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                                                                 Media Inquiries
                                                                     Lin Cummins
                                                                  (248) 435-7112
                                                  linda.cummins@arvinmeritor.com

                                                              Investor Inquiries
                                                                   Alice McGuire
                                                                  (248) 655-2159
                                                  alice.mcguire@arvinmeritor.com

                                                             Alternate Contacts:
                                                         Dan Katcher/Ellen Barry
                                          Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher
                                                                  (212) 355-4449

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                   ARVINMERITOR EXTENDS TENDER OFFER FOR DANA
                              UNTIL OCT. 30, 2003

     TROY, Mich., (Oct 2, 2003) - ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM) today announced
that it has extended its $15.00 net per share offer for all of the outstanding
common shares of Dana Corporation's (NYSE: DCN) common stock until 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Standard Time (EST), on Oct. 30, 2003, unless further extended.  The
offer was previously scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m. EDT, on Oct. 2, 2003. At
that time, Dana shareowners had tendered and not withdrawn approximately
2,339,993 shares pursuant to ArvinMeritor's tender offer.

     ArvinMeritor's offer represents a premium of 56 percent over Dana's closing
stock price on June 3, 2003, the last trading day before ArvinMeritor submitted
its first proposal to Dana in writing, a premium of 39 percent over Dana's
average closing stock price for the 30 trading days before ArvinMeritor publicly
announced its intention to commence a tender offer, and a premium of 25 percent
over Dana's closing stock price




on July 7, 2003, the last trading day before ArvinMeritor publicly announced its
intention to commence a tender offer.

     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, MI,
and employs 32,000 people at more than 150 manufacturing facilities in 27
countries. ArvinMeritor's 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: www.ArvinMeritor.com.
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     The solicitation and offer to purchase is made only pursuant to the Offer
to Purchase and related materials that ArvinMeritor and Delta Acquisition Corp.
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 9, 2003. Investors and
security holders are advised to read such documents because they include
important information. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of
such documents at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov, from ArvinMeritor at 2135 W.
Maple Road, Troy, MI 48084, Attn: Investor Relations, or by contacting Mackenzie
Partners, Inc. at (212) 929-5500 collect or at (800) 322-2885 toll-free or by
email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com.
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