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ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Craig Stinson to Senior Vice President and President, Exhaust Systems, Pending Board Approval

31 August 2000

ArvinMeritor Announces the Appointment of Craig Stinson to Senior Vice President and President, Exhaust Systems, Pending Board Approval

    TROY, Mich., Aug. 31 ArvinMeritor, Inc. today
announced the appointment of Craig Stinson to the position of senior vice
president and president, Exhaust Systems, pending approval of the board of
directors.  He will immediately replace Wes Vance, who is leaving to pursue
interests outside the company.  Before his appointment, Stinson was executive
vice president of Exhaust Systems.  Stinson reports to Bill Hunt, vice
chairman and president of ArvinMeritor.
    Stinson joined Arvin Industries in 1984 as a sales account assistant.  For
the next 10 years, he held positions of increasing responsibility in the sales
and marketing area, before being named vice president in 1995.  In that role,
Stinson was responsible for manufacturing, engineering and commercial
activities for Arvin's DaimlerChrysler exhaust business.  Three years later,
he was named vice president for manufacturing, engineering and commercial
activities for Arvin's General Motors exhaust business.  In January 2000,
Stinson moved to Eschborn, Germany, when he was appointed executive vice
president, responsible for Arvin's General Motors Business Group, Fiat,
purchasing, engineering technologies and research and innovation, as well as
for the partnership with Zeuna Staerker.  Stinson also had stewardship
responsibilities for operations in Asia/Pacific and South Africa.
    "We are delighted to appoint Craig to the leadership position in our
Exhaust Systems business," said Hunt.  "Throughout his 17 years with the
organization, Craig has brought a wealth of knowledge and insight to managing
global operations and has made significant contributions to the ongoing
success of this portion of the business.  I am confident in Craig's ability to
keep ArvinMeritor Exhaust Systems a leader in the industry."
    Stinson holds a bachelor's degree in finance from Oakland University in
Rochester, Mich., and a master's of business administration from the
University of Michigan.
    ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $7.5-billion global supplier of a broad
range of integrated systems, modules and components to the transportation
industry.  The company serves light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and
specialty original equipment manufacturers and related aftermarkets.  In
addition, ArvinMeritor is a leader in coil coating applications, including
those for the transportation, appliance, construction and furniture
industries.  The company is headquartered in Troy, Mich., and employs 36,500
people at more than 120 facilities in 25 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 .