Dauch Corporation (Formerly American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.)

Summary

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Company Profile

■URL

https://www.dauch.com/

■Address

One Dauch Drive, Detroit, MI 48211-1198, USA

Business Overview

--The Company develops and manufactures driveline and metal formed products and technologies for the automotive industry. It features a powertrain-agnostic portfolio which supports electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles across all vehicle segments.

-The Company is organized into two operating segments: Driveline and Metal Forming.

Driveline: The segment develops and produces systems and components including front and rear axles, driveshafts, differential assemblies, clutch modules, balance shaft systems, disconnecting driveline technology, and electric and hybrid driveline products and systems. Its products are for vehicle segments including light trucks, SUVs, crossovers, passenger cars, and commercial vehicles.
Metal Forming: The segment develops and produces engine, transmission, driveline and safety-critical components such as axle and transmission shafts, ring and pinion gears, differential gears and assemblies, connecting rods and variable valve timing products. The segment’s products serve the light vehicle, commercial vehicle, and off-highway vehicle segments, as well as industrial markets.

-On January 29, 2025, the Company announced that it reached an agreement for a cash-and-stock offer to acquire Dowlais Group plc, the parent company of GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy, for approximately USD 1.44 billion. The Company completed the acquisition of the Dowlais Group on February 3, 2026, acquiring the entire issued share capital of the company for a total purchase price of approximately USD 1.7 billion. The combined company is expected to have an annual revenue of approximately USD 12 billion, with approximately USD 300 million in annual run rate synergies. In preparation of the acquisition of the Dowlais Group, the Company changed its name from American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. to Dauch Corporation, effective January 26, 2026.

Major Customers

-The Company is the principal supplier of driveline components to GM for its full-size rear-wheel drive light trucks, SUVs and crossover vehicles manufactured in North America. It supplies a large percentage of GM’s rear axle, four-wheel drive, and all-wheel drive axles for these vehicle platforms. The Company also supplies GM with various products from its Metal Forming segment. Approximately 44% of the Company’s net sales in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 were sales to GM.

-The Company supplies driveline products to Ford on specific vehicle programs including the Bronco Sport, Maverick, Edge, Escape and Lincoln Nautilus. Approximately 15% of the Company’s net sales in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 were to Ford.

-The Company supplies driveline system products to Stellantis for programs including its heavy-duty Ram full-size pickup trucks and its derivatives. Approximately 13% of the Company’s net sales in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 were to Stellantis.

Shareholders

-The Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange.

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Products

Driveline products
-Automatic transmission clutch modules
-AWD modules
-Balance shaft systems
-Constant velocity joints
-Crank dampers
-Damped gears
-Differential assemblies
-Differential carriers
-Differential cases
-Driveshafts
-e-AAM hybrid and electric drive systems
-EcoTrac disconnecting AWD systems
-Engine crank dampers
-Engine isolation pulleys
-Front axles
-Multi-piece driveshafts
-Power transfer units
-Quantum AWD and RWD modules
-Quantum lightweight axles
-Rear axle systems
-Rear beam axles
-Rear drive modules
-Suspension modules
-Sylent foam liner for aluminum driveshaft NVH performance
-Torque transfer devices / Electronic control couplings
-TracRite axle differentials
-TracRite transaxles / Transfer case differentials
-Transfer cases
-Transmission differential assemblies
-VecTrac torque vectoring rear drive modules
-Vibration control systems

-Sideshafts

Sideshaft systems for hybrid and electric vehicles
Rear sideshaft for battery electric vehicles
Front sideshaft solutions
VL3 sideshaft for premium rear-wheel drive applications
VLX rear sideshaft for off-road all-wheel drive applications
UF-MTS-AAR sideshaft for small vehicle front-wheel drive applications
Sideshafts with ballspline technology to maximize angle and plunge capabilities
Sideshaft systems for SUVs
Sideshaft systems for low-cast rear-wheel drive applications

-Modular lightweight propshaft systems
-All-wheel and four-wheel-drive systems

ActiveConnect all-wheel drive systems
ActiveConnect power transfer units
Rear drive unit Boosters
Twin AWD rear drive units
Twinster torque-vectoring rear drive units
Intelligent all-wheel drive systems
Power transfer units
Power transfer unit disconnect systems
Electromagnetic control devices
All-wheel drive coupling modules

-Torque management devices

Open differentials including 2-pinion, 4-pinion, and AWD variants
Multi-plate limited slip differentials
Helical limited slip differentials
Asymmetric torque bias limited slip differentials
Electronic disconnect differentials
Electronic torque managers
Electronic differential locks
Dedicated hybrid transmissions
Single speed gearboxes
GB P4 multi-speed integrated eDrive gearboxes
Baseline ECU platforms
Park Lock Systems

Metal Forming products
-Actuator rings
-Annulus ring gears
-Apply plates
-Axle carrier housings
-Axle shafts
-Ball joint housings
-Ball ramp actuator components
-Ball sockets
-Bearing caps
-Brake pistons
-Braking system components
-By-wire system components
-Cam rings
-Camshaft components
-Camshaft caps
-Clutch housings
-Clutch plates and hubs
-Clutch teeth
-Compressor components
-Connecting rods
-CVT components with net parking teeth
-Differential assemblies
-Differential gears
-Door components
-Driveshaft and propeller shaft yokes and trunnions
-DTU housings
-Electric pumps
-Electromagnetic clutch and brake components
-Front & rear hypoid pinions
-Front axle disconnect components
-Gear drives
-Gear pump components
-Heat sinks
-Hypoid ring gears
-Inner and outer tie rods and relay rods
-Input gears
-Input shafts
-Mirror and sensor fixtures
-Motor and generator components
-Net formed gears
-Net formed splines
-One-way clutches
-Output shafts
-Parking gears
-Passenger and pedestrian safety components
-Planetary carriers
-Planetary rotor pumps
-PTU shafts and gears
-Pump components
-Rear-axle bearing adjusters
-Rotors
-Scissor gears
-Seating components
-Sensor compoents
-Shaft speed sensors
-Shock absorber components
-SmartBar electronic stabilizer systems
-Solenoid bodies
-Solenoid components
-Splined sleeves
-Sprockets
-Starter and stop/start system components
-Steering system components
-Stem pinions
-Stub shafts
-Suspension components
-Teflon banded assemble
-Tensions devices
-Tie rod sockets and links
-Timing system components and kits
-Torque converters
-Transfer case components
-Transfer gears
-Transmission shafts, hubs and gears
-Transmission one-way clutches
-Trunnions and spiders
-Turbocharger components
-Valve bodies
-Variable valve timing components
-Wheel hubs and spindles

-Metal powder and additives

Ancorsteel iron and steel powders
Ancorloy premix pwoders
AncorWear wear-resistant metal powder alloys
AncorMax lubricant-binder system
Ancorsteel coarse iron powder

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History

Mar. 1994	Formed by Richard E. Dauch and a group of investors.
Oct. 1997	The Company was acquired by AAM Acquisition Inc., an entity organized by Blackstone Capital Partners II Merchant Banking Fund L.P.
1998	Incorporated in Delaware in 1998 as a successor to American Axle & Manufacturing of Michigan, Inc.
1998	Acquired Albion Automotive (Holdings) Limited.
1999	Purchased two forging companies, Colfor Manufacturing, Inc. and MSP Industries Corporation.
2001	Opened Stabilizer Bar Development Center at Detroit Forge.
2004	Opened Pune Business Office & Engineering Center in Pune, India.
2005	Opened business offices in Shanghai, China & Seoul, S. Korea.
2005	Opened the Process Development Center.
2006	Established a new plant in Changshu, China and in Olawa, Poland.
Oct. 2007	Formed a joint venture, AAM Sona Axle, with Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited of India.
Feb. 2008	Started construction of a new manufacturing facility in Thailand.
Dec. 2008	Entered into an agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture, Hefei AAM Automotive Driveline & Chassis System Co., Ltd. with Hefei Automobile Axle Co, Ltd., (HAAC)
Mar. 2010	Established a new manufacturing plant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sep. 2010	Established a joint venture with Saab which is owned by Spyker Cars of the Netherlands.
Jan. 2011	Acquired 100% ownership of the AAM Sona Axle Private Limited Joint Venture (AAM Sona Axle) in India. AAM Sona Axle, previously a joint venture between AAM and Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd.
Sep. 2011	Opened its manufacturing facility in Rayong, Thailand.
Feb. 2012	Acquired 100% ownership of e-AAM Driveline Systems in Sweden, previously a joint venture with Saab Automobile AB.
May 2012	Opened AccuGear Silao, the second location for metal form operations in Mexico.
Aug. 2012	Opened manufacturing facility in Chennai, India.
Sep. 2012	Opened Winter Test Center in Arjeplog, Sweden.
Apr. 2017	Completed acquisition of Metaldyne Performance Group for approximately USD 1.6 billion in cash and stock
1Q 2019	Initiated global restructuring program to consolidate business from four segments to three segments, thereby eliminating the Powertrain segment.
Dec. 2019	Completed sale of the Company’s Casting segment for cash proceeds of USD 141.2 million and a deferred payment obligation of USD 60.0 million.
Jun. 2022	Completed acquisition of Tekfor Group, a specialist in developing fasteners, modules, and metal formed components, for EUR 125 million.
Jan. 2026	Changed Company name from American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. to Dauch Corporation
Feb. 2026	Completed acquisition of the Dowlais Group and its GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy subsidiaries for approximately USD 1.7 billion