ArvinMeritor to Provide Integrated Axle and Brake Systems On International(R) Tractors

LOUISVILLE, Ky., March 19 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that the International Truck and Engine Corporation selected the company's Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business group to continue to supply front axles, rear axles, air brakes, and automatic slack adjusters as standard databook position for the International 5000i- (vocational) and 9000i-series (linehaul) tractors, to 2010.

The seven-year supply agreement, valued at $1.2 billion, was announced here at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

According to ArvinMeritor, the arrangement is designed to provide International's facility in Escobedo, Mexico, with modular assemblies of front and rear axles, brakes, hubs and drums, suspensions, wheel-speed sensors, and shock absorbers. These modules will be assembled and delivered from ArvinMeritor's joint venture, Sistemas Automotrices de Mexico, S.A., formed in November 2002. Individual axles and brakes will be manufactured at ArvinMeritor's plants in Asheville, N.C., and Tilbury, Ont., Canada, and delivered to International's Garland, Tx., and Chatham, Ont., facilities.

"Extending this agreement validates the true partnership that ArvinMeritor and International have shared for over 30 years," said Chris Benner, general OEM sales manager. "It's proof that we've met International's most critical expectation of its suppliers: trust."

International Truck and Engine Corporation is the operating company of Navistar International Corporation , and is a leading producer of mid-range diesel engines, medium trucks, school buses, heavy trucks, severe service vehicles, and parts and service sold under the International brand.

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: www.arvinmeritor.com .

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