ArvinMeritor Receives $1.7 Million Grant from Indiana to Develop Exhaust Emissions Technology

TROY, Mich., June 11 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today announced that it has received a $1.7 million grant from the Indiana 21st Century Research and Development Fund. The grant will assist in the development of the company's breakthrough Plasma Fuel Reformer exhaust emissions technology, which is being developed at the company's Columbus, Ind., Emissions Technical Center. Purdue University will collaborate with ArvinMeritor to improve fuel spray mixing and combustion processes to help complete the final development of the plasma fuel reformer. The technology could revolutionize the way commercial and light vehicle original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) meet the strict 2010 diesel engine emission standards.

The Plasma Fuel Reformer produces a hydrogen-rich gas -- which burns clean at low temperatures -- from the diesel fuel onboard the vehicle. This hydrogen can be used as a lower-cost, highly efficient, fast-starting regenerator of traps for nitrogen oxide (NOx) traps that will soon be used in diesel exhaust gas after-treatment. Moreover, as the hydrogen is produced onboard from the vehicle's fuel, the Plasma Fuel Reformer reduces the need for onboard storage.

The Indiana 21st Century Research and Technology Fund was created in 1999 by the state's General Assembly. It was designed to stimulate the process of diversifying the state's economy by developing and commercializing advanced technologies in Indiana. These technologies will generate high tech jobs for the state. The enabling act created a Board, which represents most of the academic and commercial sectors of the state, to establish award and review policies, and approve awards. The Indiana Development Finance Authority administers the 21st Century Research and Technology fund on behalf of the Budget Agency.

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: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/ .