ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Steve Scgalski To President of Meritor Suspensions Systems Co.

TROY, Mich., Nov. 19, 2003 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced that Steve Scgalski has been appointed president of Meritor Suspensions Systems Co. (MSSC), effective immediately. MSSC is a joint venture with Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing, which was created in 1986 and provides leading technology and high-quality suspensions systems components to ArvinMeritor's global OEMs. Scgalski will report directly to Sidney Del Gaudio, vice president and general manager of the undercarriage division within ArvinMeritor's Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group.

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"We are delighted to have Steve in charge of this dynamic business, and are confident that he will continue the success we have enjoyed in our relationship with Mitsubishi," said Del Gaudio. "Steve's long service to the company -- as well as his quality, engineering and operations expertise -- makes him the overwhelming choice for this important role."

Scgalski joined the organization in 1990, and has held positions of increasing responsibility since then. Most recently, he was vice president of operations for the company's worldwide undercarriage and North American apertures businesses. Prior to that, Scgalski served as vice president of operations for the Americas for the ArvinMeritor LVS exhaust systems product line.

Scgalski holds a bachelor's degree in economics from Franklin College in Franklin, Ind., and has also completed executive finance coursework at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $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 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 .