American Axle & Manufacturing Awarded Driveline Design and Manufacturing Responsibilities for Future GM vehicles

DETROIT, April 5 -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, announced today that it had been selected as the driveline system and module supplier for a major future General Motors Corporation product program.

In addition, AAM will be the systems integrator for the future program, with responsibility for driveline system, module and component design.

"We are extremely pleased that General Motors has selected us for this critical program," said AAM Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Richard E. Dauch. "Our engineers have dedicated themselves to designing components, systems and modules using state-of-the-art equipment and technologies to meet the changing needs of the OEM marketplace."

AAM is a world leader in the manufacture, design, engineering and validation of driveline systems, chassis systems and forged products for trucks, buses, sport utility vehicles and passenger cars. In addition to its 14 locations in the United States (in Michigan, New York and Ohio), AAM also has offices and facilities in Brazil, England, Germany, Japan, Mexico and Scotland.