests due to incorrectly excluding the share of the goodwill impairment charge related to the redeemable noncontrolling interests. Of the $ 48 million impairment charge recorded for the Commercial Vehicle reporting unit during the quarter ended March 31, 2020, $ 20 million should have been attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interests.
 
We concluded that the error was not material to the financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and therefore, amendment of the previously filed Quarterly Report on Form 10 -Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 is not required. In accordance with ASC Topic 250, "Accounting Changes and Error Corrections," we have corrected the error in the prior period by revising the year-to-date consolidated financial statements appearing herein. The first quarter of 2020 not presented herein will be revised, as applicable, in future filings. The following historical consolidated financial information includes both the consolidated financial information “as previously reported” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10 -Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020, as well as the consolidated financial information “as revised” to reflect the correction of the error. Reference is made to the Quarterly Results disclosure in Item 8 below. The impact on our consolidated financial statements for the prior periods presented was insignificant.
 
    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2020
 
    As Previously Reported
    Adjustment
    As Revised
 
    (unaudited)
 
Consolidated Statement of Operations
                       
Net income
  $ 38     $ —     $ 38  
Less: Noncontrolling interests net income
    2             2  
Less: Redeemable noncontrolling interests net loss
    ( 2 )     ( 20 )     ( 22 )
Net income attributable to the parent company
  $ 38     $ 20     $ 58  
                         
Net income per share available to common stockholders
                       
Basic
  $ 0.26     $ 0.14     $ 0.40  
Diluted
  $ 0.26     $ 0.14     $ 0.40  
                         
Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
                       
Total comprehensive loss
  $ ( 84 )   $ —     $ ( 84 )
Less: Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    17             17  
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests
    ( 6 )     20       14  
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the parent company
  $ ( 73 )   $ 20     $ ( 53 )
                         
    Period Ended March 31,
 
    2020  
    As Previously Reported     Adjustment     As Revised  
    (unaudited)  
Consolidated Balance Sheet                        
Redeemable noncontrolling interests   $ 175     $ ( 20 )   $ 155  
Retained earnings   $ 644     $ 20     $ 664  
 
 
 
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Held for sale  — We classify long-lived assets or disposal groups as held for sale in the period: management commits to a plan to sell; the long-lived asset or disposal group is available for immediate sale in its present condition subject only to terms that are usual and customary for sales of such long-lived assets or disposal groups; an active program to locate a buyer and other actions required to complete the plan to sell have been initiated; the sale is probable within one year; the asset or disposal group is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value; and it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. Long-lived assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
 
Discontinued operations  — The results of operations of a component or a group of components that either has been disposed of or is classified as held for sale is reported in discontinued operations if the disposal represents a strategic shift that has (or will have) a major effect on operations and financial results.
 
Estimates  — Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (GAAP), which require the use of estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying disclosures. We believe our assumptions and estimates are reasonable and appropriate. However, due to the inherent uncertainties in making estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Fair value measurements  — A three -tier fair value hierarchy is used to prioritize the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs are as follows: Level 1 inputs (highest priority) include unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical instruments. Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar instruments that are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 3 inputs (lowest priority) include unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require management to develop its own assumptions. Classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
 
The inputs we use in our valuation techniques include market data or assumptions that we believe market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability, including assumptions about risk when appropriate. Our valuation techniques include a combination of observable and unobservable inputs. When available, we use quoted market prices to determine the fair value (market approach). In the absence of active markets for the identical assets or liabilities, such measurements involve developing assumptions based on market observable data and, in the absence of such data, we consider the amount and timing of estimated future cash flows and assumed discount rates reflecting varying degrees of credit risk that is consistent with what market participants would use in a hypothetical transaction that occurs at the measurement date (income approach). Fair values may not represent actual values of the financial instruments that could be realized as of the balance sheet date or that will be realized in the future.
 
Cash and cash equivalents  — Cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, demand deposits and short-term cash investments that are highly liquid in nature and have maturities of three months or less when purchased.
 
Marketable securities  — Our investments in marketable securities reported in the accompanying balance sheet are classified as available for sale and carried at fair value. We recorded unrealized gains and losses in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) through the end of 2017 but recorded them in net income beginning in 2018 to comply with new accounting guidance. Realized gains and losses are recorded using the specific identification method.
 
Inventories  — Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the average or first -in, first -out (FIFO) cost method.
 
Property, plant and equipment  — Property, plant and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recognized over the estimated useful lives using primarily the straight-line method for financial reporting purposes and accelerated depreciation methods for federal income tax purposes. Useful lives of newly acquired assets are generally  twenty  to  thirty years for buildings and building improvements,  five  to  ten years for machinery and equipment,  three  to  five years for tooling and office equipment and  three  to  ten years for furniture and fixtures. If assets are impaired, their value is reduced via an increase in accumulated depreciation.
 
Leases  — Our global lease portfolio represents leases of real estate, including manufacturing, assembly and office facilities, while the remainder represents leases of personal property, including manufacturing, material handling and IT equipment. We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are accounted for separately. Leases with an initial term of  twelve months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet, and we recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, we use our incremental borrowing rate in determining the present value of lease payments, unless there is a rate stated in the lease agreement.
 
Pre-production costs related to long-term supply arrangements  — The costs of tooling used to make products sold under long-term supply arrangements are capitalized as part of property, plant and equipment and amortized over their useful lives if we own the tooling or if we fund the purchase but our customer owns the tooling and grants us the irrevocable right to use the tooling over the contract period. If we have a contractual right to bill our customers, costs incurred in connection with the design and development of tooling are carried as a component of other accounts receivable until invoiced. Design and development costs related to customer products are deferred if we have an agreement to collect such costs from the customer; otherwise, they are expensed when incurred. At  December 31, 2020 , the machinery and equipment component of property, plant and equipment includes $ 23  of our tooling related to long-term supply arrangements. Also at  December 31, 2020 , trade and other accounts receivable includes $ 31  of costs related to tooling that we have a contractual right to collect from our customers.
 
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Goodwill  — We test goodwill for impairment annually as of October 31 and more frequently if events occur or circumstances change that would warrant an interim review. Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level, which is the operating segment in the case of our Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle goodwill. We estimate the fair value of the reporting units using various valuation methodologies, including discounted cash flow projections and multiples of current earnings. In determining fair value using discounted cash flow projections, we make significant assumptions and estimates about the extent and timing of future cash flows, including revenue growth rates, projected segment EBITDA, discount rates, terminal growth rates, and exit earnings multiples. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, the goodwill is considered not impaired. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair value, a goodwill impairment charge is recorded for the difference. See Note 3  for more information about goodwill.
 
Intangible assets  — Intangible assets include the value of core technology, trademarks and trade names and customer relationships. Core technology and customer relationships have definite lives while substantially all of our trademarks and trade names have indefinite lives. Definite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their useful life using the straight-line method of amortization and are periodically reviewed for impairment indicators. Amortization of core technology is charged to cost of sales. Amortization of trademarks and trade names and customer relationships is charged to amortization of intangibles. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually and more frequently if impairment indicators exist. See Note 3  for more information about intangible assets.
 
Investments in affiliates  — Investments in affiliates include investments accounted for under the equity and cost methods. We monitor our investments in affiliates for indicators of other-than-temporary declines in value on an ongoing basis in accordance with GAAP. Indicators include, but are not limited to, current economic and market conditions, operating performance of the affiliate, including current earnings trends and undiscounted cash flows, and other affiliate-specific information. If we determine that an other-than-temporary decline in value has occurred, we recognize an impairment loss, which is measured as the excess of the investment's recorded carrying value over its fair value. The fair value determination, particularly for investments in privately-held companies, requires significant judgment to determine appropriate estimates and assumptions. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could affect the calculation of the fair value of the investments and determination of whether any identified impairment is other than temporary. See Note 22  for further information about our investment in affiliates.
 
Tangible asset impairments  — We review the carrying value of amortizable long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the assets to the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to be generated by the assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds their fair value. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell and are no longer depreciated.
 
Other long-lived assets and liabilities  — We discount our workers’ compensation obligations by applying blended risk-free rates that are appropriate for the duration of the projected cash flows. The use of risk-free rates is considered appropriate given that other risks affecting the volume and timing of payments have been considered in developing the probability-weighted projected cash flows. The blended risk-free rates are revised annually to consider incremental cash flow projections.
 
Financial instruments  — The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables and short-term borrowings approximate fair value. Notes receivable are carried at fair value, which considers the contractual call or selling price, if applicable. Borrowings under our credit facilities are carried at historical cost and adjusted for principal payments and foreign currency fluctuations.
 
Derivative s — Foreign currency forward contracts and currency swaps are carried at fair value. We enter into these contracts to manage our exposure to the impact of currency fluctuations on certain foreign currency-denominated assets and liabilities and on a portion of our forecasted purchase and sale transactions. On occasion, we also enter into net investment hedges to protect the translated U.S. dollar value of our investment in certain foreign subsidiaries. We also periodically enter into fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps on foreign currency-denominated external or intercompany debt instruments to reduce our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk. Such fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps are designated as cash flow hedges. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and we do not hedge all of our exposures.
 
For derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, at the cash flow hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, the company formally assesses whether the cash flow hedging instruments have been highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged transactions and whether those cash flow hedging instruments may be expected to remain highly effective in future periods. Changes in the fair value of currency-related contracts treated as cash flow hedges are deferred and included as a component of other comprehensive income (loss) (OCI). For our fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps, a review of critical terms is performed each period to establish that an assumption of effectiveness remains appropriate. Deferred gains and losses are reclassified to earnings in the same periods in which the underlying transactions affect earnings.
 
Changes in the fair value of contracts not treated as cash flow hedges or as net investment hedges are recognized in other income (expense), net in the period in which those changes occur. Changes in the fair value of contracts treated as net investment hedges are recorded in the cumulative translation adjustment (CTA) component of OCI. Amounts recorded in CTA are deferred until such time as the investment in the associated subsidiary is substantially liquidated.
 
We may also use fixed-to-floating or floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps or other similar derivatives to manage exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and to adjust the mix of our fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. As a fair value hedge of the underlying debt, changes in the fair values of the swap and the underlying debt are recorded in interest expense. No such fixed-to-floating or floating-to-fixed swaps were outstanding at December 31, 2020 . See Note 15 for additional information.
 
Cash flows associated with designated derivatives are classified within the same category as the item being hedged on the consolidated statement of cash flows. Cash flows associated with undesignated derivatives are included in the investing category on the consolidated statement of cash flows.
 
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Warranty  — Costs related to product warranty obligations are estimated and accrued at the time of sale with a charge against cost of sales. Warranty accruals are evaluated and adjusted as appropriate based on occurrences giving rise to potential warranty exposure and associated experience. Warranty accruals and adjustments require significant judgment, including a determination of our involvement in the matter giving rise to the potential warranty issue or claim, our contractual requirements, estimates of units requiring repair and estimates of repair costs.
 
Environmental compliance and remediation  — Environmental expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures that relate to existing conditions caused by past operations that do not contribute to our current or future revenue generation are expensed. Liabilities are recorded when environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. We consider the most probable method of remediation, current laws and regulations and existing technology in determining our environmental liabilities.
 
Pension and other postretirement defined benefits  — Net pension and postretirement benefits expenses and the related liabilities are determined on an actuarial basis. These plan expenses and obligations are dependent on management’s assumptions developed in consultation with our actuaries. We review these actuarial assumptions at least annually and make modifications when appropriate. With the input of independent actuaries and other relevant sources, we believe that the assumptions used are reasonable; however, changes in these assumptions, or experience different from that assumed, could impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
 
Postemployment benefits  — Costs to provide postemployment benefits to employees are accounted for on an accrual basis. Obligations that do not accumulate or vest are recorded when payment is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. For those obligations that accumulate or vest and the amount can be reasonably estimated, expense and the related liability are recorded as service is rendered.
 
Equity-based compensation  — We measure compensation cost arising from the grant of share-based awards to employees at fair value. We recognize such costs in income over the period during which the requisite service is provided, usually the vesting period. The grant date fair value is estimated using valuation techniques that require the input of management estimates and assumptions.
 
Revenue recognition  — Sales are recognized when products are shipped and risk of loss has transferred to the customer. We accrue for warranty costs, sales returns and other allowances based on experience and other relevant factors when sales are recognized. Adjustments are made as new information becomes available. Shipping and handling fees billed to customers are included in sales, while costs of shipping and handling are included in cost of sales. Taxes collected from customers are excluded from revenues and credited directly to obligations to the appropriate governmental agencies. See Note 20  for additional information.
 
Foreign currency translation  — The financial statements of subsidiaries and equity affiliates outside the U.S. located in non-highly inflationary economies are measured using the currency of the primary economic environment in which they operate as the functional currency, which typically is the local currency. Transaction gains and losses resulting from translating assets and liabilities of these entities into the functional currency are included in other income (expense), net or in equity in earnings of affiliates. When translating into U.S. dollars, income and expense items are translated at average monthly rates of exchange, while assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange at the balance sheet date. Translation adjustments resulting from translating the functional currency into U.S. dollars are deferred and included as a component of AOCI in stockholders’ equity. For operations whose functional currency is the U.S. dollar, nonmonetary assets are translated into U.S. dollars at historical exchange rates and monetary assets are translated at current exchange rates.
 
Effective July 1, 2018, we accounted for Argentina as a highly inflationary economy, as the three -year cumulative inflation rate exceeded  100 %. As such, beginning July 1, 2018 we began to remeasure the financial statements of our Argentine subsidiaries as if their functional currency was the U.S. dollar.
 
Income taxes  — In the ordinary course of business there is inherent uncertainty in quantifying our income tax positions. We assess our income tax positions and record tax assets or liabilities for all years subject to examination based upon management’s evaluation of the facts and circumstances and information available at the reporting dates. For those tax positions where it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, we have recorded the largest amount of tax benefit with a greater than  50 % likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. For those income tax positions where it is not more likely than not that a tax benefit will be sustained, no tax benefit has been recognized in the financial statements. Where applicable, the related interest cost has also been recognized as a component of the income tax provision.
 
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Research and development  — Research and development costs include expenditures for research activities relating to product development and improvement. Salaries, fringes and occupancy costs, including building, utility and overhead costs, comprise the vast majority of these expenses and are expensed as incurred. Research and development expenses were $ 146 , $ 112  and $ 103  in  2020 ,  2019  and  2018 . During 2020, we focused our engineering spend more heavily on research and development activities in support of electrification and other initiatives.
 
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
 
On January 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016 - 02, Leases (Topic 842 ), using the modified retrospective approach and an application date of January 1, 2019. Prior period amounts have not been adjusted and continue to be reflected in accordance with our historical accounting. This transition method resulted in the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all leases at the application date with a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings.
 
We elected the package of practical expedients, which among other things, allowed us to carry forward the historical lease classification. We did not elect the practical expedient that allowed for hindsight to determine the lease term of existing leases. We separated the lease components from the non-lease components of each lease arrangement and, therefore, did not elect the practical expedient that would enable us to not separate them.
 
On January 1, 2020, we adopted  Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016 - 03, Financial Instruments (Topic 326 ): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments , using the modified retrospective approach and an application date of January 1, 2020. This guidance introduces a new approach to estimating credit losses on certain types of financial instruments and modifies the impairment model for available-for-sale debt securities. The adoption resulted in a noncash cumulative effect adjustment to retained earnings on our opening consolidated balance sheet as of January 1, 2020.
 
We also adopted the following standards during 2020, which did not have a material impact on our financial statements or financial statement disclosures:
 
Standard
 
Effective Date
2018 - 15
 
Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software, Customer's Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract
 
January 1, 2020
2018 - 14
  Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General, Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans   January 1, 2020
2018 - 13   Fair Value Measurement, Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement   January 1, 2020
 
Recently issued accounting pronouncements
 
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020 - 04, Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting . This guidance is intended to provide temporary optional expedients and exceptions to the US GAAP guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting to ease the financial reporting burden related to the expected market transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and other interbank offered rates to alternative reference rates. The amendments in this ASU are elective and are effective upon issuance for all entities through December 31, 2022. We are currently assessing the impact of this guidance on our consolidated financial statements.
 
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019 - 12, Income Taxes – Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes . This guidance is intended to simplify various aspects of income tax accounting including the elimination of certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences. The new guidance also simplifies aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. This guidance becomes effective January 1, 2021 and early adoption is permitted. Adoption of this guidance requires certain changes to primarily be made prospectively, with some changes to be made retrospectively.  We do not expect adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
 
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Note 2.  Acquisitions
 
Ashwoods Innovations Limite d —   On February 5, 2020, we acquired Curtis Instruments, Inc.'s (Curtis) 35.4 % ownership interest in Ashwoods Innovations Limited (Ashwoods). Ashwoods designs and manufactures permanent magnet electric motors for the automotive, material handling and off-highway vehicle markets. The acquisition of Curtis' interest in Ashwoods, along with our existing ownership interest in Ashwoods, provided us with a 97.8 % ownership interest and a controlling financial interest in Ashwoods. We recognized a $ 3 gain to other income (expense), net on the required remeasurement of our previously held equity method investment in Ashwoods to fair value. The total purchase consideration of $ 22 is comprised of $ 8 of cash paid to Curtis at closing, the $ 10 fair value of our previously held equity method investment in Ashwoods and $ 4 related to the effective settlement of a pre-existing loan payable due from Ashwoods. During March 2020, we acquired the remaining noncontrolling interests in Ashwoods held by employee shareholders. See Hydro-Québec relationship discussion below for details of subsequent changes in our ownership interest in Ashwoods. The results of operations of the business are reported within our Off-Highway operating segment. The pro forma effects of this acquisition would not materially impact our reported results for any period presented, and as a result  no pro forma financial information is presented.
 
Nordresa  —   On August 26, 2019, we acquired a  100 % ownership interest in Nordresa Motors, Inc. (Nordresa) for consideration of $ 12 , using cash on hand. Nordresa is a prominent integration and application engineering expert for the development and commercialization of electric powertrains for commercial vehicles. The investment further enhances Dana's electrification capabilities by combining its complete portfolio of motors, inverters, chargers, gearboxes, and thermal-management products with Nordresa's proprietary battery-management system, electric powertrain controls and integration expertise to deliver complete electric powertrain systems. The results of operations of the business are reported within our Commercial Vehicle operating segment. The pro forma effects of this acquisition would not materially impact our reported results for any period presented, and as a result no pro forma financial information is presented.
 
Hydro-Québec Relationship  —   On July 29, 2019, we broadened our relationship with Hydro-Québec, with Hydro-Québec acquiring an indirect  45 % redeemable noncontrolling interest in S.M.E. S.p.A. (SME) and increasing its existing indirect  22.5 % noncontrolling interest in Prestolite E-Propulsion Systems (Beijing) Limited (PEPS) to  45 %. We received $ 65  at closing, consisting of $ 53  of cash and a note receivable of $ 12 . The note is payable in  five years and bears annual interest of  5 %. Dana will continue to consolidate SME and PEPS as the governing documents continue to provide Dana with a controlling financial interest in these subsidiaries. See Note  9 for additional information. See below for a discussion of Dana's acquisitions of PEPS, SME and TM4.  On April 14, 2020, Hydro-Québec acquired an indirect 45 % redeemable noncontrolling interest in Ashwoods. We received $ 9 in cash at closing, inclusive of $ 2 in proceeds on a loan from Hydro-Québec. Dana will continue to consolidate Ashwoods as the governing documents continue to provide Dana with a controlling financial interest in this subsidiary.
 
Prestolite E-Propulsion Systems (Beijing) Limited  — On June 6, 2019, we acquired Prestolite Electric Beijing Limited's (PEBL)  50 % ownership interest in PEPS. PEPS manufactures and distributes electric mobility solutions, including electric motors, inverters, and generators for commercial vehicles and heavy machinery. PEPS has a state-of-the-art facility in China, enabling us to expand motor and inverter manufacturing capabilities in the world's largest electric-mobility market. The acquisition of PEBL's interest in PEPS, along with our existing ownership interest in PEPS through our TM4 subsidiary, provides us with a  100 % ownership interest and a controlling financial interest in PEPS. We recognized a $ 2  gain to other income (expense), net on the required remeasurement of our previously held equity method investment in PEPS to fair value. See Hydro-Québec relationship discussion above for details of the subsequent change in our ownership interest in PEPS.
 
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We paid $ 50  at closing using cash on hand. The purchase consideration and related provisional allocation to the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are presented in the following table:
 
Purchase consideration paid at closing
  $ 50  
Fair value of previously held equity method investment
    45  
Total purchase consideration
  $ 95  
         
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 2  
Accounts receivable - Trade
    17  
Inventories
    9  
Goodwill
    63  
Intangibles
    10  
Property, plant and equipment
    2  
Accounts payable
    ( 4 )
Other accrued liabilities
    ( 3 )
Other noncurrent liabilities
    ( 1 )
Total purchase consideration allocation
  $ 95  
 
Goodwill recognized in this transaction is primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the acquisition and the assembled workforce and is not deductible for tax purposes. We used a combination of the discounted cash flow method, an income approach, and the guideline public company method, a market approach, to value our previously held equity method investment in PEPS. The fair value assigned to intangibles includes $ 10  allocated to customer relationships. We used the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach, to value customer relationships. The customer relationships intangible asset is being amortized on a straight-line basis over  seven years.
 
The results of operations of the business are reported in our Commercial Vehicle operating segment from the date of acquisition. The pro forma effects of this acquisition would not materially impact our reported results for any period presented, and as a result no pro forma financial information is presented. PEPS had an insignificant impact on our consolidated results of operations during 2019.
 
Oerlikon Drive Systems  — On February 28, 2019, we acquired a  100 % ownership interest in the Oerlikon Drive Systems (ODS) segment of the Oerlikon Group. ODS is a global manufacturer of high-precision gears, planetary hub drives for wheeled and tracked vehicles, and products, controls, and software that support vehicle electrification across the mobility industry. The acquisition of ODS is expected to deliver significant long-term value by accelerating our commitment to vehicle electrification and strengthening the technology portfolio for each of our end markets while further expanding and balancing the manufacturing presence of our off-highway business in key geographical markets.
 
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We paid $ 626  at closing which was funded primarily through debt proceeds. See Note 14  for additional information. The purchase consideration and related allocation to the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are presented in the following table:
 
Purchase consideration paid at closing
  $ 626  
Less purchase consideration to be recovered for indemnified matters
    ( 11 )
Total purchase consideration
  $ 615  
         
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 76  
Accounts receivable - Trade
    150  
Accounts receivable - Other
    15  
Inventories
    190  
Other current assets
    16  
Goodwill
    94  
Intangibles
    58  
Deferred tax assets
    24  
Other noncurrent assets
    2  
Investments in affiliates
    7  
Operating lease assets
    4  
Property, plant and equipment
    333  
Current portion of long-term debt
    ( 2 )
Accounts payable
    ( 151 )
Accrued payroll and employee benefits
    ( 37 )
Current portion of operating lease liabilities
    ( 1 )
Taxes on income
    ( 5 )
Other accrued liabilities
    ( 61 )
Long-term debt
    ( 8 )
Pension and postretirement obligations
    ( 49 )
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities
    ( 2 )
Other noncurrent liabilities
    ( 30 )
Noncontrolling interests
    ( 8 )
Total purchase consideration allocation
  $ 615  
 
Goodwill recognized in this transaction is primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the acquisition and the assembled workforce and is not  deductible for tax purposes. The fair values assigned to intangibles includes $ 11 allocated to developed technology, $ 13 allocated to trademarks and trade names and $ 34 allocated to customer relationships. Various valuation techniques were used to determine the fair value of the intangible assets, with the primary techniques being forms of the income approach, specifically, the relief from-royalty and excess earnings valuation methods, which use significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 inputs, as defined by the fair value hierarchy. Under these valuation approaches, we are required to make estimates and assumptions about sales, operating margins, growth rates, customer attrition rates, royalty rates and discount rates based on anticipated future cash flows and marketplace data. We used a replacement cost method to value fixed assets. The developed technology, trademarks and trade names and customer relationship intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over seven, ten and twelve years, respectively. Property, plant and equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over useful lives ranging from three to twenty-five  years.
 
The results of operations of the business are primarily reported in our Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle operating segments. Transaction related expenses associated with completion of the acquisition totaling $ 13 in 2019 were charged to other income (expense), net. During 2019, the business contributed sales of $ 630 .
 
The following unaudited pro forma information has been prepared as if the ODS acquisition and the related debt financing had occurred on January 1, 2018.
 
    2019
    2018
 
Net sales
  $ 8,765     $ 9,013  
Net income
  $ 273     $ 425  
 
The unaudited pro forma results include adjustments primarily related to purchase accounting, interest expense related to the debt proceeds used in connection with the acquisition of ODS, and non-recurring strategic transaction expenses. The unaudited pro forma financial information is not indicative of the operational results that would have been obtained had the transactions actually occurred as of that date, nor is it necessarily indicative of Dana’s future operational results.
 
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SME  — On January 11, 2019, we acquired a  100 % ownership interest in SME. SME designs, engineers, and manufactures low-voltage AC induction and synchronous reluctance motors, inverters, and controls for a wide range of off-highway electric vehicle applications, including material handling, agriculture, construction, and automated-guided vehicles. The addition of SME's low-voltage motors and inverters, which are primarily designed to meet the evolution of electrification in off-highway equipment, significantly expands Dana's electrified product portfolio. See Hydro-Québec relationship discussion above for details of the subsequent change in our ownership interest in SME.
 
We paid $ 88  at closing, consisting of $ 62  in cash on hand and a note payable of $ 26  which allows for net settlement of potential contingencies as defined in the purchase agreement. The note is payable in  five years and bears annual interest of  5 %. The purchase consideration and the related allocation to the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are presented in the following table:
 
Total purchase consideration
  $ 88  
         
Accounts receivable - Trade
  $ 4  
Accounts receivable - Other
    1  
Inventories
    8  
Goodwill
    68  
Intangibles
    24  
Property, plant and equipment
    5  
Short-term debt
    ( 8 )
Accounts payable
    ( 6 )
Accrued payroll and employee benefits
    ( 1 )
Other accrued liabilities
    ( 1 )
Other noncurrent liabilities
    ( 6 )
Total purchase consideration allocation
  $ 88  
 
Goodwill recognized in this transaction is primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the acquisition and the assembled workforce and is not deductible for tax purposes. The fair values assigned to intangibles include $ 15  allocated to developed technology and $ 9  allocated to customer relationships. We used the relief from royalty method, an income approach, to value developed technology. We used the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach, to value customer relationships. We used a replacement cost method to value fixed assets. The developed technology and customer relationship intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over twelve and  ten years, respectively, and property, plant and equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over useful lives ranging from one to  twenty years.
 
The results of operations of the business are reported in our Off-Highway operating segment from the date of acquisition. The pro forma effects of this acquisition would not materially impact our reported results for any period presented, and as a result no pro forma financial information is presented. During 2019, the business contributed sales of $ 21 .
 
TM4   — On June 22, 2018, we acquired a  55 % ownership interest in TM4 Inc. ( TM4 ) from Hydro-Québec. TM4 designs and manufactures motors, power inverters, and control systems for electric vehicles, offering a complementary portfolio to Dana's electric gearboxes and thermal-management technologies for batteries, motors, and inverters. The transaction establishes Dana as the only supplier with full e-Drive design, engineering, and manufacturing capabilities – offering electro-mechanical propulsion solutions to each of its end markets. The transaction further strengthens Dana's position in China, the world's fastest-growing market for electric vehicles. The terms of the agreement provide Hydro-Québec with the right to put all, and not less than all, of its shares in TM4 to Dana at fair value any time after June 22, 2021, see Note 9  for additional information. TM4 owns a  50 % interest in PEPS, a joint venture in China with PEBL, which offers electric mobility solutions throughout China and Asia. See discussion of Dana's subsequent acquisition of PEBL's  50 % interest in PEPS above.
 
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We paid $ 125  at closing, using cash on hand. The purchase consideration and the related allocation to the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are presented in the following table:
 
Total purchase consideration
  $ 125  
         
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 3  
Accounts receivable - Trade
    3  
Accounts receivable - Other
    1  
Inventories
    4  
Goodwill
    148  
Intangibles
    24  
Investment in affiliates
    49  
Property, plant and equipment
    5  
Accounts payable
    ( 2 )
Accrued payroll and employee benefits
    ( 1 )
Other accrued liabilities
    ( 7 )
Redeemable noncontrolling interest
    ( 102 )
Total purchase consideration allocation
  $ 125  
 
Goodwill recognized in this transaction is primarily attributable to synergies expected to arise after the acquisition and the assembled workforce and is not deductible for tax purposes. The fair values assigned to intangibles include $ 14  allocated to developed technology and $ 10  allocated to trademarks and trade names. We used the relief from royalty method, an income approach, to value developed technology and the trademarks and trade names. We used a replacement cost method to value fixed assets. We used a combination of the discounted cash flow, an income approach, and the guideline public company method, a market approach, to value the equity method investment in PEPS. The developed technology intangible assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis over  ten years, and property, plant and equipment is being depreciated on a straight-line basis over useful lives ranging from five to  six years. The trademarks and trade names are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets.
 
Dana is consolidating TM4 as the governing documents provide Dana with a controlling financial interest. The results of operations of the business are reported in our Commercial Vehicle operating segment from the date of acquisition. Transaction related expenses associated with completion of the acquisition totaling $ 5  were charged to other income (expense), net in 2018. The pro forma effects of this acquisition would not materially impact our reported results for any period presented, and as a result no pro forma financial statements are presented. During 2018, the business contributed sales of $ 11 .
 
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Note 3.   Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
 
Goodwill  — Our goodwill is tested for impairment annually as of October 31 for all of our reporting units, and more frequent if events or circumstances warrant such a review. We completed numerous acquisitions in 2018  and 2019 that are included in our Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway reporting units. These acquisitions were recorded on the balance sheet at their estimated acquisition date fair values and therefore had no cushion of fair value over their carrying value. As a result of the effect of the global COVID- 19 pandemic on our expected future operating cash flows, a decrease in our share price which reduced our market capitalization below the book value of net assets and lower cushion in our expected reporting unit fair values as a result of the recent acquisitions, we determined certain impairment triggers had occurred in the first quarter of 2020. Accordingly, we performed interim impairment analyses at each of our reporting units as of March 31, 2020.
 
Based on the results of our interim impairment tests, we concluded that carrying value exceeded fair value in our Commercial Vehicle and Light Vehicle reporting units and we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $ 51 in the first quarter of 2020. Our testing for the Off-Highway reporting unit indicated that fair value slightly exceeded carrying value and, accordingly, no impairment charge was required. The reduction in fair values, and the corresponding impairment charges, were primarily driven by the negative effect of the global COVID- 19 pandemic on each reporting unit’s near-term cash flows. The estimated fair value of our Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle reporting units were greater than their carrying values at October 31, 2020 by 14 % and 4 %, respectively.  Discount rates of 12 % and 14 % were used in the valuation of our Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle reporting units. These discount rates were based on a market participant developed weighted average cost of capital adjusted to reflect the risk inherent in future cash flows, perpetual growth rates and projected future economic and market conditions. An increase of th e discount rate to 13.6 % and 14.7 % would be required to result in fair value being equal to carrying value for the Off-Highway and Commercial Vehicle reporting units. We expect that the fair value of our reporting units will continue to exceed their carrying values in future periods.
 
The remaining change in the carrying amount of goodwill in 2020  is primarily due to the acquisition of Ashwoods, measurement period adjustments for the Nordresa acquisition and currency fluctuation. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill in 2019  was due to the acquisitions of Nordresa, PEPS, ODS and SME and currency fluctuation. As a result of our annual goodwill impairment test performed in the fourth quarter of 2019, we concluded that the goodwill resulting from the acquisition of Magnum Gaskets in 2016 was unrecoverable. Accordingly, a full impairment charge of $ 6  was recorded for the year ended December 31, 2019. See Note 2 for additional information on recent acquisitions.
 
Changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by segment  —
 
    Light Vehicle
    Commercial Vehicle
    Off-Highway
    Power Technologies
    Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2018
  $ 3     $ 150     $ 105     $ 6     $ 264  
Acquisitions             74       160               234  
Impairment
                            ( 6 )     ( 6 )
Currency impact
            4       ( 3 )             1  
Balance, December 31, 2019
    3       228       262       —       493  
Acquisition
            ( 5 )     26               21  
Impairment     ( 3 )     ( 48 )                     ( 51 )
Currency impact
            2       14               16  
Balance, December 31, 2020
  $ —     $ 177     $ 302     $ —     $ 479  
 
Non-amortizable intangible assets  — Our non-amortizable intangible assets include a portion of our trademarks and trade names. Non-amortizable trademarks and trade names consist of the Dana®, Spicer® and TM4®  trademarks and trade names utilized in our Commercial Vehicle and Off-Highway segments. We value trademarks and trade names using a relief from royalty method which is based on revenue streams.  No  impairment was recorded during the two years ended  December 31, 2020  in connection with the required annual assessment for trademarks and trade names.
 
During the third quarter of 2012, we entered a strategic alliance with Fallbrook Technologies Inc. (Fallbrook). The transaction with Fallbrook was accounted for as a business combination and the original purchase price allocation included $ 20  of intangible assets used in research and development activities, which had been classified as indefinite-lived. Since the third quarter of 2012, we had been working with several customers to commercialize the continuously variable planetary (CVP) technology primarily in combustion engine applications. During the second quarter of 2018  key customers notified us of their intention to redirect their development efforts to electrification and cease further development efforts of the CVP technology in combustion engine applications. We determined that it was more likely than not that the fair value of the related intangible assets was less than their carrying amount. We used the multi-period excess earnings method, an income approach, to fair value the assets used in research and development activities. Given the lack of adequate identifiable future revenue streams, it was determined that the $ 20  of intangible assets used in research and development activities was fully impaired during the second quarter of 2018.
 
Amortizable intangible assets  — Our amortizable intangible assets include core technology, customer relationships and a portion of our trademarks and trade names. Core technology includes the proprietary know-how and expertise that is inherent in our products and manufacturing processes. Customer relationships include the established relationships with our customers and the related ability of these customers to continue to generate future recurring revenue and income. Amortizable trademarks and trade names includes the Graziano™, Fairfield® and Brevini® trademarks and trade names utilized in our Off-Highway segment.
 
These assets are tested for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. We group the assets and liabilities at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets and liabilities and evaluate the asset group against the undiscounted future cash flows. We use our internal forecasts, which we update quarterly, to develop our cash flow projections. These forecasts are based on our knowledge of our customers’ production forecasts, our assessment of market growth rates, net new business, material and labor cost estimates, cost recovery agreements with customers and our estimate of savings expected from our restructuring activities. The most likely factors that would significantly impact our forecasts are changes in customer production levels and loss of significant portions of our business. Our valuation is applied over the life of the primary assets within the asset groups. If the undiscounted cash flows do not indicate that the carrying amount of the asset group is recoverable, an impairment charge is recorded if the carrying amount of the asset group exceeds its fair value based on discounted cash flow analyses or appraisals. There were  no  impairments recorded during the two years ended December 31, 2020 .
 
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Components of other intangible assets  —
 
            December 31, 2020
    December 31, 2019
 
    Weighted
                                                 
    Average
    Gross
    Accumulated
    Net
    Gross
    Accumulated
    Net
 
    Useful Life
    Carrying
    Impairment and
    Carrying
    Carrying
    Impairment and
    Carrying
 
    (years)
    Amount
    Amortization
    Amount
    Amount
    Amortization
    Amount
 
Amortizable intangible assets
                                                       
Core technology
    8     $ 146     $ ( 103 )   $ 43     $ 133     $ ( 94 )   $ 39  
Trademarks and trade names
    13       31       ( 9 )     22       30       ( 6 )     24  
Customer relationships
    8       525       ( 431 )     94       509       ( 407 )     102  
Non-amortizable intangible assets
                                                       
Trademarks and trade names
            77               77       75               75  
            $ 779     $ ( 543 )   $ 236     $ 747     $ ( 507 )   $ 240  
 
The net carrying amounts of intangible assets, other than goodwill, attributable to each of our operating segments at  December 31, 2020  were as follows: Light Vehicle – $ 22 , Commercial Vehicle – $ 68 , Off-Highway – $ 139  and Power Technologies – $ 7 .
 
Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets  —
 
    2020
    2019
    2018
 
Charged to cost of sales
  $ 7     $ 5     $ 2  
Charged to amortization of intangibles
    13       12       8  
Total amortization
  $ 20     $ 17     $ 10  
 
The following table provides the estimated aggregate pre-tax amortization expense related to intangible assets for each of the next five years based on  December 31, 2020  exchange rates. Actual amounts may differ from these estimates due to such factors as currency translation, customer turnover, impairments, additional intangible asset acquisitions and other events.
 
    2021
    2022
    2023
    2024
    2025
 
Amortization expense
  $ 19     $ 19     $ 19     $ 19     $ 19  
 
 
Note 4.   Restructuring of Operations
 
Our restructuring activities have historically included rationalizing our operating footprint by consolidating facilities, positioning operations in lower cost locations and reducing overhead costs. In recent years, our focus has been primarily headcount reduction initiatives to reduce operating costs, including actions taken at acquired businesses to rationalize cost structures and achieve operating synergies. Restructuring expense includes costs associated with current and previously announced actions and is comprised of contractual and noncontractual separation costs and exit costs, including certain operating costs of facilities that we are in the process of closing.
 
Net restructuring charges of $ 34 and $ 29 in 2020 and 2019 were comprised of severance and benefit costs related to integration of recent acquisitions, headcount reductions across our operations and exit costs related to previously announced actions.
 
Net restructuring charges of $ 25  in 2018 were primarily comprised of severance and benefit costs related to a voluntary retirement program in North America, headcount reduction actions in our operations and corporate functions in Brazil and administrative cost reduction initiatives primarily in Europe and North America. In response to continued market recovery in our Off-Highway business in Europe, management re-evaluated the economic conditions of our global Off-Highway business and determined that $ 7  of the previously approved restructuring actions were no longer economically prudent.
 
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Accrued restructuring costs and activity, including noncurrent portion  —
 
    Employee
                 
    Termination
    Exit
         
    Benefits
    Costs
    Total
 
Balance, December 31, 2017
  $ 21     $ 5     $ 26  
Charges to restructuring
    28       4       32  
Adjustments of accruals
    ( 7 )             ( 7 )
Cash payments
    ( 16 )     ( 5 )     ( 21 )
Currency impact
    ( 1 )             ( 1 )
Balance, December 31, 2018
    25       4       29  
Charges to restructuring
    21       10       31  
Adjustments of accruals
    ( 2 )             ( 2 )
Cash payments
    ( 31 )     ( 9 )     ( 40 )
Currency impact                     —  
Lease cease-use reclassification
            ( 4 )     ( 4 )
Balance, December 31, 2019
    13       1       14  
Charges to restructuring
    30       6       36  
Adjustments of accruals
    ( 2 )             ( 2 )
Cash payments
    ( 12 )     ( 7 )     ( 19 )
Currency impact     1               1  
Balance, December 31, 2020
  $ 30     $ —     $ 30  
 
At  December 31, 2020 , accrued employee termination benefits include costs to reduce approximately 500  employees to be completed over the next year.
 
Cost to complete  — The following table provides project-to-date and estimated future restructuring expenses for completion of our approved restructuring initiatives for our business segments at  December 31, 2020 .
 
    Expense Recognized
    Future
 
    Prior to
            Total
    Cost to
 
    2020
    2020
    to Date
    Complete
 
Commercial Vehicle
  $ 39     $ 2     $ 41     $ 2  
Light Vehicle   $ —     $ 1     $ 1     $ 1  
 
The future cost to complete includes estimated separation costs, primarily those associated with one -time benefit programs, and exit costs through 2021, equipment transfers and other costs which are required to be recognized as closures are finalized or as incurred during the closure.
 
 
Note 5.   Inventories
 
Inventory components at December 31  —
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Raw materials
 
$
473
 
 
$
470
 
Work in process and finished goods
 
 
752
 
 
 
787
 
Inventory reserves
 
 
( 76
)
 
 
( 64
)
Total
 
$
1,149
 
 
$
1,193
 
 
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Note 6.   Supplemental Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Information
 
Supplemental balance sheet information at December 31  —
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
Other current assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid expenses
 
$
95
 
 
$
109
 
Other
 
 
32
 
 
 
28
 
Total
 
$
127
 
 
$
137
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other noncurrent assets:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marketable securities
 
$
49
 
 
$
—
 
Customer incentive payments
 
 
45
 
 
 
37
 
Prepaid expenses
 
 
2
 
 
 
3
 
Deferred financing costs
 
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
Pension assets, net of related obligations
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
Other
 
 
65
 
 
 
70
 
Total
 
$
169
 
 
$
120
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant and equipment, net:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Land and improvements to land
 
$
210
 
 
$
223
 
Buildings and building fixtures
 
 
646
 
 
 
621
 
Machinery and equipment
 
 
3,613
 
 
 
3,355
 
Finance lease right-of-use assets
 
 
72
 
 
 
41
 
Total cost
 
 
4,541
 
 
 
4,240
 
Less: accumulated depreciation
 
 
( 2,290
)
 
 
( 1,975
)
Net
 
$
2,251
 
 
$
2,265
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other accrued liabilities (current):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-income taxes payable
 
$
56
 
 
$
65
 
Accrued interest
 
 
13
 
 
 
11
 
Warranty reserves
 
 
43
 
 
 
36
 
Deferred income
 
 
7
 
 
 
6
 
Work place injury costs
 
 
6
 
 
 
5
 
Restructuring costs
 
 
30
 
 
 
14
 
Payable under forward contracts
 
 
9
 
 
 
5
 
Environmental
 
 
5
 
 
 
5
 
Other expense accruals
 
 
139
 
 
 
115
 
Total
 
$
308
 
 
$
262
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other noncurrent liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income tax liability
 
$
51
 
 
$
47
 
Interest rate swap market valuation
 
 
128
 
 
 
71
 
Deferred income tax liability
 
 
38
 
 
 
40
 
Work place injury costs
 
 
15
 
 
 
17
 
Warranty reserves
 
 
55
 
 
 
65
 
Other noncurrent liabilities
 
 
81
 
 
 
65
 
Total
 
$
368
 
 
$
305
 
 
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Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at  —
 
 
 
December 31, 2020
 
 
December 31, 2019
 
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
559
 
 
$
508
 
 
$
510
 
 
$
603
 
Restricted cash included in other current assets
 
 
5
 
 
 
6
 
 
 
7
 
 
 
3
 
Restricted cash included in other noncurrent assets
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
 
 
3
 
 
 
4
 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
 
$
567
 
 
$
518
 
 
$
520
 
 
$
610
 
 
Supplemental cash flow information  —
 
 
 
2020
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Change in working capital:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Change in accounts receivable
 
$
( 66
)
 
$
134
 
 
$
( 113
)
Change in inventories
 
 
69
 
 
 
35
 
 
 
( 110
)
Change in accounts payable
 
 
82
 
 
 
( 96
)
 
 
97
 
Change in accrued payroll and employee benefits
 
 
( 22
)
 
 
( 21
)
 
 
( 28
)
Change in accrued income taxes
 
 
( 9
)
 
 
( 19
)
 
 
( 3
)
Change in other current assets and liabilities
 
 
( 7
)
 
 
( 50
)
 
 
44
 
Net
 
$
47
 
 
$
( 17
)
 
$
( 113
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest
 
$
129
 
 
$
117
 
 
$
90
 
Income taxes
 
 
98
 
 
 
125
 
 
 
145
 
Noncash investing and financing activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment held in accounts payable
 
$
50
 
 
$
71
 
 
$
91
 
Stock compensation plans
 
 
12
 
 
 
17
 
 
 
18
 
Noncash dividends declared
 
 
—
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
Note 7.  Leases
 
Our leases generally have remaining lease terms of one  year to eleven  years, some of which include options to extend the leases for up to  ten years. Our lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.
 
The following table provides a summary of the location and amounts related to finance leases recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. Short-term lease costs were insignificant as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.
 
  Classification
  2020
    2019
 
Finance lease right-of-use assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
  $ 72     $ 41  
Finance lease liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt
    7       5  
Finance lease liabilities
Long-term debt
    53       24  
 
Components of lease expense  —
 
    2020
    2019
 
Operating lease cost
  $ 52     $ 50  
Finance lease cost:
               
Amortization of right-of-use assets
  $ 5     $ 3  
Interest on lease liabilities
    2       1  
Total finance lease cost
  $ 7     $ 4  
 
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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases  —
 
    2020
    2019
 
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
               
Operating cash flows from operating leases
  $ 52     $ 50  
Operating cash flows from finance leases
    2       1  
Financing cash flows from finance leases
    4       3  
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
               
Operating leases
  $ 57     $ 24  
Finance leases
    32       13  
 
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases  —
 
    2020
    2019
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years):
               
Operating leases
    6       6  
Finance leases
    14       9  
Weighted-average discount rate:
               
Operating leases
    4.3 %     5.5 %
Finance leases
    4.4 %     3.2 %
 
Maturities  —
 
    Operating Leases
    Finance Leases
 
2021
  $ 50     $ 9  
2022
    41       9  
2023
    29       8  
2024
    24       6  
2025
    21       5  
Thereafter
    61       49  
Total lease payments
    226       86  
Less: interest
    30       26  
Present value of lease liabilities
  $ 196     $ 60  
 
Operating lease payments presented in the table above exclude approximately $ 18 of minimum lease payments for real estate leases signed but not yet commenced. These leases are expected to commence in 2021.
 
 
Note 8.   Stockholders' Equity
 
Preferred Stock
 
We are authorized to issue  50,000,000 shares of Dana preferred stock, par value $ 0.01  per share. There were  no  preferred shares outstanding at December 31, 2020 or 2019 .
 
Common Stock
 
We are authorized to issue  450,000,000  shares of Dana common stock, par value $ 0.01  per share. At  December 31, 2020 , there were  154,958,240 shares of our common stock issued and  144,515,658 shares outstanding, net of  10,442,582 in treasury shares. Treasury shares include those shares withheld at cost to satisfy tax obligations from stock awards issued under our stock compensation plan in addition to shares repurchased through share repurchase programs.
 
Our Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of ten cents per share of common stock in the first  quarter of  2020 . Aggregate  2020  declared dividends totaled $ 15  and cash dividends paid totaled $ 15 . Dividends accrue on restricted stock units (RSUs) granted under our stock compensation program and will be paid in cash or additional units when the underlying units vest.
 
Share repurchase program  — On February 16, 2021 our Board of Directors approved an extension of our existing common stock share repurchase program through December 31, 2023. Approximately $ 150  remained available under the program for future share repurchases as of December 31, 2020 .
 
Changes in equity  —
 
During the first quarter of 2018, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dana purchased the ownership interest in Dana Spicer (Thailand) Limited (a non wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary of Dana) held by ROC-Spicer, Ltd. (a non wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary of Dana). Dana maintained its controlling financial interest in Dana Spicer (Thailand) Limited and accordingly accounted for the purchase as an equity transaction. The excess of the fair value of the consideration paid over the carrying value of the investment attributable to the noncontrolling interest in ROC-Spicer, Ltd. was recognized as additional noncontrolling interest with a corresponding reduction of the additional paid-in capital of Dana. During the third quarter of 2018, Yulon Motor Co., Ltd. (Yulon) purchased a direct ownership interest in two of our consolidated operating subsidiaries. Yulon's ownership interest in the two consolidated operating subsidiaries did not change as a result of the transactions, as it previously owned the same percentages indirectly through a series of consolidated holding companies. The cash received from Yulon was recognized as additional noncontrolling interest. The amount received, less withholding taxes, was returned to Yulon in the form of a dividend in the fourth quarter of 2018.
 
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Changes in each component of AOCI of the parent  —
 
    Parent Company Stockholders
 
                                    Accumulated
 
    Foreign
                    Defined
    Other
 
    Currency
                    Benefit
    Comprehensive
 
    Translation
    Hedging
    Investments
    Plans
    Loss
 
Balance, December 31, 2017
  $ ( 670 )   $ ( 64 )   $ 2     $ ( 610 )   $ ( 1,342 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                                       
Currency translation adjustments
    ( 48 )                             ( 48 )
Holding loss on net investment hedge
    ( 3 )                             ( 3 )
Holding gains and losses             66                       66  
Reclassification of amount to net income (a)
            ( 56 )                     ( 56 )
Net actuarial losses
                            ( 8 )     ( 8 )
Reclassification adjustment for net actuarial losses included in net periodic benefit cost (b)
                            34       34  
Other
                            2       2  
Tax expense
                            ( 5 )     ( 5 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    ( 51 )     10       —       23       ( 18 )
Adoption of ASU 2016-01 financial instruments adjustment, January 1, 2018
                    ( 2 )             ( 2 )
Balance, December 31, 2018
    ( 721 )     ( 54 )     —       ( 587 )     ( 1,362 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                                       
Currency translation adjustments
    8                               8  
Holding gains and losses
            58                       58  
Reclassification of amount to net income (a)
            ( 33 )                     ( 33 )
Net actuarial gains
                            71       71  
Reclassification adjustment for net actuarial losses included in net periodic benefit cost (b)
                            286       286  
Tax expense
    ( 1 )     ( 1 )             ( 13 )     ( 15 )
Other comprehensive income
    7       24       —       344       375  
Balance, December 31, 2019
    ( 714 )     ( 30 )     —       ( 243 )     ( 987 )
Other comprehensive income (loss):
                                       
Currency translation adjustments     ( 88 )                             ( 88 )
Holding gains and losses             ( 78 )                     ( 78 )
Reclassification of amount to net income (a)             117                       117  
Net actuarial losses                             ( 11 )     ( 11 )
Reclassification adjustment for net actuarial losses included in net periodic benefit cost (b)                             20       20  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
    (88 )     39       —       9       ( 40 )
Deconsolidation of non-wholly owned subsidiary                         1       1  
Balance, December 31, 2020
  $ ( 802 )   $ 9     $ —     $ ( 233 )   $ ( 1,026 )
 
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Notes:
(a)
Realized gains and losses from currency-related forward contracts associated with forecasted transactions or from other derivative instruments treated as cash flow hedges are reclassified from AOCI into the same line item in the consolidated statement of operations in which the underlying forecasted transaction or other hedged item is recorded. See Note 15  for additional details.
   
(b)
See Note 12  for additional details.
 
 
Note 9.  Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
 
In connection with the acquisition of a controlling interest in TM4 from Hydro-Québec on June 22, 2018, we recognized $ 102  for Hydro-Québec's  45 % redeemable noncontrolling interest in TM4. On July 29, 2019, we broadened our relationship with Hydro-Québec, with Hydro-Québec acquiring an indirect  45 % redeemable noncontrolling interest in SME and an additional indirect  22.5 % redeemable noncontrolling interest in PEPS which resulted in recognition of additional redeemable noncontrolling interest of $ 64 . On April 14, 2020, Hydro-Québec acquired an indirect 45 % redeemable noncontrolling interest in Ashwoods which resulted in recognition of additional redeemable noncontrolling interest of $ 7 . The terms of the agreement provide Hydro-Québec with the right to put all, and not less than all, of its ownership interests in TM4, SME, PEPS and Ashwoods to Dana at fair value any time after June 22, 2021. See Note 2 for additional information.
 
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Redeemable noncontrolling interests reflected as of the balance sheet date are the greater of the redeemable noncontrolling interest balances adjusted for comprehensive income items and distributions or the redemption values. Redeemable noncontrolling interest adjustments of redemption value are recorded in retained earnings. We estimate the fair value of the redemption value using an income based approach based on discounted cash flow projections.  In determining fair value using discounted cash flow projections, we make significant assumptions and estimates about the extent and timing of future cash flows, including revenue growth rates, projected EBITDA, discount rates, terminal growth rates and exit multiples.
 
Reconciliation of changes in redeemable noncontrolling interests  —
 
    2020
    2019
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 167     $ 100  
Capital contribution from redeemable noncontrolling interest
    4       4  
Sale of redeemable noncontrolling interest     7       64  
Adjustment to redemption value     38        
Comprehensive income (loss) adjustments:
               
Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests     ( 30 )     ( 6 )
Other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests     ( 6 )     5  
Balance, end of period
  $ 180     $ 167  
 
 
Note 10.   Earnings per Share
 
Reconciliation of the numerators and denominators of the earnings per share calculations  —
 
    2020
    2019
    2018
 
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders - Numerator basic and diluted
  $ ( 31 )   $ 226     $ 427  
                         
Denominator:
                       
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic
    144.5       144.0       145.0  
Employee compensation-related shares, including stock options
    —       1.1       1.5  
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted
    144.5       145.1       146.5  
 
The share count for diluted earnings per share is computed on the basis of the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus the effects of dilutive common stock equivalents (CSEs) outstanding during the period. We excluded 1.4  million,  0.1  million and  0.2  million CSEs from the calculations of diluted earnings per share for the years 2020 , 2019 and 2018 as the effect of including them would have been anti-dilutive. In addition, we excluded CSEs that satisfied the definition of potentially dilutive shares of 0.7  million for 2020 since there was no net income available to common stockholders for this period.
 
 
Note 11.   Stock Compensation
 
2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan
 
The 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the Plan) authorizes the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights (SARs), RSUs and performance share units (PSUs) through April 2027. Cash-settled awards do not count against the maximum aggregate number. At  December 31, 2020 , there were 3.1  million shares available for future grants. Shares of common stock to be issued under the Plan are made available from authorized and unissued Dana common stock.
 
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Award activity  — (shares in millions)
 
    Options
    SARs
    RSUs
    PSUs
 
                                            Grant-Date
            Grant-Date
 
    Shares
    Exercise Price*
    Shares
    Exercise Price*
    Shares
    Fair Value*
    Shares
    Fair Value*
 
December 31, 2019     0.6     $ 16.13       0.1     $ 16.27       2.0     $ 20.56       0.7     $ 19.99  
Granted
                                    1.3       15.53       0.5       14.42  
Exercised or vested                                     ( 0.6 )     19.58       ( 0.2 )     19.15  
Forfeited or expired
                                    ( 0.2 )     18.86       ( 0.2 )     18.14  
December 31, 2020
    0.6       16.27       0.1       16.50       2.5       18.27       0.8       15.18  
* Weighted-average per share
 
    2020
    2019
    2018
 
Total stock compensation expense
  $ 14     $ 19     $ 16  
Total grant-date fair value of awards vested
    16       16       16  
Cash received from exercise of stock options                     2  
Cash paid to settle SARs and RSUs
    2       2       2  
Intrinsic value of stock options and SARs exercised
            1       3  
Intrinsic value of RSUs and PSUs vested
    14       17       18  
 
Compensation expense is generally measured based on the fair value at the date of grant and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. For options and SARs, we use an option-pricing model to estimate fair value. For RSUs and PSUs, the fair value is based on the closing market price of our common stock at the date of grant. Awards that are settled in cash are subject to liability accounting. Accordingly, the fair value of such awards is remeasured at the end of each reporting period until settled or expired. We had accrued $ 4  and $ 3  for cash-settled awards at  December 31, 2020 and 2019 . During  2020  we issued  0.6  million and  0.3  million shares of common stock based on vesting of RSUs and PSUs. At  December 31, 2020 , the total unrecognized compensation cost related to the nonvested awards granted and expected to vest was $ 19 . This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of  1.8  years.
 
Stock options and stock appreciation rights  — The exercise price of each option or SAR equals the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Options and SARs generally vest over  three years and their maximum term is  ten years. Shares issued upon the exercise of options are recorded as common stock and additional paid-in capital at the option price. SARs are settled in cash for the difference between the market price on the date of exercise and the exercise price. We have not granted stock options or SARs since 2013. All outstanding awards are fully vested and exercisable. At  December 31, 2020 , the outstanding awards have an aggregate intrinsic value of $ 2  and a weighted-average remaining contractual life of 1.3  years.
 
Restricted stock units and performance shares units  — Each RSU or PSU granted represents the right to receive one share of Dana common stock or, at the election of Dana (for units awarded to board members) or for employees located outside the U.S. (for employee awarded units), cash equal to the market value per share. All RSUs contain dividend equivalent rights. RSUs granted to non-employee directors vest on the first anniversary date of the grant and those granted to employees generally cliff vest fully after  three years. PSUs granted to employees vest if specified performance goals are achieved during the respective performance period, generally  three years.
 
Under the 2020 stock compensation award program, the number of PSUs that ultimately vest is contingent on achieving a specified free cash flow target and a specified margin target, with an even distribution between the two targets. Our 2019 and 2018 programs had specified return on invested capital targets and specified margin targets, with an even distribution between the two targets. We estimated the fair value at grant date based on the closing market price of our common stock at the date of grant adjusted for the value of assumed dividends over the period because the awards are not dividend protected. The estimated grant date value is accrued over the performance period and adjusted as appropriate based on performance relative to the target.
 
Cash incentive awards  — Our 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan provides for cash incentive awards. We make awards annually to certain eligible employees designated by Dana, including certain executive officers. Awards under the plan are based on achieving certain financial performance goals. The performance goals of the plan are established annually by the Board of Directors.
 
Under the 2020  annual incentive program, participants were eligible to receive cash awards based on achieving a cash flow performance goal. Under the  2019 and 2018 annual incentive programs, participants were eligible to receive cash awards based on achieving earnings and cash flow performance goals. We accrued $ 23 , $ 27  and $ 33  of expense in  2020 ,  2019  and  2018  for the expected cash payments under these programs.
 
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Note 12.   Pension and Postretirement Benefit Plans
 
We sponsor various defined benefit, qualified and nonqualified, pension plans covering eligible employees. Other postretirement benefits (OPEB), including medical and life insurance, are provided for certain employees upon retirement.
 
We also sponsor various defined contribution plans that cover the majority of our employees. Under the terms of the qualified defined contribution retirement plans, employee and employer contributions may be directed into a number of diverse investments. None of these qualified defined contribution plans allow direct investment in our stock.
 
Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) and other amounts recognized in OCI  —
 
    Pension Benefits
 
    2020
    2019
    2018
 
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Interest cost
  $ 21     $ 5     $ 40     $ 8     $ 43     $ 7  
Expected return on plan assets
    ( 35 )     ( 3 )     ( 51 )     ( 3 )     ( 71 )     ( 3 )
Service cost
            9               8               7  
Amortization of net actuarial loss
    11       9       22       6       28       6  
Settlement charge                     256       3                  
Curtailment                             ( 1 )                
Other
                                            2  
Net periodic benefit cost (credit)
    ( 3 )     20       267       21       —       19  
                                                 
Recognized in OCI:
                                               
Amount due to net actuarial (gains) losses     ( 4 )     10       ( 107 )     33       11       4  
Reclassification adjustment for net actuarial losses in net periodic benefit cost
    ( 11 )     ( 9 )     ( 278 )     ( 9 )     ( 28 )     ( 6 )
Curtailment                                                
Other
                                          (2 )
Total recognized in OCI
    (15 )     1       (385 )     24       (17 )     (4 )
Net recognized in benefit cost (credit) and OCI
  $ ( 18 )   $ 21     $ (118 )   $ 45     $ (17 )   $ 15  
 
    OPEB
 
    2020
    2019
    2018
 
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Interest cost
  $ —     $ 2     $ —     $ 3     $ 3  
Service cost             1                       1  
Amortization of net actuarial gain
                            ( 1 )        
Net periodic benefit cost
    —       3       —       2       4  
                                         
Recognized in OCI:
                                       
Amount due to net actuarial (gains) losses
    1       4       1       2       ( 7 )
Reclassification adjustment for net actuarial gain in net periodic benefit cost
                            1          
Total recognized in OCI
    1       4       1       3       ( 7 )
Net recognized in benefit cost (credit) and OCI
  $ 1     $ 7     $ 1     $ 5     $ ( 3 )
 
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Our U.S. defined benefit pension plans are frozen and no additional service cost is being accrued. The estimated net actuarial loss for the defined benefit pension plans that will be amortized from AOCI into benefit cost in  2021  is $ 9  for our U.S. plans and $ 9  for our non-U.S. plans. We use the corridor approach for purposes of systematically amortizing deferred gains or losses as a component of net periodic benefit cost into the income statement in future reporting periods. The amortization period used is generally the average remaining service period of active participants in the plan unless almost all of the plan’s participants are inactive, in which case we use the average remaining life expectancy of the inactive participants.  No  portion of the estimated net actuarial gain related to OPEB plans will be amortized from AOCI into benefit cost in  2021.
 
In October 2017, upon authorization by the Dana Board of Directors, we commenced the process of terminating  one  of our U.S. defined benefit pension plans. During the second quarter of 2019, payments were made from plan assets to those plan participants that elected to take the lump-sum payout option. In June 2019, we entered into (a) a definitive commitment agreement by and among Dana, Athene Annuity and Life Company (Athene) and State Street Global Advisors, as independent fiduciary to the plan, and (b) a definitive commitment agreement by and among Dana, Companion Life Insurance Company (Companion) and State Street Global Advisors, as independent fiduciary to the plan. Pursuant to the definitive commitment agreements, the plan purchased group annuity contracts that irrevocably transferred to the insurance companies the remaining future pension benefit obligations of the plan. Plan participant’s benefits are unchanged as a result of the termination. We contributed $ 59  to the plan prior to the purchase of the group annuity contracts. The purchase of group annuity contracts was then funded directly by the assets of the plan in June 2019. By irrevocably transferring the obligations to Athene and Companion, we reduced our unfunded pension obligation by approximately $ 165  and recognized a pre-tax pension settlement charge of $ 256  in 2019.
 
Funded status  — The following tables provide reconciliations of the changes in benefit obligations, plan assets and funded status.
 
    Pension Benefits
    OPEB
 
    2020
    2019
    2020
    2019
 
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Reconciliation of benefit obligation:
                                                               
Obligation at beginning of period
  $ 772     $ 412     $ 1,501     $ 364     $ 3     $ 88     $ —     $ 83  
Interest cost
    21       5       40       8               2               3  
Service cost             9               8               1                  
Actuarial loss
    68       10       13       41       1       4       1       2  
Benefit payments
    ( 51 )     ( 13 )     ( 90 )     ( 14 )           ( 4 )     ( 1 )     ( 4 )
Acquisitions                     161       25                       3          
Settlements             ( 4 )     ( 853 )     ( 13 )                                
Curtailment
                            ( 1 )                                
Deconsolidation of subsidiary
            ( 8 )                                                
Translation adjustments
            27               ( 6 )             2               4  
Obligation at end of period
  $ 810     $ 438     $ 772     $ 412     $ 4     $ 93     $ 3     $ 88  
 
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    Pension Benefits
    OPEB
 
    2020
    2019
    2020
    2019
 
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Reconciliation of fair value of plan assets:
                                                               
Fair value at beginning of period
  $ 724     $ 78     $ 1,301     $ 71     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —  
Actual return on plan assets
    107       3       171       11                                  
Employer contributions     1       14       59       17               4       1       4  
Benefit payments
    ( 51 )     ( 13 )     ( 90 )     ( 14 )             ( 4 )     ( 1 )     ( 4 )
Settlements             ( 4 )     ( 853 )     ( 13 )                                
Acquisitions
                    136       7                                  
Deconsolidation of subsidiary             ( 8 )                                                
Translation adjustments
            ( 1 )             ( 1 )                                
Fair value at end of period
  $ 781     $ 69     $ 724     $ 78     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —  
                                                                 
Funded status at end of period
  $ ( 29 )   $ ( 369 )   $ ( 48 )   $ ( 334 )   $ ( 4 )   $ ( 93 )   $ ( 3 )   $ ( 88 )
 
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet  —
 
    Pension Benefits
    OPEB
 
    2020
    2019
    2020
    2019
 
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheet:
                                                               
Noncurrent assets
  $ 2     $ 1     $ —     $ 4     $ —     $ —     $ —     $ —  
Current liabilities
            ( 14 )             ( 13 )             ( 5 )             ( 5 )
Noncurrent liabilities
    ( 31 )     ( 356 )     ( 48 )     ( 325 )     ( 4 )     ( 88 )     ( 3 )     ( 83 )
Net amount recognized
  $ ( 29 )   $ ( 369 )   $ ( 48 )   $ ( 334 )   $ ( 4 )   $ ( 93 )   $ ( 3 )   $ ( 88 )
 
Amounts recognized in AOCI  —
 
    Pension Benefits
    OPEB
 
    2020
    2019
    2020
    2019
 
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Amounts recognized in AOCI:
                                                               
Net actuarial loss (gain)
  $ 142     $ 108     $ 157     $ 108     $ 2     $ ( 8 )   $ 1     $ ( 12 )
AOCI before tax
    142       108       157       108       2       ( 8 )     1       ( 12 )
Deferred taxes
    16       ( 30 )     13       ( 28 )             3               4  
Net
  $ 158     $ 78     $ 170     $ 80     $ 2     $ ( 5 )   $ 1     $ ( 8 )
 
The 2020 actuarial gain of $ 4  on the U.S. plans was largely the result of the actual return on assets exceeding the expected asset return partially offset by the decrease in discount rate and result of reflecting updated mortality tables.
 
The 2019  actuarial gain of $ 107  on the U.S plans was largely the result of the actual return on assets exceeding the expected asset return.
 
 
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Aggregate funding levels  — The following table presents information regarding the aggregate funding levels of our defined benefit pension plans at December 31:
 
    2020
    2019
 
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
    U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Plans with fair value of plan assets in excess of obligations:
                               
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ 16     $ 14     $ 15     $ 17  
Projected benefit obligation
    16       14       15       17  
Fair value of plan assets
    17       15       16       21  
Plans with obligations in excess of fair value of plan assets:
                               
Accumulated benefit obligation
  $ 794     $ 391     $ 757     $ 363  
Projected benefit obligation
    794       424       757       395  
Fair value of plan assets
    764       54       708       57  
 
Fair value of pension plan assets  —
 
            Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020
 
            U.S.
    Non-U.S.
 
Asset Category
  Total
    Level 1
    Level 2
    Level 3
    NAV (a)
    Level 1
    Le
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