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Meritor, Inc. (NYSEMTOR) is a corporation headquartered in Troy, Michigan which manufactures automobile components for light service vehicles, trucks, and trailers. Meritor is a Fortune 500 company.[1]

In 1997, Rockwell International spun off its automotive business as Meritor. In 2000, ArvinMeritor formed from the merger of Meritor Automotive, Inc., and Arvin Industries, Inc.[2]

On February 1, 2011, it was announced that the company would revert its name back to Meritor, Inc. at the Mid-American Truck Show in late March. [3]The name change was successfully completed and launched on March 30, 2011.

References

  1. ^ "Fortune 500 2006: ArvinMeritor". CNN. Retrieved 2006-11-11.
  2. ^ "ArvinMeritor history". Retrieved 2006-09-10.
  3. ^ Woodall, Bernie (February 1, 2011). "UPDATE 1-ArvinMeritor posts loss, changing name". Reuters.