American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries engage in the manufacture, engineering, design, and validation of driveline systems and related powertrain components and chassis modules for light trucks, sport utility vehicles, and passenger cars and crossover vehicles. Its driveline systems include components that transfer power from the transmission and deliver it to the drive wheels. The company’s driveline and related powertrain products include axles, chassis modules, driveshafts, chassis and steering components, driving heads, crankshafts, transmission parts, and metal formed products. American Axle had 14 locations in the United States, including Michigan, New York, and Ohio, as well as offices and facilities in Brazil, China, England, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Scotland, and South Korea, as of February 21, 2005. The company was founded in 1994 by Richard E. Dauch and is headquartered in Detroit, Michigan.