3rd October 2006 - ArvinMeritor Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket Achieves Significant Remanufacturing Milestones

ArvinMeritor Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business celebrated a key milestone today with the remanufacture of its 10 millionth brake shoe and 50,000th axle differential carrier at its 275,000 sq. ft. facility here. The facility has remanufactured brake shoes since 2000 and differential carriers since 1999.

According to site manager Ernie Smith, the celebration includes a facility tour, presentation of a commemorative brake shoe and differential carrier and an all-employee celebration luncheon.  The facility opened in 1999 and employs 220 persons from the Plainfield-Indianapolis community.

“We’ve worked hard to satisfy growing customer demand for our remanufactured shoes and differentials,” said Joe Mejaly, vice president and general manager of ArvinMeritor’s CVA.  “Keeping our customers on the road generating revenue is where they belong and that’s always been our goal. Our mission is to offer a broader range of remanufactured components through our authorized sales outlets across North America.”

The company committed to a rigid remanufacturing process in the late ‘80s, opting to adhere to remanufacture standards rather than rebuilt.  For example, all remanufactured products undergo an extensive visual inspection and evaluation process to ensure genuine-quality products, concluding with specific parts replacement and final stamps of quality approval and bench testing upon completion.

To better understand the milestone volumes, ten million brakes shoes are equivalent to approximately half-million tractor-trailer vehicles with approximately 20 shoes on each.  Or, 10 million shoes would stretch (end- to- end) 2,400 miles from Indianapolis to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.   In similar statistics, 50,000 differential carriers weigh about 9,100 tons, which is the same weight as a Ticonderoga class destroyer loaded with cargo, or about 21 fully-loaded 747-400's.

Remanufactured brake shoe applications include over the road (line haul) tractors and trailers as well as vocational vehicles such as buses and refuse vehicles, and axle differential carriers can be found on a wide range of vehicles from over the road trucks to emergency vehicles.

Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket, a unit of the company’s Commercial Vehicle Systems division, provides authorized parts outlets with the broadest portfolio of brakes and brake systems, drivelines, suspensions, axles, clutches, tire inflation systems and other truck and trailer components.  The parts are offered through the company’s Euclid and Meritor brands. All ArvinMeritor Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket products are fully supported by customer service and field sales/service managers; the convenience of ArvinMeritor’s inventory availability; XpresswayPlus.com, and 24/7 –customer service response at (888) 725-9355.  Extensive global distribution operations are located in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and South America to serve customers in those regions.

ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier 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 certain aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 29,000 people at more than 120 manufacturing 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.

Source: ArvinMeritor Press Release