“Despite the solid progress we are making in implementing our strategic initiatives, our results this quarter were negatively impacted by weaker than anticipated North American truck production and the continuing capacity challenges in our European truck operations,” said Chairman, CEO and President Chip McClure. “Going forward, we believe European capacity issues will be less severe due to actions we are taking to implement lean manufacturing improvements and bring new suppliers into the pipeline.

“Following this period of extended softness in the North American truck market, we expect to see a rebound as the industry gradually returns in 2008. In Europe, we look forward to continued strong sales volumes, and in Asia and South America, we expect volumes to grow significantly.”

Fourth-Quarter Results 2007

For the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007, ArvinMeritor posted sales of $1.6 billion, flat over the same period last year. Sales reflect the continued downturn in Class 8 North American truck sales offset by stronger volumes in other regions.

Operating income in the fourth quarter of 2007, before special items, was $8 million, compared to operating income, before special items, of $56 million in the prior year’s fourth quarter.

Loss from continuing operations during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007, before special items, was $4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compared to income from continuing operations, before special items, of $29 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, a year ago. Fourth-quarter results reflect reduced North American volumes and significant premium costs associated with record European volumes.

Special items included costs associated with supplier reorganizations, restructuring expenses and certain non-recurring tax charges. Combined, these items accounted for approximately $0.26 per share of additional expense in the fourth quarter.

For the fourth quarter of 2007, ArvinMeritor reported positive free cash flow of $178 million.

Fourth-Quarter Accomplishments

Accomplishments in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2007 include:

Outlook for 2008

The company’s fiscal year 2008 forecast for light vehicle sales is 16 million vehicles in North America and 17 million vehicles in Western Europe. The company’s light vehicle outlook is now based on expected sales volume, rather than production forecasts, as in the past.

ArvinMeritor’s forecast for North American Class 8 truck production is in the range of 210,000 to 230,000 units in fiscal year 2008. The forecast for heavy and medium truck volumes in Western Europe is in the range of 530,000 to 540,000 units.

ArvinMeritor’s 2008 sales are expected to be in the range of $6.8 billion to $7.0 billion, and full-year diluted earnings per share are expected to be in the range of $1.40 to $1.60. This guidance excludes gains or losses on divestitures, restructuring costs, and other special items, including any extended customer shutdowns or production interruptions.

“We are encouraged by our prospects for 2008,” said McClure. “We anticipate that our Performance Plus initiatives, combined with the aggressive internal programs we have implemented to drive cost reductions, will help to mitigate the soft market conditions in the first half of fiscal year 2008. We are on track to generate $75 million in cost savings in 2008 and $150 million in annual cost savings by 2009.”

About ArvinMeritor

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 commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and certain aftermarkets, and light vehicle manufacturers. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 18,000 people in 23 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/.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains statements relating to future results of the company (including certain projections and business trends) that are “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “are likely to be,” “will” and similar expressions.  Actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to global economic and market cycles and conditions; the demand for commercial, specialty and light vehicles for which the company supplies products; risks inherent in operating abroad (including foreign currency exchange rates and potential disruption of production and supply due to terrorist attacks or acts of aggression); availability and cost of raw materials, including steel and oil; OEM program delays; demand for and market acceptance of new and existing products; successful development of new products; reliance on major OEM customers; labor relations of the company, its suppliers and customers, including potential disruptions in supply of parts to our facilities or demand for our products due to work stoppages; the financial condition of the company’s suppliers and customers, including potential bankruptcies; possible adverse effects of any future suspension of normal trade credit terms by our suppliers; potential difficulties competing with companies that have avoided their existing contracts in bankruptcy and reorganization proceedings; successful integration of acquired or merged businesses; the ability to achieve the expected annual savings and synergies from past and future business combinations and the ability to achieve the expected benefits of restructuring actions; success and timing of potential divestitures; potential impairment of long-lived assets, including goodwill; potential adjustment of the value of deferred tax assets; competitive product and pricing pressures; the amount of the company’s debt; the ability of the company to continue to comply with covenants in its financing agreements; the ability of the company to access capital markets; credit ratings of the company’s debt; the outcome of existing and any future legal proceedings, including any litigation with respect to environmental or asbestos-related matters; rising costs of pension and other post-retirement benefits and possible changes in pension and other accounting rules; as well as other risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those detailed from time to time in filings of the company with the SEC.  These forward-looking statements are made only as of the date hereof, and the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise the forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by law.

All earnings per share amounts are on a diluted basis. The company's fiscal year ends on the Sunday nearest Sept. 30, and its fiscal quarters end on the Sundays nearest Dec. 31, March 31 and June 30. All year and quarter references relate to the company's fiscal year and fiscal quarters, unless otherwise stated. 

Non-GAAP Measures

In addition to the results reported in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) included throughout this press release, the company has provided information regarding income or loss from continuing operations, diluted earnings per share and operating income before special items, which are non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP measures are defined as reported income or loss from continuing operations, reported diluted earnings or loss per share, and operating income or loss plus or minus special items. Other non-GAAP financial measures include “EBITDA,” “net debt” and “free cash flow.” EBITDA is defined as income or loss from continuing operations before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and loss on sale of receivables.  We use EBITDA as the primary basis to evaluate the performance of each of our reportable segments. Net debt is defined as total debt less the fair value adjustment of notes due to interest rate swaps, less cash. Free cash flow represents net cash provided by operating activities, less capital expenditures.

Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release are useful to both management and investors in their analysis of the company's financial position and results of operations. In particular, management believes that EBITDA is a meaningful measure of performance as it is commonly utilized by management and the investment community to analyze operating performance and entity valuation; net debt is an important indicator of the company’s overall leverage; and free cash flow is useful in analyzing the company’s ability to service and repay its debt. Further, management uses these non-GAAP measures for planning and forecasting in future periods.

These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for the reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our operating performance or to cash flows as a measure of liquidity.  Neither net debt nor free cash flow should be considered substitutes for debt, cash provided by operating activities, or other balance sheet or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP, or as a measure of financial position or liquidity. In addition, the calculation of free cash flow does not reflect cash used to service debt or cash received from the divestitures of businesses or sales of other assets and thus does not reflect funds available for investment or other discretionary uses. These non-GAAP financial measures, as determined and presented by the company, may not be comparable to related or similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Set forth on the following pages are reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures, if applicable, to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.

Fourth-Quarter Results Conference Call

The company will host a telephone conference call and Web cast to discuss the company’s fiscal year 2007 fourth-quarter and full year financial results on November 14, 2007, at 9 a.m. (ET).  To participate, call (866) 223-0615 ten minutes prior to the start of the call.  Please reference participant passcode 20982262 when dialing in. Investors can also listen to the conference call in real time — or for 90 days by recording — by visiting www.arvinmeritor.com.

A replay of the call will be available from 11 a.m. November 14, to 11:59 p.m. Nov. 16, 2007, by calling (866) 247-4222 (within the United States) or 44 (0) 1452 55 00 00 for international calls. Please refer to replay access number 20982262.

To access the Web cast, visit the ArvinMeritor Web site at http://www.arvinmeritor.com/ and click on the Web cast link on either the home page or investor page.