ARVIN INDUSTRIES INC
10-Q, 1996-05-14
MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C. 20549



                            FORM 10-Q

Mark one
[ X ]   Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the Quarterly period
        ended March 31, 1996 or


[ ]     Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
        Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                  Commission File Number 1-302
                                         -------


                     ARVIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
                     -----------------------
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

             Indiana                       35-0550190
            --------                       -----------
 (State or other jurisdiction of        (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation  or organization)       Identification No.)


   One Noblitt Plaza, Box 3000
          Columbus, IN                     47202-3000
 ------------------------------            -----------
 (Address of principal executive           (Zip Code)
            offices)




                          812-379-3000
                          -------------
       (Registrant's telephone number including area code)




Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months
(or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  [ X ]  No  [   ]

As of May 5, 1996, the Registrant had outstanding 22,287,512
Common Shares (excluding treasury shares), $2.50 par value.



                        Table of Contents
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                                                            Page
Part I.  Financial Information                               No.
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Item 1.    Financial Statements

       Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three
        Months Ended March 31, 1996 and April 2, 1995          3

       Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition at
        March 31, 1996 and December 31, 1995                   4

       Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Three
        Months Ended March 31, 1996 and April 2, 1995          5

       Condensed Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements    6

Item 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of
            Financial Condition and Results of Operations      8


Part II. Other Information
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Item 1.    Legal Proceedings                                  12
Item 2.    Changes in Securities                              12
Item 6.    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8K                    12





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                                Part I

Item 1:  Financial Statements

                        Arvin Industries, Inc.
                Consolidated Statement of Operations
          (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
                            Unaudited
<CAPTION>


                                                               Three Months Ended
                                                              --------------------
                                                             March 31,      April 2,
                                                               1996           1995
                                                             --------       --------
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>
Net Sales                                                $      511.6   $      494.2
Costs and Expenses:
  Cost of goods sold                                            450.0          433.6
  Selling, operating general and administrative                  36.4           38.6
  Corporate general and administrative                            3.5            2.1
  Restructuring charges                                           --             2.1
  Interest expense                                                9.9           11.1
  Interest income                                                 (.4)           (.3)
  Other expense, net                                              3.5            1.9
                                                             --------       --------
                                                                502.9          489.1
                                                             --------       --------
Earnings from Continuing
 Operations Before Income Taxes                                   8.7            5.1
  Income taxes                                                   (3.2)          (1.9)
  Minority share of income                                        (.8)           (.7)
  Equity income of affiliates                                     1.2             .1
                                                             --------       --------
Earnings from Continuing Operations                               5.9            2.6
                                                             --------       --------

  Income from discontinued operations, net of
    income taxes of $.0 and $1.1, respectively                    --             1.8
  Income from disposal of discontinued operations,
    net of income taxes of $.0 and $.2, respectively              --              .7
                                                             --------       --------
Net Earnings                                             $        5.9   $        5.1
                                                             ========       ========

Earnings Per Common Share
  Primary:
    Continuing Operations                                $        .26   $        .12
    Discontinued Operations                                       --             .11
                                                             --------       --------
       Total - primary                                   $        .26   $        .23
                                                             ========       ========
  Fully Diluted:
    Continuing Operations                                $        .26   $        .12
    Discontinued Operations                                       --             .11
                                                             --------       --------
       Total - fully diluted                             $        .26   $        .23
                                                             ========       ========

Average Common Shares Outstanding (000's)
  Primary                                                      22,333         22,348
  Fully Diluted                                                24,578         25,371

Dividends per common share declared                      $        .19   $        .19

<FN>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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                Arvin Industries, Inc.
     Consolidated Statement of Financial Condition
    (Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
                       Unaudited
<CAPTION>
                                                              As of          As of
                                                             3/31/96       12/31/95
                                                             --------       --------
<S>                                                      <C>            <C>
Assets

Current Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                              $        4.1   $       15.2
  Receivables, net of allowances of $5.7 as of
    March 31, 1996 and $4.2 as of December 31, 1995             301.6          276.0
  Inventories                                                   113.3          111.8
  Other current assets                                           77.3           80.5
                                                             --------       --------
    Total current assets                                        496.3          483.5
Non-Current Assets:                                          --------       --------
  Property, plant and equipment:
   Land, buildings, machinery & equipment                       944.3          937.0
    Less: Allowance for depreciation                            497.9          487.6
                                                             --------       --------
                                                                446.4          449.4
  Goodwill, net of amortization of $32.4 as of
    March 31, 1996 and $31.3 as of December 31, 1995            144.8          146.0
  Investment in affiliates                                       92.6           92.4
  Assets of business transferred under
    contractual arrangements                                     72.4           72.4
  Other assets                                                   54.5           47.3
                                                             --------       --------
     Total non-current assets                                   810.7          807.5
                                                             --------       --------
                                                         $    1,307.0   $    1,291.0
                                                             ========       ========
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

Current Liabilities:
  Short-term debt                                        $       42.6   $       41.6
  Accounts payable                                              235.4          216.7
  Accrued expenses                                               99.1           97.3
  Income taxes payable                                            6.5            9.4
                                                             --------       --------
    Total current liabilities                                   383.6          365.0
                                                             --------       --------
Long-term employee benefits                                      53.0           52.7
Other long-term liabilities                                      15.1           13.6
Long-term debt                                                  358.0          360.7
Liabilities and deferred credit of
  business transferred                                           72.4           72.4
Minority interest                                                31.8           31.5
Shareholders' Equity:
  Common shares ($2.50 par value)                                60.6           60.6
  Capital in excess of par value                                207.4          207.4
  Retained earnings                                             197.8          196.2
  Cumulative translation adjustment                             (28.9)         (24.6)
  Common shares held in treasury (at cost)                      (43.8)         (44.5)
                                                             --------       --------
    Total shareholders' equity                                  393.1          395.1
                                                             --------       --------
                                                         $    1,307.0   $    1,291.0
                                                             ========       ========
<FN>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>


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                 Arvin Industries, Inc.
          Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                  (Dollars in millions)
                        Unaudited
<CAPTION>

                                                                    Three Months Ended
                                                                    --------------------
                                                                    March 31,   April 2,
                                                                      1996        1995 (1)
                                                                    --------------------
<S>                                                               <C>         <C>
Operating Activities:
  Net earnings                                                    $     5.9   $     5.1
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
   provided by operating activities:
  Depreciation                                                         18.5        19.0
  Amortization                                                          1.4         1.5
  Long-term employee benefits                                           0.3        (1.9)
  Equity earnings of affiliates                                        (1.2)       (0.1)
  Minority interest                                                     0.8         1.6
  Other                                                                 2.9        (1.4)
  Changes in operating assets and liabilities,
   net of reclassifications:
    Receivables                                                       (28.2)      (24.5)
    Inventories and other current assets                               (8.2)      (26.4)
    Accounts payable and other accrued expenses                        23.4        14.1
    Income taxes payable and deferred taxes                            (2.6)        3.0
                                                                    --------    --------
      Net Cash Provided By/(Used For) Operating Activities             13.0       (10.0)
                                                                    --------    --------
  Investing Activities:
  Purchase of property, plant and equipment                           (19.7)      (18.4)
  Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                   0.6         0.8
  Cash proceeds from sale of business, net of cash balances            ---         36.2
  Other                                                                 0.1        ---
                                                                    --------    --------
      Net Cash Provided By/(Used For) Investing Activities            (19.0)       18.6
                                                                    --------    --------

  Financing Activities:
  Change in short-term debt, net                                        0.2         3.1
  Principal payments on long-term debt                                 (1.2)       (8.9)
  Dividends paid                                                       (4.2)       (4.2)
  Other                                                                 0.3        ---
                                                                    --------    --------
   Net Cash Used For Financing Activities                              (4.9)      (10.0)
                                                                    --------    --------

  Cash and Cash Equivalents:
  Effect of exchange rate changes on cash                              (0.2)       (0.9)
                                                                    --------    --------
  Net decrease                                                        (11.1)       (2.3)
  Beginning of the period                                              15.2        22.4
                                                                    --------    --------
      End of the Period                                           $     4.1   $    20.1
                                                                    ========    ========
<FN>
(1) Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentation.

<FN>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>





ARVIN INDUSTRIES, INC.
- ----------------------
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- ------------------------------------------

Note 1.  The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles for interim financial information
and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of
Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted
accounting principles for complete financial statements and
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
notes thereto appearing in the Company's annual report on Form 10-
K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations
for the periods reported have been included and all such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.

The results of operations for the three months ended March 31,
1996 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected
for the full year ending December 29, 1996.

Note 2.  There were options for 2.3 and 2.1 million common shares
outstanding as of March 31, 1996 and April 2, 1995, respectively.
Earnings per share calculations include dilutive options in the
determination of the weighted average common and common
equivalent shares outstanding.  Interest paid, net of tax, on the
7.5 percent convertible subordinated debentures is added to net
earnings in calculating fully diluted earnings per share.

Note 3.  The Company uses the method of pooling, by individual
natural inventory components (e.g., steel, substrate, labor and
overhead), in computing an overall weighted average LIFO index.
The index is applied to the total dollar value of the ending
inventory.  This method of pooling makes it impractical to
classify LIFO inventories into the finished goods, work in
process and raw material components.

Note 4. The Company is defending various environmental claims and
legal actions that arise in the normal course of its business,
including matters in which the Company has been designated a
potentially responsible party at certain waste disposal sites or
has been notified that it may be a potentially responsible party
at other sites as to which no proceedings have been initiated.
At a majority of these sites, the information currently available
leads the Company to believe it has very limited or even de
minimis responsibility.  At other sites, neither the remediation
method, amount of remediation costs nor the allocation among
potentially responsible parties has been determined.  Where
reasonable estimates are possible, the Company has provided for
the costs of study, cleanup, remediation, and certain other
costs, taking into account, as applicable, available information
regarding site conditions, potential cleanup methods and the
extent to which other parties can be expected to bear those
costs.

The Company is a participant with the EPA and the current owner
of a site previously owned by the Company's Maremont subsidiary
in a corrective action proceeding under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act.  The Company has accrued for its share of the
reasonably estimable minimum remediation costs at this site,
which include costs incurred in connection with further studies
and design of a remediation plan, remedial costs, including
cleanup activities, and administrative, legal and consulting
fees.  Given the inherent uncertainties in evaluating legal and
environmental exposures, actual costs to be incurred in future
periods may vary from the currently recorded estimates.  The
Company expects that any sum it may be required to pay in
connection with legal and environmental matters in excess of the
amounts recorded will not have a material adverse effect on its
financial condition.

Two previously disclosed suits filed by Chamberlain Manufacturing
Corporation were settled after the end of the first
quarter.  Both claims grew out of the May 1987 sale of a Maremont
unit, Saco Defense, Inc., to Chamberlain and relate to (i)
certain worker compensation cases pending at the time of the sale
and (ii) assertions of nonconforming products being shipped to
the U.S. government prior to the sale.  The settlement, which
includes dismissal of all litigation, was within amounts
previously reserved for this litigation and will not have a
significant impact on the Company's results of operations.

Note 5.  In conjunction with the September 29, 1995 sale of Space
Industries International, Inc., the Company guaranteed
approximately $22.9 million of the purchaser's (Calspan SRL
Corporation) debt.  The guarantee amount, which was $20.5 million
at March 31, 1996, is scheduled to decline quarterly over a four
year period before expiring on September 30, 1999. It is not
practicable to estimate the fair value of the guarantee; however,
the Company does not anticipate that it will incur losses as a
result of this guarantee.

During the third quarter of 1995, the Company instituted a review
of an underperforming 50 percent owned joint venture serving the
European Original Equipment market.  The Company's previously
disclosed negotiations have been satisfactorily concluded, and an
agreement in principle has been reached with its joint venture
partner and lending institutions for the restructuring of the
joint venture's debt.  The agreement, which is pending regulatory
approval, is expected to be finalized by June 30, 1996.  The
agreement will not have a material impact on the Company's
financial statements.

Note 6. Changes in Shareholders' Equity
(Dollars in millions)
                                  For the Three Months Ended
                                        3/31/96  4/2/95
                                        ------   ------

Beginning balance                       $ 395.1 $  396.3
Exercise of stock options                    .1       .0
Cash dividends                             (4.2)    (4.2)
Net earnings                                5.9      5.1
Translation adjustments during
 the period                                (4.3)     2.4
Shares contributed to employee
 benefit plan                                .5      1.0
                                          ------   ------
  Total shareholders' equity            $ 393.1 $  400.6
                                          ======   ======



Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

Financial Review

(Dollar amounts in tables in millions)

Overview

Arvin recorded sales of $511.6 million for the first quarter of
1996, a four percent increase over first quarter 1995 sales of
$494.2 million.  Original equipment sales increased more than $20
million, despite lower North American vehicle production
resulting from the General Motors strike.  The Company estimates
that it lost approximately $12 million of revenues as a result of
the General Motors work stoppage.  Original equipment sales
benefited from higher sales volumes in Europe, reflecting the
Company's increased market penetration, coupled with a 6.8
percent increase in European new car registrations.

First quarter 1996 earnings from continuing operations of $5.9
million represent a $3.3 million increase from first quarter 1995
results, despite the negative effect of General Motors work
stoppage.  Replacement operating profits rebounded on relatively
flat sales as the Company's North American replacement businesses
started to recover from 1995's poor results by significantly
reducing new business costs, while benefiting from restructuring
actions initiated late in 1994.

Currency fluctuations did not have a material impact on the
comparative balances of consolidated sales or consolidated
operating income in the first quarter of 1996.

Results of Operations
                                First Quarter    First Quarter
Net Sales by Segment                 1996             1995
- ----------------------          ---------------   --------------
Automotive Original Equipment   $367.4     72%    $345.4     70%
Automotive Replacement           144.2      28     148.8      30
                                ------    ----    ------    ----
   Total                        $511.6    100%    $494.2    100%
                                ======    ====    ======    ====

                                First Quarter    First Quarter
Operating Income by Segment (1)      1996             1995
- --------------------------------  -------------   --------------
Automotive Original Equipment     $16.4    67%    $18.2     91%
Automotive Replacement              7.9     33      1.8       9
                                 ------   ----    -----    ----
   Total                          $24.3   100%    $20.0    100%
                                 ======   ====    =====    ====
(1) Reflects income from continuing operations prior to Corporate
allocated expenses.

Automotive Original Equipment ("OE"): First quarter 1996 OE sales
of $367.4 million were six percent higher than the first quarter
1995 sales of $345.4 million.  The increase was primarily the
result of significant new business in the European Union and the
demand for higher quality original equipment parts.  First
quarter European car registrations increased 6.8 percent during
the quarter, when compared to the first quarter of last year.
Sales increases related to the Company's increased volume in the
European Union approximated $22 million. Of those sales
increases, approximately $7 million were related to the overall
European market growth.  Offsetting the European increases were
reduced sales from lower North American vehicle production, which
was largely due to the first quarter General Motors work
stoppage.  It is estimated that the General Motors work stoppage
had a negative $12 million impact on the Company's first quarter
sales.  Price increases and concessions, net, had an
insignificant impact on the quarter's sales.

Operating profit from the OE segment was negatively impacted by
an estimated $12 million of lost revenues associated with the
General Motors strike and related disruptions to Arvin's OE
business units, including re-allocation of workers, freight
penalties, and other costs related to the sudden interruption of
business.  Absent the negative impact of the General Motors
strike and related costs, the Company believes that the OE
segment operating profit would have increased 4-6% over that of
the prior year.  Improvements were realized from increased
European unit sales and improved margins in the North American
ride control business.  Employee wage increases were offset by
improvements in employee productivity and material prices have
moderated and decreased somewhat as compared to the prior year.

Automotive Replacement ("Replacement"):  Replacement sales of
$144.2 million for the first quarter 1996 decreased three percent
when compared to the prior year first quarter sales of $148.8
million, despite the overall two percent positive effect on sales
of price increases.  The Company's total volume decline of
approximately $10 million was most pronounced in the North
American aftermarket.  The European replacement exhaust market
also reported a slight decline in volume.  The Company believes
that these volume declines are primarily a result of continued
weakness in these markets.

Operating units in the Replacement segment sell their product
through a variety of different customer "channels" including
merchandisers, installers, and wholesale distributors.  As a
result of period to period variations in this "channel mix," in
addition to normal variations in "product mix," the average price
of units sold may not correspond to price changes.  There is also
a certain degree of imprecision and subjectivity in estimating
the impact of period to period volume changes, principally
because of questions as to what constitutes a "unit" for volume
measurement.  The appropriate measure of a "unit" varies over
time as products develop, varies among the different countries in
which the Company operates, and varies within each operating unit
of the Company.

Operating profit for the replacement market rebounded from $1.8
million in the first quarter of 1995 to $7.9 million in the first
quarter of 1996.  While volume declines had an estimated $4.2
million negative impact on operating profit, the North American
market started to recover from poor results in 1995 by reducing
new business costs $3.5 million .  Price increases in both
exhaust and ride control contributed approximately $3.4 million
to the improved operating profit.  Additionally, productivity
improvements in excess of wage increases contributed
approximately $2.2 million and material price decreases
contributed approximately $.6 million to the first quarter
operating profit improvement.

Corporate General and Administrative expenses increased $1.4
million in the first quarter of 1996. The increase was primarily
attributable to expenditures for employee costs and professional
services.

Interest Expense decreased 11 percent or $1.2 million in the
first quarter of 1996 when compared to the first quarter of 1995.
The increase was a result of lower average borrowing rates on
lower average outstanding debt.

Other Expenses, net increased $1.6 million in the first quarter
of 1996.  The increase was primarily a result of gains on fixed
asset sales reported in 1995, increased contributions in 1996,
and the write-off of certain deferred expenses in 1996.

Equity Income of Affiliates increased $1.1 million in the first
quarter of 1996 when compared to the first quarter of 1995.  The
increase is primarily attributable to improved operating results,
as a result of higher sales volumes in the Company's North
American original equipment exhaust joint venture.  Other
significant improvements in operating results were noted in
Brazil (OE exhaust), Italy (OE ride control and aftermarket
exhaust) and Argentina (OE ride control).

During the third quarter of 1995, the Company instituted a review
of an underperforming 50 percent owned joint venture serving the
European Original Equipment market.  The Company's previously
disclosed negotiations have been satisfactorily concluded, and an
agreement in principle has been reached with its joint venture
partner and lending institutions for the restructuring of the
joint venture's debt.  The agreement, which is pending regulatory
approval, is expected to be finalized by June 30, 1996.  The
agreement will not have a material impact on the Company's
financial statements.


Financial Condition

Liquidity  During the first quarter of 1996, accounts receivable
and accounts payable both increased by approximately nine
percent, primarily as a result of the seasonal increase in March
over December sales.  Days sales outstanding at the end of the
first quarter were 54.2 days compared to 50.7 days at the end of
1995.  (See the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for a
detailed analysis of changes in cash.)  Working capital decreased
$5.9 million and the current ratio stayed constant at 1.3 at the
end of the first quarter 1996 when compared to the end of 1995.
The Company's debt to capital ratio was 48.5 percent at both the
end of the first quarter 1996 and the end of 1995.

Capital Resources  Based on the Company's projected cash flow
from operations and existing financing credit facility
arrangements, management believes that sufficient liquidity is
available to meet anticipated capital and dividend requirements
over the foreseeable future.

Planned capital expenditures for 1996 are adequate for normal
growth and replacement and are consistent with projections for
future sales and earnings.  Near-term expenditures are expected
to be funded from internally generated funds.

Hedging  The Company uses derivative financial instruments from
time-to-time to hedge certain financial and operating
transactions denominated in currencies other than functional
currencies.  The Company believes that adequate controls are in
place to monitor these activities which are not financially
material.

Legal/Environmental Matters  The Company is defending various
environmental claims and legal actions that arise in the normal
course of its business, including matters in which the Company
has been designated a potentially responsible party at certain
waste disposal sites or has been notified that it may be a
potentially responsible party at other sites as to which no
proceedings have been initiated.  At a majority of these sites,
the information currently available leads the Company to believe
it has very limited or even de minimis responsibility.  At other
sites, neither the remediation method, amount of remediation
costs nor the allocation among potentially responsible parties
has been determined.  Where reasonable estimates are possible,
the Company has provided for the costs of study, cleanup,
remediation, and certain other costs, taking into account, as
applicable, available information regarding site conditions,
potential cleanup methods and the extent to which other parties
can be expected to bear those costs.

The Company is a participant with the EPA and the current owner
of a site previously owned by the Company's Maremont subsidiary
in a corrective action proceeding under the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act.  The Company has accrued for its share of the
reasonably estimable minimum remediation costs at this site,
which include costs incurred in connection with further studies
and design of a remediation plan, remedial costs, including
cleanup activities, and administrative, legal and consulting
fees.  Given the inherent uncertainties in evaluating legal and
environmental exposures, actual costs to be incurred in future
periods may vary from the currently recorded estimates.  The
Company expects that any sum it may be required to pay in
connection with legal and environmental matters in excess of the
amounts recorded will not have a material adverse effect on its
financial condition.

Two previously disclosed suits filed by Chamberlain Manufacturing
Corporation were settled after the end of the first
quarter.  Both claims grew out of the May 1987 sale of a Maremont
unit, Saco Defense, Inc., to Chamberlain and relate to (i)
certain worker compensation cases pending at the time of the sale
and (ii) assertions of nonconforming products being shipped to
the U.S. government prior to the sale.  The settlement, which
includes dismissal of all litigation, was within amounts
previously reserved for this litigation and will not have a
significant impact on the Company's results of operations.

Outlook  The 1994 restructuring plan has been completed and is
expected to result in improved earnings for the Company in 1996.
The Company believes that previously published analyst estimates
of earnings per share for 1996 are achievable.  The Company
forecasts reflected in these forward looking statements are,
however, based on a number of important
factors which are not controlled by the Company.  In the OE
markets, these factors include, but are not limited to, economic
conditions in the Company's primary markets, strikes or other
work stoppages affecting the Company's major customers or
suppliers and the level of consumer demand for new automobiles
equipped with the Company's parts.  The replacement market is
dependent on the level of consumer demand for the Company's
aftermarket products, which varies based upon such factors as
general economic conditions, the severity of winter weather and
the average age of automobiles in the Company's primary markets.

Other Matters:  In October 1995, the FASB issued Statement No.
123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation."  This statement
is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1995.
The Company will continue to follow Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees"  (APB
25) and related Interpretations in accounting for its employee
stock options.  Under APB 25, because the exercise price of the
Company's employee stock options equals the market price of the
underlying stock on the date of grant, no compensation expense is
recognized.  The Company will adopt the additional disclosure
requirements of Statement No. 123 in 1996.

                             Part II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Two previously disclosed suits filed by Chamberlain Manufacturing
Corporation were settled after the end of the first quarter.
Both claims grew out of the May 1987 sale of a Maremont unit,
Saco Defense, Inc., to Chamberlain and relate to (i) certain
worker compensation cases pending at the time of the sale and
(ii) assertions of nonconforming products being shipped to the
U.S. government prior to the sale.  The settlement, which
includes dismissal of all litigation, was within amounts
previously reserved for this litigation and will not have a
significant impact on the Company's results of operations.

Item 2. Changes in Securities

The Company's report on Form 8-K dated May 10, 1996, reporting an
amendment to the Rights Agreement, is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

a.  Exhibits
03  Amended and Restated By-Laws  Incorporated herein by
                                  reference as filed on
                                  Form 8-K dated May 10, 1996
11  Computation of Earnings
     Per Share                    filed herewith as Exhibit 11
27  Financial Data Schedule       filed herewith as Exhibit 27





b.  Reports Filed on Form 8-K
None




                           Signatures



Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused
the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.





               Arvin Industries, Inc.




            by:   /s/  Richard A. Smith
               ____________________________

               Richard A. Smith
               Vice President-Finance & Chief
                 Financial Officer




            by:   /s/  William M. Lowe, Jr.
               ______________________________

               William M. Lowe, Jr.
               Controller & Chief Accounting Officer



Date:  May 14, 1996





<TABLE>
Exhibit 11
                               Arvin Industries, Inc.
                  Computation of Earnings Per Share of Common Stock
                   (Amounts in millions, except per share amounts)

<CAPTION>

                                                                                             Unaudited
                                                                                          -----------------
                                                                                         Three Months Ended
                                                                                          -----------------

                                                                                        March 31,        April 2,
                                                                                          1996             1995
                                                                                         --------         --------
<S>                                                                                  <C>              <C>

Primary Earnings Per Share
- --------------------------

Income from continuing operations                                                    $        5.9     $        2.6
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax                                                --              2.5
                                                                                         --------         --------
Net income to common stock                                                           $        5.9     $        5.1
                                                                                         ========         ========

Average shares of common stock outstanding                                                   22.2             22.2
Incremental common shares applicable to common stock options based
on the common stock daily average market price during the period                              0.1              0.1
                                                                                         --------         --------
Average common shares, as adjusted                                                           22.3             22.3
                                                                                         ========         ========
Earnings per average share of common stock (including
  common stock equivalents):
    Continuing operations                                                            $       0.26     $       0.12
    Discontinued operations                                                                    --             0.11
                                                                                         --------         --------
                                                                                     $       0.26     $       0.23
                                                                                         ========         ========
Fully Diluted Earnings Per Share: (1)
- --------------------------------------
Income from continuing operations                                                    $        5.9     $        2.6
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax                                                --              2.5
                                                                                         --------         --------
Net income                                                                                    5.9              5.1
Add back 7.5% convertible debentures' after tax interest expense                              0.7              1.0
                                                                                         --------         --------
Net income to common stock assuming full dilution                                    $        6.6     $        6.1
                                                                                         ========         ========

Average shares of common stock outstanding                                                   22.2             22.2
Incremental common shares applicable to common stock options
  based on the more dilutive ending or average market price
  of the common stock during the period                                                       0.1              0.1
Average common shares issuable assuming conversion of 7.5 %
  convertible subordinated debentures                                                         2.3              3.1
                                                                                         --------         --------
Average common shares assuming full dilution                                                 24.6             25.4
                                                                                         ========         ========
Fully diluted earnings per average share assuming conversion of
  all applicable securities:
    Continuing operations                                                            $       0.27     $       0.14
    Discontinued operations                                                                    --             0.10
                                                                                         --------         --------
                                                                                     $       0.27     $       0.24
                                                                                         ========         ========
<FN>
(1) Fully diluted earnings per share amounts are shown for the first quarter of 1996
     and 1995 in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements,
     although not in accordance with A.P.B. 15 because they result in anti-dilution.
<FN>
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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<TABLE> <S> <C>

<ARTICLE>  5
<LEGEND>
The schedule contains summary financial
information extracted from Form 10-Q for
the period ended March 31, 1996 and is
qualified in its entirety by reference
to such financial statements.

</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER>                      1,000
       
<S>                               <C>           <C>
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                 Dec-29-1996
<PERIOD-START>                    Jan-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                      Mar-31-1996
<PERIOD-TYPE>                     3-MOS
<CASH>                                              4,100
<SECURITIES>                                            0
<RECEIVABLES>                                     307,300
<ALLOWANCES>                                      (5,700)
<INVENTORY>                                       113,300
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                  496,300
<PP&E>                                            944,300
<DEPRECIATION>                                    497,900
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                  1,307,000

<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                             383,600
<BONDS>                                           358,000
                                   0
                                             0
<COMMON>                                           60,600
<OTHER-SE>                                        332,500
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                    1,307,000

<SALES>                                           511,600
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                  511,600
<CGS>                                             450,000
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                     486,400
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                    3,500
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                        0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  9,900
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                     8,700
<INCOME-TAX>                                        3,200
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                 5,900
<DISCONTINUED>                                          0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                         0
<CHANGES>                                               0
<NET-INCOME>                                        5,900
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                         .26
<EPS-DILUTED>                                         .26
        

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