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ArvinMeritor Announces Annual Shareowners' Meeting on Feb. 14, 2001

17 November 2000

ArvinMeritor Announces Annual Shareowners' Meeting on Feb. 14, 2001

    TROY, Mich., Nov. 17 ArvinMeritor, Inc. today
announced that it will hold its annual shareowners' meeting on Wednesday,
Feb. 14, 2001, at ArvinMeritor Headquarters, 2135 West Maple Road, Troy,
Mich., at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).  Shareowners of record at the
close of business on Friday, Dec. 8, 2000, will be entitled to notice of and
to vote at the annual meeting.
    ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $7.7-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 36,000
people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 26 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 .