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American Axle & Manufacturing Unveils Its Redesigned 'aam.com'

2 August 2000

American Axle & Manufacturing Unveils Its Business-to-Business Portal Through Redesigned 'aam.com'

    DETROIT - American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. today announced the 
launch of its new business-to-business portal, an interactive window through 
which it will more efficiently and effectively communicate and transact with its 
associates, customers, suppliers, investors, and the media.

    The new American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) portal, which can be entered
through the redesigned "aam.com" website, will be unveiled to AAM associates
today at the company's Detroit Open House 2000.  More than 10,000 people (AAM
associates and their families) from the Metro Detroit area are expected to
attend the event, which will showcase AAM's facilities, technology, products,
processes and systems.

    The new B2B portal incorporates AAM's new advertising campaign slogan,
"Delivering. Power.", and it includes the following new features:

    *  Customized information and an interactive communications link for
       suppliers, including on-line tracking of quality performance using a
       new scorecard, and automated review of the suppliers' involvement in
       AAM's new suggestion program, Suppliers and Customers Aligned for
       Excellence (SCALE).

    *  A comprehensive new investor site that includes stock trackers, e-mail
       capabilities, end-of-the-day stock quotes, printer-friendly SEC
       filings, and an on-line version of the 1999 Annual Report.   Interested
       investors can sign up to receive e-mail distribution of financial
       information rather than fax distribution.

    *  Detailed product catalog for customers.  Potential customers will be
       able to check out AAM's comprehensive line of driveline systems,
       chassis systems and forged products.

    *  Updated human resources link.  Potential new associates can look for
       career opportunities.

    *  Information on AAM industry events and community involvement.

    "AAM is a leader in the innovative use of technology to create
efficiencies, minimize costs, increase speed to market, and improve quality,"
said Chairman, CEO & President Richard E. Dauch.  "With the use of
engineering, procurement, and manufacturing applications like factory
information systems, we have been continuously improving performance over the
past several years.  Our new aam.com portal is a major element of our plan to
expand the use of on-line technology to become even more productive,
efficient, and profitable."

    "Our e-business strategy is focused on improving processes throughout our
enterprise -- creating new opportunities to propel our company into the future
by leveraging information technology effectively and economically," said Chief
Information Officer Abdallah F. Shanti.  "We are strategically applying
existing information technologies and building our own technology systems and
structures as needed to accomplish this goal."

    AAM's e-business strategy is championed by Chairman, CEO & President
Richard E. Dauch and it is led by a cross-functional, multi-dimensional team
of divisional leaders.  The team is continuing to analyze, implement and
improve e-business initiatives in procurement, engineering, finance,
manufacturing services, sales, human resources, investor relations, media
relations, and associate communications.

    AAM is a world leader in the manufacture, engineering, validation and
design of driveling systems, chassis systems and forged products for trucks,
buses, sport utility vehicles, and passenger cars.  In addition to its
13 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.