ArvinMeritor Wins BMW X5 Successor Exhaust System Business

TROY, Mich., Sept. 14 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. announced today that its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group has been awarded the design and engineering of the exhaust systems and manifold for BMW's X5 successor. The vehicle will be built in Spartanburg, S.C., with production beginning in October 2006.

"As our European customers continue to bring manufacturing to North America, we are ready to support them with our globally strong, engineering and manufacturing teams," said Michael Bleidt, vice president and general manager of LVS Emissions Technologies. "We combine our award-winning lean principles with our technically advanced exhaust and emissions product portfolio to deliver the highest levels of quality. And we deliver those products through strategically located Customer Value Centers (CVC) for just-in-time delivery."

ArvinMeritor's Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group posted $4.4 billion in sales during fiscal year 2003, and employs 18,000 people at 65 facilities in 23 countries. LVS -- a market leader in the product categories it serves -- supplies integrated systems and modules to the world's leading passenger car and light truck OEMs. With advanced technology and systems design expertise in apertures, undercarriage, wheels and emissions control, LVS combines high-quality components into cost-effective, performance-based solutions for virtually every car and light truck on the road today.

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/ .