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ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Suspension Modules Unveiled in Europe

Stuttgart, Germany (ots/PRNewswire)

ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE:
ARM) today unveiled the company's Light Vehicle Systems (LVS)
suspension module product portfolio for the first time in Europe.
Until now, ArvinMeritor -- which is the supplier of three different
suspension modules for the 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee -- has
principally focused its marketing efforts on North America. Today's
announcement was made from the company's exhibit booth at the annual
Vehicle Dynamics Expo in Stuttgart.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010524/ARVINLOGO )
"ArvinMeritor's light vehicle suspension module business, which
was formed in 2002, is one of the company's many success stories --
growing to an estimated US$600 million by 2008," said Sidney Del
Gaudio, vice president and general manager of LVS Undercarriage
Systems for ArvinMeritor. "We are one of a few Tier One suppliers
that have the technical, design, manufacturing and logistical
expertise and capabilities to provide complete suspension modules on
a global basis."
ArvinMeritor's light vehicle suspension module portfolio includes:
Cross-car cradle module: Currently in production, this module
contains 12 major components including the axle, cradle, lower
control arm, steering gear and stabilizer bar.
Wheel-end module: Currently in production, this module contains
five major components including the knuckle, caliper, rotor, heat
shield, and hub and bearing.
Coil-over shock module: Currently in production, this module
contains four major components including the coil spring, shock and
upper shock mount.
Air suspension systems: Currently in development, ArvinMeritor's
full system integration approach for air suspension systems improves
ride and handling, and allows for load leveling and height
adjustability.
Active roll control systems: Currently in development,
ArvinMeritor's hydraulically-assisted stabilizer bar system improves
ride, handling and safety, as well as enhances the capability of
stability control systems.
Adaptive damping system: Currently in development, this product
offers increased safety and comfort by actively adjusting damping
forces in the shock or strut.
Also announced today, in a separate press release, are plans to
develop and commercialize a hydraulically-coupled, electric power
steering system.
ArvinMeritor's Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group posted
US$4.8 billion in sales during fiscal year 2004, and employs 17,000
people at 75 facilities in 23 countries. LVS -- a market leader in
the product categories it serves -- supplies integrated systems and
modules to the world's leading passenger car and light truck OEMs.
With advanced technology and systems design expertise in apertures,
undercarriage, wheel and emissions control, LVS combines high-quality
components into cost-effective, performance-based solutions for
virtually every car and light truck on the road today.
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier US$8 billion global supplier of a
broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the
motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle, commercial
truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and
related aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor
employs approximately 31,000 people at more than 120 manufacturing
facilities in 25 countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on
the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM. For more
information, visit the company's Web site at:
http://www.arvinmeritor.com/ .
This press release also contains statements relating to future
results of the company (including certain projections and business
trends) that are "forward-looking statements" as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may
differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks
and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, global economic and
market conditions; the demand for commercial, specialty and light
vehicles for which the company supplies products; risks inherent in
operating abroad (including foreign currency exchange rates and
potential disruption of production and supply due to terrorist
attacks or acts of aggression); availability and cost of raw
materials, including steel; OEM program delays; demand for and market
acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of
new products; reliance on major OEM customers; labor relations of the
company, its customers and suppliers; the financial condition of the
company's suppliers and customers, including potential bankruptcies;
successful integration of acquired or merged businesses; the ability
to achieve the expected annual savings and synergies from past and
future business combinations; success and timing of potential
divestitures; potential impairment of long-lived assets, including
goodwill; competitive product and pricing pressures; the amount of
the company's debt; the ability of the company to access capital
markets; credit ratings of the company's debt; the outcome of
existing and any future legal proceedings, including any litigation
with respect to environmental or asbestos-related matters; as well as
other risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those
detailed from time to time in the filings of the company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Web site: http://www.arvinmeritor.com

Contact:

Colleen Hanley of ArvinMeritor, Inc., mobile: +1-248-766-3576, or
colleen.hanley@arvinmeritor.com ,
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