ArvinMeritor to Produce Trailer Axles for TotalTrailers-Fruehauf Group

BIRMINGHAM, England, March 23 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc.'s Commercial Vehicle Systems (CVS) business group today announced that it will provide trailer axle and suspension systems to the Spanish based TotalTrailers-Fruehauf Group.

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The supply contract is valued at $6.0 million annually and will cover a full range of products including the market leading, lowest cost of ownership, ELSA 2 Disc brake. The supply contract covers the complete line of trailer platforms offered by TotalTrailers-Fruehauf. Production began in January 2004.

"TotalTrailers-Fruehauf Group is a quality organization and we are thrilled to earn this important new business," said Sergio Carvalho, vice president and general manager of Worldwide Suspension Systems, Trailer Systems and Ride Control. "Our partnership with the Spanish TotalTrailers-Fruehauf group will help increase our growing presence throughout Europe and other global markets they serve."

Total Trailers Spain is a group of companies that includes Fruehauf and ACM in Spain, and Inveppe in Portugal. The company supplies a wide range of trailer products and services to the Spanish, French and Portuguese commercial vehicle markets.

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.

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