Meritor, Inc. is a corporation

Corporation

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 headquartered in Troy, Michigan

Troy, Michigan

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 which manufactures automobile

Automobile

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 components for military suppliers, truck

Truck

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s, and trailers

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. Meritor is a Fortune 500

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 company.

In 1997, Rockwell International

Rockwell International

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 spun off its automotive

Automobile

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business as Meritor. In 2000, ArvinMeritor formed from the merger of Meritor Automotive, Inc., and Arvin Industries, Inc.

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.The name change was successfully completed and launched on March 30, 2011.

External links

• Meritor.com