ArvinMeritor Holds Its Annual Shareowners Meeting

    TROY, Mich., Feb. 19 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today held its annual shareowners meeting at
ArvinMeritor headquarters in Troy, Mich.
    At the meeting, shareowners voted to elect Joseph B. Anderson Jr.,
Victoria B. Jackson, James E. Marley and James E. Perrella to the board of
directors for terms expiring in 2006.  They also voted William D. George Jr.
to the board of directors for a term expiring in 2005.  In addition, the
shareowners approved the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's
auditors.
    ArvinMeritor Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Larry Yost provided an
overview of the company's financial performance in fiscal year 2002, as well
as provided insight into the current economic condition and its impact on the
automotive industry.
    President and Chief Operating Officer Terry O'Rourke provided the
financial results from the first quarter of fiscal year 2003, as well as a
discussion of the company's vision and strategies for future growth.
    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.  The company
is headquartered in Troy, Mich., and employs 32,000 people at more than 150
manufacturing facilities in 27 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.

    Appendix:
    Joseph B. Anderson Jr. - Mr. Anderson, a director since July 2000 and a
director of Meritor Automotive, Inc. from September 1997 until the merger of
Arvin and Meritor into ArvinMeritor, is chairman of the Corporate Governance
and Nominating Committee and a member of the Environmental and Social
Responsibility Committee.  He has served as chairman of the board and chief
executive officer of Vibration Control Technologies, LLC since June 2002.  He
was chairman of the board and chief executive officer of Chivas Industries LLC
(and its predecessor, Chivas Products, Ltd.) from October 1994 until June
2002.  From December 1992 to July 1993, Mr. Anderson was president and chief
executive officer of Composite Energy Management Systems, Inc.  Mr. Anderson
served in a variety of positions, primarily in manufacturing, with General
Motors Corporation from 1979 until December 1992.  He also served as an
assistant to the U.S. Secretary of Commerce from 1977 to 1979.  Mr. Anderson
is a director of Quaker Chemical Corporation and R. R. Donnelley & Sons Co.
and is a trustee of Kettering University.  He is also a director, trustee or
member of a number of business, educational and civic organizations.  Mr.
Anderson's term of office will expire in 2006.
    Victoria B. Jackson - Ms. Jackson, a director since July 2000 and a
director of Meritor Automotive, Inc. from July 1999 until the merger of Arvin
and Meritor into ArvinMeritor, is a member of the Audit Committee.  She
currently serves as president of Victoria Belle, Inc., a fine jewelry design
and marketing firm.  She was president and chief executive officer of
DSS/Prodiesel, Inc. from 1979 until 1998, when the company was sold to
TransCom USA.  She served as a consultant to TransCom USA from 1998 to
February 2000.  Ms. Jackson is a director of AmSouth Bancorporation and
PepsiAmericas, Inc. and is a member of various business, educational and civic
organizations.  Ms. Jackson's term of office will expire in 2006.
    James E. Marley - Mr. Marley, a director since July 2000 and a director of
Meritor Automotive, Inc. from April 1999 until the merger of Arvin and Meritor
into ArvinMeritor, is chairman of the Environmental and Social Responsibility
Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.  He is the retired chairman of
the Board of AMP Inc., serving in that position from 1993 to 1998.  He served
AMP as president and chief operating officer from 1990 to 1992, as president
from 1986 to 1990, and in a variety of engineering and executive positions
from 1963, when he joined AMP, until 1986.  He is also a director of Armstrong
Holdings, Inc. and a number of business, educational and civic organizations,
and is a member of a number of engineering and management professional
associations.  Mr. Marley's term of office will expire in 2006.
    James E. Perrella - Mr. Perrella, a director since July 2000 and a
director of Arvin from 1999 until the merger of Arvin and Meritor into
ArvinMeritor, is a member of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
and the Compensation and Management Development Committee.  Mr. Perrella
served as chairman of the board of Ingersoll-Rand Company from 1993 until his
retirement in 2000.  Between 1993 and October 1999, he also served as
president and chief executive officer of Ingersoll-Rand.  Mr. Perrella is also
a director of Becton Dickinson and Company, Bombardier Inc. and Milacron Inc.
Mr. Perrella's term of office will expire in 2006.
    William D. George Jr. - Mr. George, a director since July 2000 and a
director of Arvin, Industries from 1994 until the merger of Arvin and Meritor
into ArvinMeritor, is chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the
Environmental and Social Responsibility Committee.  Since 1981, he served in a
variety of positions with S.C. Johnson Wax, until he became executive vice
president and chief operating officer, Worldwide Consumer Products from 1988
to 1990, and president, Worldwide Consumer Products from 1990 to 1993.  Mr.
George was elected president and chief executive officer of S.C. Johnson Wax
in 1993, positions he held until retirement in 1997.  He is also a director of
Reilly Industries, Inc. and Nobex Corporation, and is a member of the board of
trustees of Carthage College.  Mr. George's term of office will expire in
2005.