Media Investors Suppliers Aftermarket Contact Stock Price: Who We Are What We Do How We Do It Join Us Vision starts here Who We Are Leadership Our History AAM's Founder Global Presence Company Culture Social Responsibility Our History A History of Delivering POWER AAM can trace its history to the beginning of the 20th century and the infancy of the automotive industry. The foundation for what is now AAM was established in 1917 when General Motors Corporation built an aircraft parts manufacturing facility in Detroit, on the land where AAM’s World Headquarters and flagship North American facility now stands. Later, automotive parts were added to the product mix. By 1920, two additional plants had been built in Detroit to meet the increased demands of the burgeoning automotive industry. Two additional plants were constructed in Detroit in the ‘40s and ‘50s. The facilities remained under the General Motors umbrella until late 1992, when General Motors publicly announced that 18 of its manufacturing plants were for sale – five of which encompassed the Final Drive and Forge Business Unit of GM. In response to the GM announcement, Richard E. Dauch, who had recently retired from the Chrysler Corporation as executive vice president Worldwide Manufacturing, formed a small investment team to purchase five driveline and forging assets that GM had up for sale. On March 1, 1994, AAM became a stand-alone, independent and multi-billion-dollar Tier 1 automotive supplier. Today, AAM is a premier, global leader in design, engineering, validation and manufacturing of driveline, metal forming, powertrain, and casting technologies for automotive, commercial and industrial markets. AAM has over 25,000 associates operating at more than 90 facilities in 17 countries to support our customers on global and regional platforms with a focus on quality, operational excellence and technology leadership. HISTORICAL TIMELINE 1994 1995-1999 2000-2009 2010-2012 2013-Present AAM's Founder AAM was founded on March 1, 1994 by long-time industry veteran Richard E. Dauch. Learn more about our founder Featured Articles AAM Named One of Crain’s Fast 50 AAM to Present at the 2018 J.P. Morgan Autos Conference on August 8 Who We Are What We Do How We Do It Join Us American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. One Dauch Drive Detroit, MI 48211-1198 ©2021American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. All Rights Reserved Site Map |Terms of Use & Policy