21st July 2010 - Meritor WABCO Earns Hino Quality Excellence Award for Second Straight Year

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems has received the Quality Excellence Award from Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A., the truck manufacturer’s highest honor for product quality, for the second straight year.

The award recognizes Meritor WABCO’s facility in Hebron, Ky., which achieved a perfect defect rate of 0 parts per million (PPM) during 2009. The Hebron plant supplies Hino with pneumatic and hydraulic anti-lock braking (ABS) systems for vehicles built in Williamston, W.Va., and Woodstock, Ont.

In addition to Hebron’s 0-PPM quality rating, its on-time delivery performance was 96% for 2009.

“Winning back-to-back Quality Excellence Award awards shows the consistency of our efforts to deliver the quality and value that Hino customers expect,” said Jon Morrison, general manager, Meritor WABCO. “It’s a well-earned honor for our team in Hebron.”

Hino Trucks, a Toyota Group Company, assembles, sells, and services class 4-7 commercial trucks in the United States and is headquartered in Novi, Mich.

Meritor WABCO1 is a joint venture of ArvinMeritor, (NYSE:ARM) and the WABCO Automotive Control Systems, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of WABCO Holdings, Inc.

WABCO Vehicle Control Systems (NYSE: WBC) is a leading supplier of safety and control systems for commercial vehicles. For over 140 years, WABCO has pioneered breakthrough electronic, mechanical and mechatronic technologies for braking, stability, and transmission automation systems supplied to the world’s leading commercial truck, trailer, and bus manufacturers. With sales of $1.5 billion in 2009, WABCO is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket for the transportation and industrial sectors. The company serves commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and certain aftermarkets, and light vehicle manufacturers. ArvinMeritor marked its centennial anniversary in 2009, celebrating a long history of 'forward thinking.' ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM.