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Exhibit 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
I, the undersigned Director and/or Officer of ArvinMeritor,
Inc., an Indiana corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitute VERNON G. BAKER,
II, BONNIE WILKINSON and PETER R. KOLYER, and each of them singly, my true and
lawful attorneys with full power to them and each of them to sign for me, and in
my name and in the capacity or capacities indicated below, (1) any and all
amendments (including supplements and post-effective amendments) to (a) the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Meritor Automotive, Inc. ("Meritor")
(Registration No. 333-35407) registering under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), securities to be sold under the Company's 1997
Long-Term Incentives Plan, as amended (formerly the Meritor Automotive, Inc.
1997 Long-Term Incentives Plan), and (b) the Registration Statement on Form S-8
of Meritor (Registration No. 333-35403) registering under the Securities Act
securities to be sold pursuant to the Company's Savings Plan, as amended
(formerly the Meritor Automotive, Inc. Savings Plan), and (2) one or more
Registration Statements on Form S-8 or, if required, Form S-3, registering under
the Securities Act securities to be sold under (a) the Company's Employee Stock
Benefit Plan, as amended (formerly the Arvin Industries, Inc. Employee Stock
Benefit Plan), (b) the Company's 1998 Stock Benefit Plan, as amended (formerly
the Arvin Industries, Inc. 1998 Stock Benefit Plan), (c) the Company's 1988
Stock Benefit Plan, as amended (formerly the Arvin Industries, Inc. 1988 Stock
Benefit Plan), (d) the Company's Savings Plan, as amended (formerly the Arvin
Industries, Inc. Savings Plan), and (e) the Company's Employee Savings Plan, as
amended (formerly the Arvin Industries, Inc. Employee Savings Plan), and any and
all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to such
Registration Statements.
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Signature Title Date
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Chairman of the Board
/s/ Larry D. Yost and Chief Executive Officer (principal
----------------- executive officer) and Director July 10, 2000
Larry D. Yost
/s/ V. William Hunt Vice Chairman and President
------------------- and Director July 10, 2000
V. William Hunt
/s/Joseph B. Anderson, Jr.
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Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Donald R. Beall
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Donald R. Beall Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Steven C. Beering
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Steven C. Beering Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Rhonda L. Brooks
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Rhonda L. Brooks Director July 10, 2000
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/s/ John J. Creedon
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John J. Creedon Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Joseph P. Flannery
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Joseph P. Flannery Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Robert E. Fowler, Jr.
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Robert E. Fowler, Jr. Director July 10, 2000
/s/William D. George, Jr.
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William D. George, Jr. Director July 10, 2000
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Ivan W. Gorr Director July 10, 2000
/s/Richard W. Hanselman
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Richard W. Hanselman Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Charles H. Harff
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Charles H. Harff Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Don J. Kacek
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Don J. Kacek Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Victoria B. Jackson
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Victoria B. Jackson Director July 10, 2000
/s/ James E. Marley
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James E. Marley Director July 10, 2000
/s/ James E. Perrella
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James E. Perrella Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Harold A. Poling
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Harold A. Poling Director July 10, 2000
/s/ Martin D. Walker
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Martin D. Walker Director July 10, 2000
Senior Vice President and
/s/ Thomas A. Madden Chief Financial Officer
-------------------- (principal financial officer) July 10, 2000
Thomas A. Madden
/s/ William M. Lowe Vice President and Controller
------------------- (principal accounting officer) July 10, 2000
William M. Lowe
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