TROY, Mich. (Sept. 26, 2003)
ArvinMeritor Inc. (NYSE:ARM) today announced that its
Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) group has received the prestigious 2002
Platinum Supplier of the Year Award from FleetPride’s Western Region. FleetPride
is a national distributor of aftermarket parts. Its Western Region has 60
branches with over 700 employees.
To qualify for the award, suppliers were required
to have the highest ratings in service, field support and product quality as
judged by the sixty FleetPride stores. The award recipients were key
vendor-partners that had helped FleetPride advance its business over the last
year.
“We are honored to receive this award from
FleetPride and believe it reflects our team’s hard work and commitment to
exceeding customer expectations,” said Harry Howard, vice president and general
manager, CVA.
ArvinMeritor’s Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket, in
Florence, Ky. and Toronto, Ont., provides the industry’s most comprehensive
lineup of axles, air systems, brakes, drivelines, clutches, transmissions and
wheel-end components and related services to a network of authorized outlets in
North America. The CVA portfolio extends across the primary commercial truck and
trailer, drivetrain and brake products. It has a growing line of remanufactured
products, including brake shoes and hydraulic cylinders, axle differentials,
transmissions and clutches. CVA also has key operations in Cleveland, Ohio,
U.S.A.; Zurich, Switzerland; Osasco, Sao Paulo, Brazil; and Sunshine,
Australia.
ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $7-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. In addition, ArvinMeritor is a leader in coil
coating applications. The company is headquartered in Troy, Mich.,
and employs 32,000 people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 27
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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