BLACKPOOL, England (October 6, 2005) – ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM), today announced that its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) exhaust system components manufacturing location in Blackpool, England has opened the 90-day mass redundancy consultation process with its unions T&GWU and AMICUS. The company met with union representatives and employees today to discuss the process, which will affect all 232 employees.

“This is an undesirable and difficult position for our business and our employees,” said Michael Wood, senior director of Operations for LVS Emissions Technologies in Eurasia. “We met with our unions today to address the severity of the situation, noting that declining customer demand and increasing material and logistic costs have resulted in the business’ declining performance. The company must evaluate all alternatives, including the reduction of employees, as a means to rationalize its business and right size its capacity.” 

Should ArvinMeritor reach the decision to reduce its Blackpool workforce, the company is prepared to support customer programs from alternative locations.

ArvinMeritor’s Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group posted $4.8 billion in sales during fiscal year 2004, and employs 17,000 people at 75 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 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 related aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 31,000 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/.

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