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American Axle & Manufacturing Earns New Driveline Business

5 September 2000

American Axle & Manufacturing Earns New Driveline Business

    DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 5 American Axle & Manufacturing
(AAM), , announced today that it has secured a contract to supply
driveline systems for the next-generation van of a major North American
automaker.
    The vehicles will include AAM's front and rear driveline systems which
incorporate the company's advanced technologies in four-wheel-drive and all-
wheel-drive driveline applications.
    "We are extremely pleased to have earned this business," said David C.
Dauch, vice president, Sales & Marketing.  "It demonstrates our customer's
continued confidence in our products and our ability to meet its stringent
quality, durability and reliability requirements."