American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Executive Appointments

DETROIT, Oct. 11, 2004 -- American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM), today announced the following executive assignments and appointments:

Executive Vice President, Operations & Planning Yogendra N. Rahangdale has been named Chairman of AAM's Operating Committee. The vice presidents of the Driveline and Metal Formed Products Divisions; Program Management & Launch; Quality Assurance & Customer Satisfaction; Materials Management & Logistics; as well as the directors of Industrial Engineering & Productivity, and Capital & Capacity Planning will report to Rahangdale.

Thomas O. Delanoy has been named vice president, Materials Management & Logistics. Previously, Delanoy served as executive director, Material & Production Control.

John S. Sofia has been appointed vice president, Quality Assurance & Customer Satisfaction. Previously, Sofia served as director, Advanced Quality Planning.

Charles B. Comeau has been named general manager, Driveline - U.S. Operations. Previously, Comeau was plant manager, Detroit Gear & Axle.

Kenneth A. Koncilja has been named executive director, Internal Audit. In his previous position, Koncilja was director, Internal Audit.

Gerald E. Coster has been named director, Production Control & Materials Management. Previously, Coster served as director, Global Supply Base Management.

Michael Dorah has been appointed director, Global Supply Base Management. In his previous position, Dorah served as plant manager, Tonawanda Forge in New York.

Dr. Robert Karban, Jr. has been appointed director, Advanced Quality Planning. Previously, Karban served as director, AAM Manufacturing System.

Donald L. Joseph has been named plant manager, Detroit Gear & Axle. In his previous position, Joseph served as plant manager, Three Rivers Driveline.

Lawrence R. Oliver has been named plant manager, Three Rivers Driveline. Previously, Oliver served as Manufacturing Manager at AAM's Three Rivers, Michigan facility.

"I am extremely pleased to announce these organizational changes," said AAM Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Richard E. Dauch. "These appointments further demonstrate the depth and talent of AAM's leadership team, and our commitment to provide excellent growth opportunities to our most important resources -- our human resources."

AAM is a world leader in the manufacture, engineering, design and validation of driveline systems and related components and modules, chassis systems and metal-formed products for light trucks, 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, India, Japan, Mexico and Scotland.

Certain statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts contain forward-looking information with respect to the Company's plans, projections or future performance, the occurrence of which involves risk and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results or plans to differ materially from those expected by the Company which include risk factors described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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