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Unique Full-System Capability Positions Meritor For the Anti-Squeeze Window Market

26 February 1998

Unique Full-System Capability Positions Meritor For the Anti-Squeeze Window Market

    DETROIT, Feb. 26 -- Anti-squeeze power window applications on
North American cars and trucks are forecasted to increase in the coming years
and Meritor Automotive, Inc. is uniquely positioned to meet this
growing demand.  Anti-squeeze technology is a door systems comfort and
security feature using sensors to detect resistance in a window's closure path
and, in turn, trigger a reversal in window direction.

    Unique Speed-Sensing Technology
    In most speed sensing anti-squeeze systems available today, the sensor
unit is a separate add-on to the full door system.  Reno Ramsey, engineering
manager of Electronic Controls, said the Meritor anti-squeeze system is unique
in the marketplace because the speed sensor is mounted inside the window lift
motor to save valuable interior door space, cost and represents an example of
total system integration.
    Ramsey emphasized that Meritor is the only supplier in the United States
today that offers full-system capability in power doors and windows --
including anti-squeeze technology.
    "We design and build nearly every component needed to produce door and
window control systems," Ramsey said.  "That includes all the electronics and
sensing needed for anti-squeeze -- the software, the mechanisms and the
electric motors -- everything."  Ramsey said Meritor's single source
capability brings economic advantages to automakers in terms of cost, quality
and delivery.

    Single Source Capability Brings Benefits to the Global OEMs
    "We can build a door system that meets the needs of our customers and
quickly adapt the design and manufacturing to meet their specifications for
use anywhere in the world," Ramsey explained.
    "Meritor's anti-squeeze power window system will be able to meet every
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) for power doors and anti-
squeeze windows in the near future, including windows controlled with Remote
Keyless Entry (RKE).
    "That's significant for automakers who want to offer remote keyless entry
systems that automatically adjust, open or close vehicle windows and
sunroofs," Ramsey said.

    Electronic Control Capabilities Bringing Benefit To Global OEMs
    Meritor's Electronic Controls business with its Center of Expertise in
Troy, Michigan, develops electronic controls for the electro-mechanical
systems produced by Meritor's Roof, Door, Access Control and Seat Adjusting
Systems businesses with their own Centers of Expertise in Germany, France, the
U.K., and Canada.
    Meritor Automotive, with 1997 sales of approximately $3.3 billion, is a
world leading supplier of a broad range of components and systems for
commercial, specialty and light vehicles.  Meritor consists of two global
businesses:  Heavy Vehicle Systems, a leading supplier of drivetrain systems
and components for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, trailers and off-highway
equipment and specialty vehicles including military, bus and coach, and fire
and rescue; and Light Vehicle Systems, a major supplier of roof, door, access
control and seat adjusting systems, electric motors and electronic controls,
suspension systems and wheels for passenger cars, light trucks and sport
utility vehicles.

SOURCE  Meritor Automotive, Inc.