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ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM) Notice of Conference Call and Press Release

8 January 2001

ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM) Notice of Conference Call and Press Release

    TROY, Mich., Jan. 8 ArvinMeritor, Inc.
Earnings for Q1 fiscal year 2001 notice of conference call and press release:

    Release Date:    Wed., Jan. 17, 2001

    News Release:    Will be distributed via PR Newswire; available on First
Call and at http://www.arvinmeritor.com .

    Conference Call:  11 a.m. (EST) (call ten minutes prior to start of call)

    Phone:     888-740-8770 (within the U.S.) or
               415-247-8554 (outside the U.S.)

    Playback:  800-633-8284 (within the U.S.) or
               858-812-6440 (outside the U.S.)

    Call  01/17/01 1 p.m. EST - 01/24/01 1 p.m. EST

    Reservation #17501906

    Internet:  Investors can also listen to the conference call real-time (or
by recording for 30 days), by visiting http://www.arvinmeritor.com

    Questions:    Beth Gurnack
                  Vice President, Investor Relations, 248-655-2159
                  Email: Beth.Gurnack@arvinmeritor.com