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ArvinMeritor’s Wheels Team Receives Chrysler Group Gold Award for Outstanding 2005 Performance
TROY, Mich. (June 26, 2006) —
ArvinMeritor, Inc.’s (NYSE: ARM) Light Vehicle Systems (LVS)
business group announced today that its steel wheels team received a Chrysler
Group Gold Award for outstanding performance in 2005. This designation places
ArvinMeritor among the highest-rated suppliers to the Chrysler
Group.
With locations in Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil; San Luis Potosí,
Mexico; and Detroit, Mich., U.S., the Wheels business unit supplied five million
steel wheels to DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler Group in 2005, including wheels for
many of its popular Dodge, Chrysler and Jeep models.
“It’s an enormous
achievement to receive a Chrysler Group Gold Award,” said Juan De La Riva,
senior vice president and president of LVS. “This distinction is a testament to
the nearly 2,000 employees who passionately produce world-class wheels for all
of our customers, every day.”
ArvinMeritor’s LVS business group posted
more than $4.8 billion in sales during fiscal year 2005, and employs more than
15,000 people at 73 facilities in 23 countries. LVS – a market leader in the
product categories it serves – supplies integrated systems and modules to the
world’s leading passenger car and light truck OEMs. With advanced technology and
systems design expertise in apertures, undercarriage, wheel and emissions
control, LVS combines high-quality components into cost-effective,
performance-based solutions for virtually every car and light truck on the road
today.
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $8.8 billion 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: www.arvinmeritor.com.
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Editor’s Note: Photography is available on request.
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