Meritor Automotive Sunroof Highlighted on the GM
30 March 1999
Meritor Automotive Sunroof Highlighted on the GM: Suburban, Tahoe, and YukonNEW YORK, March 30 -- Meritor Automotive Inc., announced today that its Roof Systems business has been awarded the sole sunroof contract for General Motors Corp.'s 2000 full size sport utility vehicles, the Suburban, Tahoe, and Yukon. The Chevrolet Suburban and GMC Yukon show vehicles are being featured today at the New York Auto Show in New York City. Each vehicle will offer a Meritor slide-and-tilt, electric sunroof with one-touch open capability. The Meritor sunroof features a number of innovations, including: an aluminum extruded housing, fewer components than competitive designs for greater reliability, and an integrated sunshade and wind deflector. These units are being shipped from Meritor's plant in Brighton, Mich. to Janesville, Wis. and Silao, Mexico where they are installed into vehicles as completed assemblies. Meritor Roof Systems is a world-class supplier of sunroof systems and complete roof modules. Approximately two million Meritor sunroofs are installed annually in cars and light trucks around the globe. The division supplies to the majority of the world's passenger car manufacturers, and is uniquely positioned to meet the requirements of vehicle manufacturers for roof system design, engineering and manufacturing. Meritor, with 1998 sales of $3.8 billion, is a global supplier of a broad range of components and systems for commercial, specialty and light vehicle OEMs and the aftermarket. Meritor consists of two businesses: Heavy Vehicle Systems, a leading supplier of drivetrain systems and components for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, trailers and off-highway equipment and specialty vehicles, including military, bus and coach, and fire and rescue; and Light Vehicle Systems, a major supplier of roof, door, access control, suspension and seat adjusting systems and wheels for passenger cars, light trucks and sport utility vehicles. Meritor World Wide Web Site Address: http://www.meritorauto.com.