ArvinMeritor Light Vehicle Aftermarket Partners with Flowmaster To Distribute Industry-Leading Performance Exhaust Products

    TROY, Mich., Feb. 23 ArvinMeritor, Inc.
announces that its Light Vehicle Aftermarket (LVA) group has formed a
strategic alliance with Flowmaster, the world leader in exhaust technology, to
distribute Flowmaster's industry-leading performance exhaust products
portfolio.
    ArvinMeritor is committed to expanding its capabilities in the performance
parts arena.  Flowmaster brings the leading aftermarket exhaust performance
parts brand to ArvinMeritor's existing performance exhaust offerings.  Those
offerings include Cherry Bomb exhaust products, as well as an increasing line
of stainless steel mufflers and chrome and stainless steel exhaust tips.
    "ArvinMeritor LVA is committed to becoming the industry leader in
performance parts.  The aftermarket portion of performance exhaust products
continues to grow, increasing at a rate of 10 percent to 12 percent per year.
The partnership with Flowmaster positions ArvinMeritor LVA to capitalize on
this growing segment within the exhaust components category," said Dan Daniel,
senior vice president of ArvinMeritor and president of LVA.
    Flowmaster operates the only exhaust research facility of its kind in the
world, which houses the Super Flow SF-7100 engine dynamometer.  Through use of
this state-of-the-art dynamometer, Flowmaster's engineering staff can track
the complete engine cycle in millionths of a second, as well as obtain exact
readings of each degree of cam rotation, from induction to the tip of the
exhaust system.
    "This alliance with ArvinMeritor is the natural progression of working
together for many years.  I'm excited about the added help we now will have in
disseminating our present and future technologies into the market place.
ArvinMeritor and Flowmaster have the same objectives of customer satisfaction
and product excellence.  This makes us perfect strategic partners," said Ray
Flugger, president of Flowmaster.
    Through continuous product testing and development, the Flowmaster product
line has expanded rapidly over the past fifteen years from its original roots
in racing to include exhaust products for performance street, truck, RV and
motorhome applications.  While all Flowmaster mufflers produce more power than
original equipment (OE) and competitive aftermarket products, they also
produce exhaust tones unique to Flowmaster.  Flowmaster offers more than 400
different performance muffler models and 170 performance exhaust systems.
    ArvinMeritor LVA is a global aftermarket group providing exhaust, filter
and ride control products to its customer partners.  In North America,
ArvinMeritor LVA markets its products under the Arvin(TM), Gabriel(TM),
Marwil(TM), Maremont(TM) and Purolator(TM) brand names, as well as under
various private labels, to the full range of aftermarket customers, including
retailers, distributors and installers.  ArvinMeritor LVA is headquartered in
Brentwood, Tenn., and is a division of ArvinMeritor, Inc.
    ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $7-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.  In
addition, ArvinMeritor is a leader in coil coating applications, including
those for the transportation, appliance, construction and furniture
industries.  The company is headquartered in Troy, Mich., and employs 36,000
people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 26 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 news release contains statements relating to future results 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
those detailed from time to time in the company's Securities and Exchange
Commission filings.