TROY, Mich., Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM) announced today that its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) business group has been awarded a multi-year contract to supply Hyundai North America with an innovative plastic door module and accompanying corporate latch product for the new Hyundai Sonata. Production is scheduled to begin in March 2010.

The highly integrated plastic (HIP) door module will replace the current steel version, and is part of ArvinMeritor's smart systems(TM) product strategy to combine electronics and controls with heritage mechanical components to enhance vehicle systems performance. The HIP uses an innovative composite construction to intelligently integrate the electro-mechanical and modular components, saving up to 25 percent in weight and representing the first application of plastic door module technology at Hyundai. It is also the first such ArvinMeritor product to appear on the North American market.

The Hyundai Global Latch (HGL) will be delivered alongside the HIP and is ArvinMeritor's next generation corporate latch for Hyundai. This product is an adaptable global concept based upon robust ArvinMeritor functional modules and provides improvements in security, weight, packaging and cost.

Both of these products will be manufactured in North America with an initial annual volume projected to be approximately 700,000 units each.

"This new business win is another example of how ArvinMeritor is leveraging unique integration expertise into innovative modules and systems," said Aziz Aghili, vice president and general manager of ArvinMeritor Body Systems for LVS. "These new developments allow us to bring real value to exciting vehicle manufacturers such as Hyundai, while continuing to expand our global reach and customer base."

ArvinMeritor's LVS business group is a market leader in the product categories it serves, supplying integrated systems and modules to the world's leading passenger car and light truck OEMs. Through smart systems(TM) technologies, the intelligent application of controls and electronics, ArvinMeritor's traditional mechanical products are taking on new form and function at both the component and system levels. With advanced technology and systems design expertise in body systems, chassis and wheels, LVS combines high-quality components into cost-effective, performance-based solutions for virtually every car and light truck on the road today.

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/.

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