Company Announces Contract Valued at $79 Million with a Leading Automotive Manufacturer in China

SHANGHAI, China (Dec. 1, 2005) — ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM) announced today that its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group will provide a leading automotive manufacturer in China with a complete sealed door module, including window regulator and motor for a 2007 model year vehicle, as part of a newly awarded, multi-year, $79 million contract. ArvinMeritor will establish a final assembly Customer Value Center close to the customer, with product shipments scheduled to begin in October 2006. Customer identity and specific terms of the contract were not disclosed.

“We are honored to be selected as the door module partner for this important domestic vehicle,” said Robert Marty, vice president and general manager of LVS Door Systems. “This is our first piece of door module business with this customer. We look forward to the opportunity to provide them with our advanced, safety-focused glass movement technology. We are confident in our team’s ability to deliver the highest levels of safety and quality for China’s domestic market.”

ArvinMeritor’s Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group posted $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 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/.

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