MUNICH and DETROIT, June 28,
2018 /PRNewswire/ -- American Axle & Manufacturing,
Inc. (NYSE: AXL), a global leader in the design, engineering and
manufacturing of automotive driveline and powertrain components,
will expand operations in the industrial area of Viladecans,
Spain, to support growth with new
and existing European customers.
Set to open in January 2019, a new
15,000 sq.-m. facility located 20 km southwest of Barcelona will produce powertrain components
for Europe's leading automakers
including Renault, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, Audi and Ford. The new
facility consolidates two smaller facilities in nearby Gavà and at
full capacity will employ 170 associates.
"As AAM continues to diversify and expand our global customer
base and product mix, our new Barcelona facility will be an integral part of
our European manufacturing footprint," said David C. Dauch, AAM Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer. "The new facility will help AAM meet customer demand for
products that help reduce noise and vibrations from downsized
engines."
AAM Barcelona will produce a
complete range of damper products including compression dampers, PV
bonded dampers, isolation pulleys, in-mould bonded dampers and
damped gears. AAM is a leader in this segment having pioneered the
isolation pulley, many types of viscous dampers and damped
gears
"The new Barcelona facility
will allow AAM to rationalize and improve operations through a lean
and efficient layout and production flow and to re-integrate the
currently externalized warehouse," said Greg Deveson, President, AAM Powertrain. "As
automakers continue to downsize engines, especially with the
increased number of hybrid applications, demand for products like
damped gears and isolation pulleys will increase. This new facility
will help AAM continue to meet and exceed our customers'
performance and quality expectations."
Among others, AAM will produce damped gears for Ford, BMW and
PSA, PV bonded dampers for Audi, Mercedes and FCA, isolation
pulleys for Renault and in-mould bonded dampers for Mercedes, Ford
and Porsche.
The Catalonia Trade and Investment agency, the INCASÒL and the
Consorci urbanístic DeltaBCN supported AAM with this facility
expansion.
About AAM
AAM (NYSE: AXL) 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. Headquartered in Detroit, 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. To learn
more, visit www.aam.com.
Media Contact:
Andrea Knapp
(313) 758-2730
andrea.knapp@aam.com
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