American Axle & Manufacturing

DETROIT, Sunday, May 18, 2008 -- UAW members at Detroit-area American Axle local unions will participate in ratification votes on the tentative agreement reached with American Axle according to the following schedule:

Members of UAW Local 262 will vote at their union hall on Monday, May 19, from 8 am to 5 pm.

Members of UAW Local 235 will vote at their union hall on Thursday, May 22, from 3 am to 7 pm.

Local union leaders and representatives from the office of UAW Vice President Jimmy Settles, director of the American Axle Department, will be at UAW Local 235 to answer questions regarding the tentative agreement from 9 am to 5 pm on Monday, May 19, Tuesday May 20 and Wednesday, May 21.

Source:International Union, UAW

AAM-UAW Bargaining Resumes - Current UAW economic proposal is not market cost competitive

April 10, 2008 -- Negotiators representing American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (AAM) and the UAW met at the bargaining table for the first time in over three weeks on April 9, 2008. At this meeting, the UAW presented a new economic proposal to AAM.

Although it was a slight improvement from the UAW's previous bargaining positions, the all-in labor cost proposed by the UAW is still approximately 200% of the market rate of AAM's competitors in the United States automotive supply industry.

AAM expressed disappointment over the UAW's failure to make proposals that address the competitive reality AAM and its UAW-represented associates jointly face in the U.S. driveline marketplace.

DETROIT, Feb. 14, 2008 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced plans to establish a new manufacturing facility in Thailand, near the city of Rayong, located southeast of Bangkok.

AAM has acquired approximately 21 acres in an industrial park in the Rayong Province for the construction a 90,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art, wholly-owned regional manufacturing plant for its highly engineered driveline products.

American Axle & Manufacturing Announces Increase in New Business Backlog

DETROIT, Jan. 17, 2008 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced that it will continue its role as driveline supplier for the next generation of GM's full-size trucks.

AAM's sales of driveline components relating to GM's full-size pick-ups and SUVs represent more than half of AAM's annual sales.

While GM has not yet finalized product definitions and other pertinent engineering details, AAM expects the scope and magnitude of AAM's role on the successor program to be substantially the same as on the existing program.

DETROIT, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) Holdings, Inc., which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced an expansion of its efforts to utilize off-road racing as a research and development testing tool. Starting this fall, AAM will be supplying parts to legendary racer, Rod Hall, and Team Hummer in their quest to reach victory lane in the SCORE-International Off-Road Racing Series and the 40th annual Baja 1000.

AAM gathers data from three key race series:

-- SCORE and its Desert Racing Series with Team Hummer
-- Championship Off-Road Racing (CORR) in Pro-4 class pickups
-- World Series of Off-Road Racing (WSORR) in Pro-4 class pickups

DETROIT, Oct. 16 /PRNewswire - FirstCall/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), which is traded as AXL on the NYSE, today announced a new exclusive aftermarket 3.42 PowerDense® gear set for 2003 to 2007 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty 2500/3500 turbo diesel pickups. The gear set and its technology will be showcased at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX), October 31 through November 2.

AAM Aftermarket now offers Dodge Ram diesel pickup owners the 3.42 ratio gear set as an alternative to the numerically higher ratio gear sets that are currently available. The lower ratio set reduces engine rpm, which helps improve fuel economy under normal driving conditions which exclude hauling, climbing grades, or pulling a trailer.