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Registration No. 333-            

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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Form S-4

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American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.

Delaware		3714		38-3138388
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of organization)		(Primary standard industrial classification code number)		(I.R.S. employer identification number)

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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.

Delaware		3714		36-3161171
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of organization)		(Primary standard industrial classification code number)		(I.R.S. employer identification number)

One Dauch Drive

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Patrick S. Lancaster

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Copies to:

Lisa L. Jacobs, Esq.

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     Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effectiveness of this registration statement.

      If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.    o

     If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

     If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

				Proposed Maximum		Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of		Amount to be		Offering Price Per		Aggregate Offering		Amount of
Securities to be Registered		Registered		Security(1)		Price(1)		Registration Fee
5.25% Senior Notes due 2014		$250,000,000		100%		$250,000,000		$31,675
Guarantees of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2014		—		—		—		(2)

(1)	Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f) under the Securities Act.
(2)	Under Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, there is no additional filing fee payable with respect to the guarantees of the notes being registered.

     The registrants hereby amend this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission acting pursuant to said section 8(a), may determine.

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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not exchange these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these notes and is not soliciting an offer to buy these notes in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 22, 2004

PROSPECTUS

            Offer to exchange all outstanding 5.25% Senior Notes due 2014 issued on February 11, 2004 guaranteed by American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. which have not been registered under the Securities Act for up to $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Registered 5.25% Senior Notes due 2014 guaranteed by American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (registered under the Securities Act)

The Old Notes:

          $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due February 11, 2014, referred to in this prospectus as the old notes, were originally issued and sold by American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. on February 11, 2004 in a transaction that was exempt from registration under the Securities Act and resold to qualified institutional buyers in compliance with Rule 144A thereunder.

The New Notes:

         The terms of the new notes, referred to in this prospectus as the notes, are substantially identical to the terms of the old notes, except that the notes will be registered under the Securities Act, will not contain restrictions on transfer or provisions relating to special interest under circumstances related to the timing of the exchange offer, will bear a different CUSIP number from the old notes and will not entitle their holders to registration rights.

          The notes will be our unsecured senior obligations. American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., or Holdings, our parent corporation, is guaranteeing our monetary obligations under the notes on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis. The notes, as guaranteed, will rank equally with all of the unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., or AAM, Inc., and Holdings, effectively junior to all of the secured indebtedness of AAM, Inc. and Holdings, to the extent of the assets securing that indebtedness, and effectively junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries.

Exchange Offer:

•	Our offer to exchange old notes for notes will be open until 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on                    , 2004, unless we extend the offer.
•	All old notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn will be exchanged.
•	Tenders of outstanding old notes may be withdrawn any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date of the exchange offer.
•	Notes will be issued in exchange for an equal principal amount of outstanding old notes accepted in the exchange offer. The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of old notes being tendered for exchange. However, the obligation to accept old notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer is subject to certain customary conditions set forth herein. See “The Exchange Offer — Conditions.”
•	We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer.
•	No public market currently exists for the notes and we do not intend to apply for their listing on any securities exchange or to arrange for them to be quoted on any quotation system.
•	Each broker-dealer that receives notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of notes received in exchange for old notes where the old notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 90 days following the consummation of the exchange offer, we will use our reasonable best efforts to make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale. See “Plan of Distribution.”

         See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 12 for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with tendering your old notes in the exchange offer.

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          Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the notes or passed upon the adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is     , 2004.

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SUMMARY			1
RISK FACTORS			12
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS			16
USE OF PROCEEDS			17
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES			17
CAPITALIZATION			18
THE EXCHANGE OFFER			19
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES			27
DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN OTHER INDEBTEDNESS			36
CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS			37
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION			37
LEGAL MATTERS			37
EXPERTS			38
Registration Rights Agreement
Opinion and Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP
Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP
Statement of Eligibility of Trustee
Form of Letter to Brokers
Form of Letter of Transmittal
Form of Letter to Clients
Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
Guidelines for Certification of TIN

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      This exchange offer is not being made to, nor will we accept surrenders of old notes from, holders of old notes in any jurisdiction in which this exchange offer or the acceptance of old notes would not be in compliance with the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdiction.

      Each holder of old notes wishing to accept this exchange offer must deliver the old notes to be exchanged, together with the Letter of Transmittal that accompanies this prospectus and any other required documentation, to the exchange agent identified in this prospectus. Alternatively, you may effect a tender of old notes by book-entry transfer into the exchange agent’s account at The Depository Trust Company. All deliveries are at the risk of the holder. You can find detailed instructions concerning delivery in the section called “The Exchange Offer” in this prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal.

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      You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any document incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of the applicable document. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.

      This prospectus incorporates by reference documents that contain important business and financial information about us that is not included or delivered with this prospectus. These documents are available without charge to holders of the notes upon written or oral request to us at the address and phone number specified under “Incorporated By Reference.” To obtain timely delivery, holders of the notes must request these documents no later than five business days before the expiration date. Unless extended, the expiration date is                     , 2004.

      Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this prospectus to the “company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” shall mean collectively (i) American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., or AAM, Inc. or the issuer, a Delaware corporation, and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and (ii) American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., or Holdings, a Delaware corporation and the direct parent corporation of the issuer. Holdings

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

      We are required to comply with the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), and, in accordance with those requirements, we file combined reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC.

      You can call the SEC’s toll-free number at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information. The SEC maintains a website at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding companies like ours that file with the SEC electronically. The documents can be found by searching the EDGAR archives at the SEC’s website or can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Section of the SEC located at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Our SEC filings and other information about us may also be obtained from our website at www.aam.com, although information on our website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Material that we have filed may also be inspected at the library of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.

      We have elected to “incorporate by reference” certain information into this prospectus, which means we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this prospectus. See “Incorporation by Reference.” You should only rely on the information contained in this prospectus and incorporated by reference in it. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with any additional information.

INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE

      We are incorporating by reference into this prospectus the following documents filed with the SEC (excluding any portions of such documents that have been “furnished” but not “filed” for purposes of the Exchange Act):

	•	Holdings’ annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the SEC on March 15, 2004, including the information specifically incorporated by reference in our Form 10-K from our Proxy Statement for our 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, also filed with the SEC on March 15, 2004;
	•	Holdings’ current reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 23, 2004, February 4, 2004, February 6, 2004, March 1, 2004 and March 8, 2004; and
	•	All other documents filed by us pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of the offering.

      Any statement contained in this prospectus or a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus will be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document that is deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus modifies or supersedes the statement. Any statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

      The documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus are available from us upon request. We will provide a copy of any and all of the information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus to any

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      Except as provided above, no other information, including, but not limited to, information on our websites, is incorporated by reference in this prospectus.

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RISK FACTORS

      You should carefully consider the specific risk factors set forth below as well as the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus before deciding to participate in this exchange offer. Some factors in this section are forward-looking statements.” For a discussion of those statements and of other factors for investors to consider, see “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Risks Relating to the Notes

	The old notes are, and the notes will be, our unsecured obligations. A substantial portion of our operations are conducted through our direct and indirect subsidiaries, and the claims of creditors of our subsidiaries are effectively senior to claims of holders of the notes.

      The old notes are, and the notes will be, our unsecured obligations, ranking equally in right of payment with all of our other existing and future unsecured, unsubordinated obligations. The notes are not secured by any of our assets. Any future claims of secured lenders with respect to assets securing their loans will be prior to any claim of the holders of the notes with respect to those assets.

      A significant portion of our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries. As a result, our ability to service our debts, including our obligations under the notes and other obligations, is dependent to some extent on the earnings of our subsidiaries and the payment of those earnings to us in the form of dividends, loans or advances and through repayment of loans or advances from us. Our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities. Our subsidiaries have no obligation to pay any amounts due on the notes or to provide us with funds to meet our payment obligations on the notes, whether in the form of dividends, distributions, loans or other payments. In addition, any payment of dividends, loans or advances by our subsidiaries could be subject to statutory or contractual restrictions. Payments to us by our subsidiaries will also be contingent upon our subsidiaries’ earnings and business considerations. Our right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries upon our liquidation or reorganization, and therefore the right to the holders of the notes to participate in those assets, will be effectively subordinated to the claims of that subsidiary’s creditors, including trade creditors. Further, indebtedness under our senior revolving credit facility may be guaranteed in the future by certain of AAM, Inc.’s subsidiaries and the claims of creditors of these subsidiaries will be effectively senior to claims of holders of the notes with respect to any such guarantees. See “Description of Certain Other Indebtedness.” In addition, even if we are a creditor of any of our subsidiaries, our right as a creditor would be subordinate to any security interest in the assets of our subsidiaries and any indebtedness of our subsidiaries senior to that held by us.

	An active trading market for the notes may not develop.

      The notes are a new issue of securities for which there is currently no public market, and no active trading market might ever develop. If the notes are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending on prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities, the price, and volatility in the price, of our shares of common stock, our performance and other factors. In addition, we do not know whether an active trading market will develop for the notes. To the extent that an active trading market does not develop, the liquidity and trading prices for the notes may be harmed.

	Holdings’ guarantee may be unenforceable due to fraudulent conveyance statutes and, accordingly, you could have no claim against Holdings’, as guarantor of the notes.

      A court could, under fraudulent conveyance laws, subordinate or void the guarantee of Holdings if it found that the guarantee was incurred with actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud creditors, or if the

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	•	was insolvent or rendered insolvent because of the guarantee;
	•	was engaged in a business or transaction for which its remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or
	•	intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond the guarantor’s ability to pay at maturity.

      Holdings does not believe that the issuance of their guarantees will be a fraudulent conveyance because, among other things, Holdings will receive benefits from this offering and the application of the proceeds from it. However, if a court were to void the guarantee of Holdings as the result of a fraudulent conveyance by such guarantor or hold it unenforceable for any other reason, you would cease to have a claim against Holdings based on its guarantee and would solely be a creditor of ours, as issuer of the notes.

Risks Relating to the Business

	Our operations are linked to domestic automotive production, and a decrease in consumer demand, tighter government regulations or increased costs could negatively impact our operations.

      Our operations are cyclical because they are directly related to domestic automotive production, which is itself cyclical and dependent on general economic conditions and other factors. Sales of axles and related driveline components for light trucks and SUVs represented approximately 94% of our sales in 2003 and approximately 92% of our sales in 2002. There can be no assurance that positive trends in sales of these vehicles, or that the increasing penetration of 4WD/ AWDs, as a percentage of these vehicles, will continue. A decrease in consumer demand for the models that generate the most sales for us, our failure to obtain sales orders for new or redesigned models or pricing pressure from our customers or competitors could have a material adverse effect on our business. Disruptions in the availability of fuel or government regulations, including those relating to Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations, could impact vehicle mix and volume, which could also adversely affect the demand for our existing products.

      The prices of the raw materials needed for our products may increase due to competitive factors or government regulations and we may be unable to pass these raw material price increases to our customers. In addition, we sell most of our products under long-term contracts with prices established at the time the contracts were entered into. There is substantial and continuing pressure from our key customers, the major automotive companies, to reduce the number of outside suppliers and reduce costs. We believe that our ability to control costs, achieve productivity improvements and develop new products will be essential to remain competitive. There can be no assurance that we will be able to improve or maintain our profitability on product sales.

	The loss of, or a significant reduction in, purchases of our products by GM, DaimlerChrysler or other customers could adversely affect our business.

      We are the principal supplier of driveline components to GM for its RWD light trucks and SUVs manufactured in North America, supplying substantially all of GM’s rear axle and front 4WD/ AWD axle requirements for these vehicle platforms. We sell products to GM under LPCs, which have terms equal to the lives of the relevant vehicle programs or their respective derivatives of typically 6 to 12 years. The LPCs establish pricing for products sold to GM and require us to remain competitive with respect to technology, design and quality. Substantially all of our sales to GM are made pursuant to the LPCs. Sales to GM were approximately 82% of our total sales in 2003, 86% of our total sales in 2002, 87% in 2001 and 85% in 2000. We will have to compete for future GM business upon the termination of the LPCs. There can be no assurance that we will remain competitive with respect to technology, design and quality to GM’s reasonable satisfaction. Pricing negotiated with GM in future agreements may be more or less favorable than the LPCs and other currently applicable agreements. If we lose any significant portion of our sales to GM, or if GM significantly reduces its production of light trucks or SUVs, it would have a material adverse effect on our results of

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	Future work stoppages at GM or DaimlerChrysler could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and the conduct of our business.

      Because GM accounts for approximately 82% of our sales, future work stoppages at GM could materially and adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and the conduct of our business. In the past, there have been labor strikes against GM that have resulted in work stoppages at GM. We estimate that the work stoppage at GM during June and July of 1998 resulted in lost sales to us of approximately $188 million and lost operating income (including related start-up inefficiencies in our operations in August 1998) of approximately $71.2 million. We also estimate that work stoppages at GM resulted in lost sales to us of approximately $95 million in 1996 and $60 million in 1997. In addition, DaimlerChrysler accounted for approximately 9% of our sales in year 2003 and represents a significant portion of our non-GM business that could also be adversely affected by future work stoppages.

	Our business could be negatively impacted if we fail to maintain satisfactory labor relations.

      Although we believe our relations with our unions are positive, there can be no assurance that future issues with our labor unions will be resolved favorably or that we will not experience a work stoppage that could adversely affect our business. We had not experienced any strikes from the time we commenced operations in 1994 through this February. However, at the expiration of our national collective bargaining agreement with the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Workers of America, or the UAW, on February 25, 2004, we experienced a temporary work stoppage that lasted less than two days at six of our North American manufacturing facilities. On March 8, 2004, we reached a new national collective bargaining agreement with the UAW that runs through February 25, 2008. Our collective bargaining agreement with the International Association of Machinists runs through May 5, 2004. Associates at our MSP Industries Corporation, or MSP, subsidiary and our Colfor Manufacturing Inc., or Colfor, subsidiary are also represented by the UAW under collective bargaining agreements that expire in 2005. In addition, associates at our Albion Automotive (Holdings) Limited, or Albion, subsidiary in Scotland are represented by labor unions under various collective bargaining agreements that expire in 2004, certain of which may be terminated upon six-months’ notice. Associates at our Guanajuato, Mexico facilities and our Brazilian majority-owned facility are represented by labor unions that are subject to collective bargaining agreements that expire annually.

	We and our customers may not be able to timely or successfully launch new product programs.

      Our customers are preparing to launch new product programs for which we will supply newly developed axles and other driveline components. Certain of these program launches will require substantial capital investments by us.

      Although we do not currently anticipate any problems completing such new product program launch activities in time for the start of production, there can be no assurance that we will be able to install and certify the equipment needed to produce products for these new product programs in time for the start of production. There can be no assurance that the transitioning of our manufacturing facilities and resources to full production under these new product programs, or any other future product programs, will not impact production rates or other operational efficiency measures at our facilities. In addition, there can be no assurance that our customers will execute the launch of these product programs, or any additional future product program for which we will supply products, on schedule.

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	We face substantial competition and our competitors may have superior resources, which could place us at a competitive disadvantage.

      The original equipment manufacturer supply industry is highly competitive with a number of other manufacturers that produce competitive products. Quality, delivery and price, as well as technological innovation, are the primary elements of competition. There can be no assurance that our products will compete successfully with those of our competitors. These competitors include driveline component manufacturing facilities of existing original equipment manufacturers, as well as independent domestic and international suppliers. Certain competitors are more diversified and have greater access to financial resources. There can be no assurance that our business will not be adversely affected by increased competition, or that we will be able to maintain our profitability if the competitive environment changes.

	Our ability to operate effectively could be impaired if we lose key personnel or fail to attract and retain associates.

      Our success will depend, in part, on the efforts of our executive officers and other key associates, including Richard E. Dauch, Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. In addition, our future success will depend on, among other factors, our ability to continue to attract and retain qualified personnel. We do not have “key man” life insurance on any of our associates other than Mr. Dauch. The loss of the services of key associates or the failure to attract or retain associates could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

	We are subject to risks and costs associated with non-compliance with environmental regulations.

      Our operations are subject to federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations governing, among other things, emissions to air, discharge to waters and the generation, handling, storage, transportation treatment and disposal of waste and other materials. We believe that our operations and facilities have been and are being operated in compliance, in all material respects, with applicable environmental and health and safety laws and regulations, many of which provide for substantial fines and criminal sanctions for violations. The operation of automotive parts manufacturing plants entails risks in these areas, however, and there can be no assurance that we will not incur material costs or liabilities. In addition, potentially significant expenditures could be required in order to comply with evolving environmental and health and safety laws, regulations or requirements that may be adopted or imposed in the future.

	We depend on a limited number of suppliers for some key components and materials in our products, which makes us susceptible to supply shortages or price fluctuations that could adversely affect our business.

      We have initiated a policy of strengthening our supplier relationships by concentrating our productive material purchases with a limited number of suppliers. We believe that this policy contributes to quality and cost control and increases our suppliers’ commitments to us. We rely upon, and expect to continue to rely upon, single source suppliers for certain critical components that are not readily available in sufficient volume from other sources. There can be no assurance that the suppliers of these productive materials will be able to meet our future needs on a timely basis, or be willing to continue to be suppliers to us, or that a disruption in a supplier’s business would not disrupt the supply of productive materials that could not easily be replaced.

	Our international operations are exposed to various risks that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

      We have operating facilities and conduct a significant portion of our business outside of the United States, including Mexico, Brazil and the United Kingdom, and may in the future expand into additional markets. Our international operations expose us to risks from changes in the political, economic and financial environments in other countries, including fluctuations in exchange rates, political instability (including hostilities) in the major markets where we procure materials, components, and supplies for the production of our principal products or where our products are produced, distributed or sold, changes in foreign laws and

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

      Some of the statements contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus are “forward-looking statements” and relate to trends and events that may affect our future financial position and operating results. Such statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The terms “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “project” and similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The statements are based on our current expectations, are inherently uncertain, are subject to risks and should be viewed with caution. Actual results and experience may differ materially from the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, including, but not limited to:

	•	adverse changes in the economic conditions or political stability of our principal markets (particularly North America, Europe and South America);
	•	reduced demand for our customers’ products (particularly light trucks and SUVs produced by GM and DaimlerChrysler);
	•	reduced purchases of our products by GM, DaimlerChrysler or other customers;
	•	our ability and our customers’ ability to successfully launch new product programs;
	•	our ability to respond to changes in technology or increased competition;
	•	supply shortages or price fluctuations in raw materials, utilities or other operating supplies;
	•	our ability to attract and retain key associates;
	•	our ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and avoid work stoppages;
	•	our customers’ ability to maintain satisfactory labor relations and avoid work stoppages;
	•	risks of noncompliance with environmental regulations; or risks of environmental issues that could result in unforeseen costs at our facilities;
	•	liabilities arising from legal proceedings to which we are or may become a party or claims against us or our products;
	•	availability of financing for working capital, capital expenditures, research and development or other general corporate purposes;
	•	adverse changes in laws, government regulations or market conditions affecting our products or our customers’ products (including the Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations); and
	•	other unanticipated events and conditions that may hinder our ability to compete.

      It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors and we make no commitment to update any forward-looking statement or to disclose any facts, events or circumstances after the date hereof that may affect the accuracy of any forward-looking statement.

      You should note that although the prospectus and documents incorporated by reference herein contain, or will contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the safe harbor provided for by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 does not apply to statements made in connection with a tender or exchange offer.

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USE OF PROCEEDS

      We will not receive any cash proceeds from the exchange offer. Because we are exchanging the old notes for the notes, which have substantially identical terms and evidence the same indebtedness as the old notes, the issuance of the notes will not result in any increase in our indebtedness. The net proceeds from the offering of the old notes, after deducting the estimated discounts and commissions of the initial purchasers and other offering expenses, was $247.7 million. We also received approximately $146.3 million of net proceeds, after deducting the estimated discounts and commissions and other expenses, from the concurrent offering of senior convertible notes. The net proceeds from the offering of the old notes and the offering of our senior convertible notes were used as follows:

	•	Approximately $63.0 million was used to repurchase our common stock concurrently with those offerings.
	•	Approximately $314.6 million was used to redeem the 9.75% Notes, including related redemption premiums but excluding accrued interest on the 9.75% Notes that was paid upon redemption of the notes.
	•	The remainder was used for general corporate purposes.

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

      The following table sets forth our consolidated ratio of earnings to fixed charges on a historical basis for the periods indicated. For purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings represent income before taxes and fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense, one-third of rental expense, which we believe to be representative of the interest portion of rent expense, and preferred stock dividends.

		Years Ended December 31,
		2003		2002		2001		2000		1999
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		5.52		4.54		2.86		3.07		3.13

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CAPITALIZATION

      The following table sets forth our consolidated cash and cash equivalents and actual capitalization as of December 31, 2003 and our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as adjusted to give effect to the sale of the old notes and the concurrent offering of our senior convertible notes, and the application of the net proceeds from those financings, including our repurchase of approximately $63.0 million of our outstanding common stock concurrently with those offerings, and the refinancing of our bank credit facility in January 2004, as if these events had occurred on December 31, 2003. See “Use of Proceeds.”

			As of December 31, 2003
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Cash and cash equivalents			$	12.4			$	12.4
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Senior Revolving Credit Facility(a)			$	60.0			$	43.7
9.75% Notes, net of discount				298.8				—
Senior Notes offered hereby, net of discount				—				249.7
Senior Convertible Notes offered concurrently with this offering				—				150.0
Foreign and other debt agreements(b)				90.9				90.9
	Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations			449.7				534.3
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock; par value $.01 per share; 150.0 million shares authorized; 53.6 million shares issued and outstanding (52.0 million as adjusted)				0.5				0.5
Paid-in capital				336.2				336.2
Retained earnings				681.4				666.1
Treasury stock at cost; 0.1 million shares (1.7 million as adjusted)				(0.7	)			(63.7	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax				(62.7	)			(62.7	)
	Total stockholders’ equity			954.7				876.4
	Total capitalization		$	1,404.4			$	1,410.7

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(a)		On January 9, 2004, AAM, Inc. entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility that provides up to $600.0 million of revolving bank credit commitments through January 2009. This new senior revolving bank credit facility will be used for general corporate purposes, including to refinance our previously existing bank credit facilities.
(b)		In 2003, we increased the total availability under our uncommitted bank credit lines, or Money Market Lines, to $49.0 million. At December 31, 2003, $48.5 million was outstanding and $0.5 million was available under these Money Market Lines.
(c)		On March 1, 2004, we redeemed all of AAM, Inc.’s 9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due March 2009. The aggregate principal amount of the notes redeemed was $300.0 million. We redeemed the notes for 104.875 percent of their principal amount plus accrued interest to the redemption date.
(d)		The table above includes the aggregate impact to stockholders’ equity of a pre-tax charge of $23.5 million in the first quarter of 2004 related to the redemption of the 9.75% Notes and the refinancing of our senior revolving bank credit facility. The table does not reflect the payment of accrued interest on the 9.75% Notes that will be payable upon redemption of the notes.

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THE EXCHANGE OFFER

General

      In connection with the issuance of the old notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement, dated February 11, 2004, with the initial purchasers of the old notes. The following contains a summary of the provisions of the registration rights agreement. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. We refer you to the registration rights agreement, which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.

      Under the registration rights agreement, AAM, Inc. and Holdings have agreed to (1) file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part with respect to a registered offer to exchange the old notes for the notes, (2) use reasonable best efforts to have the registration statement declared effective within 180 days after the issue of the old notes and (3) use reasonable best efforts to cause the exchange offer consummated not later than 210 days after the issue date of the old notes. We will keep the exchange offer open for the period required by applicable law, but in any event for at least 30 calendar days after the date notice of the exchange offer is mailed to holders of the old notes. The exchange offer being made hereby, if commenced and consummated within the time periods described in this paragraph, will satisfy these requirements under the registration rights agreement.

      Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the Letter of Transmittal, all old notes validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date will be accepted for exchange. Notes will be issued in exchange for an equal principal amount of outstanding old notes accepted in the exchange offer. Old notes may be tendered only in integral multiples of $1,000. This prospectus, together with the Letter of Transmittal, is being sent to all holders as of                       , 2004. The exchange offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of old notes being tendered for exchange. However, the obligation to accept old notes for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer is subject to certain customary conditions as set forth herein under “— Conditions.”

      As of the date of this prospectus, $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the old notes is outstanding. In connection with the issuance of the old notes, we arranged for the old notes initially purchased by Qualified Institutional Buyers to be issued and transferable in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC, acting as depositary. The notes will also be issuable and transferable in book-entry form through DTC.

      This prospectus, together with the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, is being sent to all registered holders as of                     , 2004, which is the record date for purposes of the exchange offer.

      Old notes shall be deemed to have been accepted as validly tendered when, as and if we have given oral or written notice thereof to BNY Midwest Trust Company, the exchange agent. The exchange agent will act as agent for the tendering holders of old notes for the purposes of receiving the notes and delivering notes to such holders.

      Holders of old notes who tender in the exchange offer will not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. We will pay all charges and expenses, other than certain applicable taxes in connection with the exchange offer. See “— Fees and Expenses.”

      Based on interpretations by the Staff of the SEC as set forth in no-action letters issued to third parties (including Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated (available June 5, 1991), K-III Communications Corporation (available May 14, 1993) and Shearman & Sterling (available July 2, 1993)), we believe that the notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by any holder thereof (other than any such holder that is a broker-dealer or an “affiliate” of us within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act)

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	•	such notes are acquired in the ordinary course of business;
	•	at the time of the commencement of the exchange offer such holder is not participating or engaged in, does not intend to participate or engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of such notes; and
	•	such holder is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of such notes.

      We have not sought, and do not intend to seek, a no-action letter from the SEC with respect to the effects of the exchange offer, and we cannot assure you that the Staff of the SEC would make a similar determination with respect to the notes as it has in such no-action letters.

      By tendering old notes in exchange for notes and executing the Letter of Transmittal, each holder will represent to us that:

	•	any notes to be received by it will be acquired in the ordinary course of business;
	•	it has no arrangements or understandings with any person to participate in the distribution of the old notes or notes within the meaning of the Securities Act; and
	•	it is not our “affiliate” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

      If such holder is a broker-dealer, it will also be required to represent that the old notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities and that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of notes. See “Plan of Distribution.” Each holder, whether or not it is a broker-dealer, shall also represent that it is not acting on behalf of any person that could not truthfully make any of the foregoing representations contained in this paragraph. If a holder of old notes is unable to make the foregoing representations, such holder may not rely on the applicable interpretations of the Staff of the SEC and must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any secondary resale transaction unless such sale is made pursuant to an exemption from such requirements.

      Each broker-dealer that receives notes for its own account in exchange for old notes where such notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market making activity or other trading activity, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act and that it has not entered into any arrangement or understanding with us or an affiliate of ours to distribute the notes in connection with any resale of such notes. See “Plan of Distribution.”

      Upon consummation of the exchange offer, any old notes not tendered will remain outstanding and continue to accrue interest but, subject to certain limited exceptions, holders of old notes who do not exchange their old notes for notes in the exchange offer will no longer be entitled to registration rights and will not be able to offer or sell their old notes, unless such old notes are subsequently registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. Subject to limited exceptions, we will have no obligation to effect a subsequent registration of the old notes.

Expiration Date; Extensions; Amendments; Termination

      The expiration date shall be                     , 2004 unless we, in our sole discretion, extend the exchange offer, in which case the expiration date shall be the latest date to which the exchange offer is extended.

      To extend the expiration date, we will notify the exchange agent of any extension by oral or written notice and will notify the holders of old notes by means of a press release or other public announcement prior to 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled expiration date. Such announcement may state that we are extending the exchange offer for a specified period of time.

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      We reserve the right:

	•	to delay acceptance of any old notes, to extend the exchange offer or to terminate the exchange offer and not permit acceptance of old notes not previously accepted if any of the conditions set forth under “— Conditions” shall have occurred and shall not have been waived by us prior to the expiration date, by giving oral or written notice of such delay, extension or termination to the exchange agent; or
	•	to amend the terms of the exchange offer in any manner deemed by us to be advantageous to the holders of the old notes.

      Any such delay in acceptance, extension, termination or amendment will be followed as promptly as practicable by oral or written notice to the exchange agent. If the exchange offer is amended in a manner determined by us to constitute a material change, we will disclose such amendment in a manner reasonably calculated to inform the holders of the old notes of such amendment.

      Without limiting the manner in which we may choose to make public announcement of any delay, extension, amendment or termination of the exchange offer, we shall have no obligations to publish, advertise, or otherwise communicate any such public announcement, other than by making a timely release to an appropriate news agency.

Interest on the Notes

      The notes will accrue interest at the rate of 5.25% per annum from the last interest payment date on which interest was paid on the old notes surrendered in exchange therefor or, if no interest has been paid on such old notes, from February 11, 2004, provided, that if old notes are surrendered for exchange on or after a record date for an interest payment date that will occur on or after the date of such exchange and as to which interest will be paid, interest on the old notes received in exchange therefor will accrue from the date of such interest payment date. Holders of outstanding notes whose notes are accepted for exchange will be deemed to have waived the right to receive any payment of interest on such old notes accrued from February 11, 2003 to the date of the issuance of the notes. Consequently, holders who exchange their old notes for notes will receive the same interest payment on August 11, 2004 (the first interest payment date with respect to the old notes and the notes to be issued in the exchange offer) that they would have received had they not accepted the exchange offer. Interest on the notes is payable on February 11 and August 11, beginning on August 11, 2004.

Procedures for Tendering

      To tender in the exchange offer, a holder must complete, sign and date the Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, have the signatures thereon guaranteed if required by the Letter of Transmittal, and mail or otherwise deliver such Letter of Transmittal or such facsimile, together with any other required documents, to the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. In addition, either:

	•	a timely confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such old notes, if such procedure is available, into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility, The Depository Trust Company, pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer described below, must be received by the exchange agent prior to the expiration date with the applicable Letter of Transmittal; or
	•	the holder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below.

      The method of delivery of old notes, letters of transmittal and all other required documents is at the election and risk of the noteholders. If such delivery is by mail, it is recommended that registered mail, properly insured, with return receipt requested, be used. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to assure timely delivery. No old notes, letters of transmittal or other required documents should be sent to us. Delivery of all old notes, if applicable, letters of transmittal and other documents must be made to the exchange agent at its address set forth in the Letter of Transmittal. Holders may also request their respective brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or nominees to effect such tender for such holders.

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      Only a holder of old notes may tender such old notes in the exchange offer. The term “holder” with respect to the exchange offer means any person in whose name old notes are registered on the books of the company or any other person who has obtained a properly completed bond power from the registered holder, or any person whose old notes are held of record by DTC who desires to deliver such old notes by book-entry transfer at DTC.

      Any beneficial holder whose old notes are registered in the name of his broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and who wishes to tender should contact such registered holder promptly and instruct such registered holder to tender on his behalf. If such beneficial holder wishes to tender on his own behalf, such beneficial holder must, prior to completing and executing the Letter of Transmittal and delivering his old notes, either make appropriate arrangements to register ownership of the old notes in such holder’s name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of record ownership may take considerable time.

      Signatures on a Letter of Transmittal or a notice of withdrawal, as the case may be, must be guaranteed by any member firm of a registered national securities exchange or of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., a commercial bank or trust company having an office or correspondent in the United States or an “eligible guarantor” institution within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act, or an eligible institution unless the old notes tendered pursuant thereto are tendered (1) by a registered holder of old notes who has not completed the box entitled “Special Issuance Instructions” or “Special Delivery Instructions” on the Letter of Transmittal or (2) for the account of an eligible institution.

      If the Letter of Transmittal or any old notes or bond powers are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and unless waived by us, evidence satisfactory to us of their authority to so act must be submitted with the Letter of Transmittal.

      All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility, time of receipt and withdrawal of the tendered old notes will be determined by us in our sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding. We reserve the absolute right to reject any and all old notes not properly tendered or any old notes which, if accepted, would, in the opinion of counsel for us, be unlawful. We also reserve the absolute right to waive any irregularities or conditions of tender as to particular old notes. Our interpretation of the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, including the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, will be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of old notes must be cured within such time as we shall determine. Neither we, the exchange agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of defects or irregularities with respect to tenders of old notes, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification. Tenders of old notes will not be deemed to have been made until such irregularities have been cured or waived. Any old note received by the exchange agent that is not properly tendered and as to which the defects or irregularities have not been cured or waived will be returned without cost to such holder by the exchange agent, unless otherwise provided in the Letter of Transmittal, promptly following the expiration date.

      In addition, we reserve the right, in our sole discretion, subject to the provisions of the indenture pursuant to which the notes are issued:

	•	to purchase or make offers for any old notes that remain outstanding subsequent to the expiration date or, as described under “— Conditions,” to terminate the exchange offer;
	•	to redeem old notes as a whole or in part at any time and from time to time, as described under “Description of the Notes — Optional Redemption;” and
	•	to the extent permitted under applicable law, to purchase old notes in the open market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise.

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      The terms of any such purchases or offers could differ from the terms of the exchange offer.

Acceptance of Old Notes for Exchange; Delivery of Notes

      Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the exchange offer, all old notes properly tendered will be accepted promptly as practicable after the expiration date, and the notes will be issued promptly as practicable after acceptance of the old notes. See “— Conditions.” For purposes of the exchange offer, old notes shall be deemed to have been accepted as validly tendered for exchange when, as and if we have given oral or written notice thereof to the exchange agent. For each old note accepted for exchange, the holder of such old note will receive a note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered old note.

      In all cases, issuance of notes for old notes that are accepted for exchange pursuant to the exchange offer will be made only after timely receipt by the exchange agent of:

	•	a timely book-entry confirmation of such old notes into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility;
	•	a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal; and
	•	all other required documents.

      If any tendered old notes are not accepted for any reason described in the terms and conditions of the exchange offer, such unaccepted or such nonexchanged old notes will be credited to an account maintained with such book-entry transfer facility after the expiration or termination of the exchange offer.

Book-Entry Transfer

      The exchange agent has established an account with respect to the old notes at the book-entry transfer facility for purposes of the exchange offer. Any financial institution that is a participant in the book-entry transfer facility’s systems may make book-entry delivery of old notes by causing the book-entry transfer facility to transfer such old notes into the exchange agent’s account at the book-entry transfer facility in accordance with such book-entry transfer facility’s procedures for transfer. However, although delivery of old notes may be effected through book-entry transfer at the book-entry transfer facility, the Letter of Transmittal or facsimile thereof with any required signature guarantees and any other required documents must, in any case, be transmitted to and received by the exchange agent at the address set forth in the Letter of Transmittal on or prior to the expiration date or the guaranteed delivery procedures described below must be complied with.

Exchanging Book-Entry Notes

      The exchange agent and the book-entry transfer facility have confirmed that any financial institution that is a participant in the book-entry transfer facility may utilize the book-entry transfer facility Automated Tender Offer Program, or ATOP, procedures to tender old notes.

      Any participant in the book-entry transfer facility may make book-entry delivery of old notes by causing the book-entry transfer facility to transfer such old notes into the exchange agent’s account in accordance with the book-entry transfer facility’s ATOP procedures for transfer. However, the exchange for the old notes so tendered will only be made after a book-entry confirmation of the book-entry transfer of old notes into the exchange agent’s account, and timely receipt by the exchange agent of an agent’s message and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. The term “agent’s message” means a message, transmitted by the book-entry transfer facility and received by the exchange agent and forming part of a book-entry confirmation, which states that the book-entry transfer facility has received an express acknowledgment from a participant tendering old notes that are the subject of such book-entry confirmation that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal, and that we may enforce such agreement against such participant.

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Guaranteed Delivery Procedures

      Holders of old notes who are unable to deliver the required confirmations and other documents in a timely manner on or prior to the expiration date, may effect a tender if:

	•	the tender is made through an eligible institution;
	•	prior to the expiration date, the exchange agent receives by facsimile transmission, mail or hand delivery from such eligible institution a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and notice of guaranteed delivery, substantially in the form provided by us, which:

	(i) sets forth the name and address of the holder of old notes and the principal amount of old notes tendered;
	(ii) states that the tender is being made thereby; and
	(iii) guarantees that within three New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery, a book-entry confirmation and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal will be deposited by the eligible institution with the exchange agent; and

	•	a book-entry confirmation and all other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal are received by the exchange agent within three NYSE trading days after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery.

Withdrawal of Tenders

      Tenders of old notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date.

      For a withdrawal to be effective, a written or facsimile transmission notice of withdrawal must be received by the exchange agent prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date at the address set forth in the Letter of Transmittal. Any such notice of withdrawal must:

	•	specify the name of the person having tendered the old notes to be withdrawn;
	•	identify the old notes to be withdrawn, including the principal amount of such old notes;
	•	in the case of old notes tendered by book-entry transfer, specify the number of the account at the book-entry transfer facility from which the old notes were tendered and specify the name and number of the account at the book-entry transfer facility to be credited with the withdrawn old notes and otherwise comply with the procedures of such facility;
	•	contain a statement that such holder is withdrawing its election to have such old notes exchanged;
	•	be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter of Transmittal by which such old notes were tendered, including any required signature guarantees, or be accompanied by documents of transfer to have the trustee with respect to the old notes register the transfer of such old notes in the name of the person withdrawing the tender; and
	•	specify the name in which such old notes are registered, if different from the person who tendered such old notes.

      All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility and time of receipt of such notice will be determined by us, which determination shall be final and binding on all parties. Any old notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the exchange offer. Any old notes which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the tendering holder thereof without cost to such holder, in the case of physically tendered old notes, or credited to an account maintained with the book-entry transfer facility for the old notes promptly after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the exchange offer. Properly withdrawn old notes may be retendered by following

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Conditions

      Notwithstanding any other provision of the exchange offer, we shall not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue notes in exchange for, any old notes and may terminate or amend the exchange offer if at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date, we determine that the exchange offer violates applicable law, any applicable interpretation of the Staff of the SEC or any order of any governmental agency or court of competent jurisdiction.

      The foregoing conditions are for our sole benefit and may be asserted by us regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition or may be waived by us in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in our reasonable discretion. All such conditions must be satisfied or waived by us, as applicable, at or before the expiration of the exchange offer.

      In addition, we will not accept for exchange any old notes tendered, and no notes will be issued in exchange for any such old notes, if at such time any stop order shall be threatened or in effect with respect to the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part or the qualification of the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. We are required to use our reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order suspending the effectiveness of the registration statement at the earliest possible time.

Exchange Agent

      BNY Midwest Trust Company has been appointed as exchange agent for the exchange offer. Questions and requests for assistance and requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the Letter of Transmittal should be directed to the exchange agent as provided in the Letter of Transmittal.

Fees and Expenses

      The expenses of soliciting tenders pursuant to the exchange offer will be borne by us. The principal solicitation for tenders pursuant to the exchange offer is being made by mail; however, additional solicitations may be made by telegraph, telephone, telecopy or in person by our officers and regular employees.

      We will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or other persons soliciting acceptances of the exchange offer. We will, however, pay the exchange agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse the exchange agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith. We may also pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding copies of the prospectus and related documents to the beneficial owners of the old notes, and in handling or forwarding tenders for exchange.

      The expenses to be incurred by us in connection with the exchange offer will be paid by us, including fees and expenses of the exchange agent and trustee and accounting, legal, printing and related fees and expenses.

      We will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchange of old notes pursuant to the exchange offer. If, however, notes or old notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be registered or issued in the name of any person other than the registered holder of the old notes tendered, or if tendered old notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the Letter of Transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of old notes pursuant to the exchange offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes imposed on the registered holder or any other persons will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with the Letter of Transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder.

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Consequences of Failure to Exchange

      Holders of old notes who do not exchange their old notes for notes pursuant to the exchange offer will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer of such old notes as set forth in the legend thereon as a consequence of the issuance of the old notes pursuant to exemptions from, or in transactions not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The old notes may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred, except in compliance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act or in a transaction not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act, and in compliance with applicable state securities laws. As a result of the restrictions on transfer and the availability of the notes, the old notes are likely to be much less liquid than before the exchange offer. The old notes will, after the exchange offer, bear interest at the same rate as the notes. We do not currently anticipate that we will register the old notes under the Securities Act. To the extent that old notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market for untendered and tendered but unaccepted old notes could be adversely affected.

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES

      We will issue the notes pursuant to an indenture to be dated as of February 11, 2004 between AAM, Inc., as issuer, Holdings, as guarantor, and BNY Midwest Trust Company, as trustee.

      The following summary does not purport to be complete, and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the notes and the indenture. We urge you to read the indenture and the form of the notes, which you may obtain from us upon request. As used in this description, all references to “AAM, Inc.,” “our company,” the “issuer,” “we,” “us” or “our” mean American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., excluding, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries, and all references to “Holdings” mean American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., our parent corporation, excluding, unless otherwise expressly stated or the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries. Holdings has no material operations or assets other than its ownership of 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., the issuer.

General

      On February 11, 2004, AAM, Inc. issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of old notes due February 11, 2014. Pursuant to this prospectus, AAM, Inc. will issue up to $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of notes due February 11, 2014 in the exchange offer.

      The form and terms of the notes are substantially identical to the terms of the old notes, except that the notes:

	•	will be registered under the Securities Act, and, consequently, will be freely tradeable by persons not affiliated with us;
	•	will not bear any legend restricting transfer under the Securities Act;
	•	will not be entitled to the rights which are applicable to the old notes under the registration rights agreement;
	•	will not contain provisions relating to the payment of special interest under circumstances related to the timing of the exchange offer; and
	•	will bear a different CUSIP number from the old notes.

      The notes initially will be limited to $250.0 million aggregate principal amount. The indenture provides that we have the ability to issue additional notes having the same ranking and the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as the notes issued by this prospectus. Any additional notes will, together with the notes offered by this prospectus, constitute a single series of the notes under the indenture. The notes will mature on February 11, 2014. The notes will be payable at the office of the paying agent, which initially will be an office or agency of the trustee, or an office or agency maintained by us for such purpose, in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York.

      The notes will bear interest at the rate of 5.25% per year on the principal amount from the issue date of the old notes (February 11, 2004), or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or provided for, until February 11, 2014. Interest will be payable semi-annually in arrears on February 11 and August 11 of each year, commencing on August 11, 2004, to holders of record at the close of business on the January 27 or July 27 immediately preceding such interest payment date. Each payment of interest on the notes will include interest accrued from the period commencing on and including the immediately proceeding interest payment day (or, if none, February 11, 2004) through the day before the applicable interest payment date (or redemption date, as the case may be). Any payment required to be made on any day that is not a business day will be made on the next succeeding business day.

      Interest will cease to accrue on a note upon its maturity or redemption. We may not reissue a note that has matured or been redeemed or otherwise cancelled, except for registration of transfer, exchange or replacement of such note.

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      Notes may be presented for exchange or registration of transfer at the office of the registrar, such agent initially being the trustee. We will not charge a service fee for any registration of transfer or exchange of the notes.

Guarantee

      Holdings is guaranteeing our monetary obligations under the notes on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis. The notes will not be guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. Holdings will irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee on an unsecured and unsubordinated basis the performance and punctual payment when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all obligations of the issuer under the indenture and the notes, whether for payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest or liquidated damages on the notes, expenses, indemnification or otherwise. Such guarantee will be limited in amount to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by Holdings without rendering the guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

Ranking

      The notes and the Holdings guarantee will be unsecured and unsubordinated obligations and will rank equal in right of payment to all of the existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of AAM, Inc. and Holdings, respectively. However, the notes and the Holdings guarantee will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future obligations of our subsidiaries and the subsidiaries of Holdings, respectively, and to any secured debt of AAM, Inc. and Holdings, respectively, to the extent of any assets securing such debt. We are the only current subsidiary of Holdings.

      As of December 31, 2003, Holdings had consolidated debt of $449.7 million. As of December 31, 2003, after giving effect to the offering of the old notes and the concurrent offering of senior convertible notes, and the application of the net proceeds from those financings, including our repurchase of approximately $63.0 million of our outstanding common stock concurrently with those offerings, and the refinancing of our bank credit facility in January 2004, as if these events had occurred on December 31, 2003:

	•	Holdings would have had $534.3 million of total consolidated indebtedness;
	•	AAM, Inc. and Holdings would have had an aggregate of $492.0 million of unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness outstanding;
	•	AAM, Inc. and Holdings, not including our subsidiaries, would have had an aggregate of $3.1 million of secured indebtedness outstanding; and
	•	Our subsidiaries would have had an aggregate of $39.2 million of indebtedness and other liabilities outstanding.

Optional Redemption

      We may redeem the notes at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (1) 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed and (2) as determined by the Quotation Agent, the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes to be redeemed (not including any portion of those payments of interest accrued to the date of redemption) from the redemption date to the maturity date of the notes being redeemed, in each case discounted to the date of redemption on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Adjusted Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to the date of redemption.

      “Adjusted Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any date of redemption, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue, assuming a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price for that date of redemption.

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      “Comparable Treasury Issue” means the United States Treasury security selected by the Quotation Agent that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of comparable maturity to the remaining term of the notes.

      “Comparable Treasury Price” means, with respect to any date of redemption, (1) the average of the Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations for the date of redemption, after excluding the highest and lowest Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations or (2) if the Quotation Agent obtains fewer than four Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations, the average of all such Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations.

      “Quotation Agent” means Banc of America Securities LLC, which we refer to as Banc of America Securities, or another Reference Treasury Dealer appointed by us.

      “Reference Treasury Dealer” means each of Banc of America Securities, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and any other dealer selected by Banc of America Securities, and the respective successors of the foregoing; provided, however, that, if any of the foregoing shall cease to be a primary U.S. Government securities dealer in New York City (a “Primary Treasury Dealer”), we shall substitute another Primary Treasury Dealer.

      “Reference Treasury Dealer Quotations” means, with respect to each Reference Treasury Dealer and any date of redemption, the average, as determined by the Quotation Agent, of the bid and asked prices for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed in each case as a percentage of its principal amount) quoted in writing to the Quotation Agent by that Reference Treasury Dealer at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the third business day preceding that date of redemption.

      We will mail notice of any redemption at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, before the date of redemption to each holder of the notes to be redeemed. If less than all the notes are to be redeemed at any time, the trustee will select notes to be redeemed on a pro rata basis or by any other method the trustee deems fair and appropriate. Unless we default in payment of the redemption price, on and after the date of redemption, interest will cease to accrue on the notes or portions thereof called for redemption.

Material Covenants

      Consolidation, Merger, Sale or Conveyance. The indenture provides that AAM, Inc. or Holdings may not consolidate with or merge into any other entity or convey, transfer or lease their properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any entity, unless:

	•	the successor or transferee entity, if other than AAM, Inc. or Holdings, as the case may be, is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia and expressly assumes by a supplemental indenture executed and delivered to the trustee, in form reasonably satisfactory to the trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, any premium on and any interest on, all the outstanding notes and the performance of every covenant and obligation in the indenture to be performed or observed by AAM, Inc. or Holdings, as the case may be;
	•	immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default, as defined in the indenture, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has happened and is continuing; and
	•	AAM, Inc. or Holdings, as the case may be, has delivered to the trustee an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel, each in the form required by the indenture and stating that such consolidation, merger, conveyance, transfer or lease and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture comply with the foregoing provisions relating to such transaction.

      In case of any such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer, the successor entity will succeed to and be substituted for AAM, Inc. or Holdings, as the case may be, as obligor or guarantor on the notes, as the case may be, with the same effect as if it had been named in the indenture as AAM, Inc. or Holdings, as the case may be.

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      Limitation on Liens. AAM, Inc. and Holdings will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee any indebtedness for money borrowed (“Debt”) secured by a Mortgage upon any Operating Property, or upon shares of capital stock or Debt issued by any Restricted Subsidiary and owned by AAM, Inc. or Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned at the date of the indenture or thereafter acquired, without effectively providing concurrently that the notes of each series then outstanding under the indenture are secured equally and ratably with or, at our option, prior to such Debt so long as such Debt shall be so secured.

      The foregoing restriction shall not apply to, and there shall be excluded from Debt in any computation under such restriction, Debt secured by:

	(1) Mortgages on any property existing at the time of the acquisition thereof;
	(2) Mortgages on property of a corporation existing at the time such corporation is merged into or consolidated with our company or Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary or at the time of a sale, lease or other disposition of the properties of such corporation (or a division thereof) as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to us, Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary, provided that any such Mortgage does not extend to any property owned by us, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary immediately prior to such merger, consolidation, sale, lease or disposition;
	(3) Mortgages on property of a corporation existing at the time such corporation becomes a Restricted Subsidiary;
	(4) Mortgages in favor of our company, Holdings or a Restricted Subsidiary;
	(5) Mortgages to secure all or part of the cost of acquisition, construction, development or improvement of the underlying property, or to secure debt incurred to provide funds for any such purpose, provided that the commitment of the creditor to extend the credit secured by any such Mortgage shall have been obtained no later than 360 days after the later of (a) the completion of the acquisition, construction, development or improvement of such property or (b) the placing in operation of such property;
	(6) Mortgages in favor of the United States of America or any State thereof, or any department, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof, to secure partial, progress, advance or other payments; and
	(7) Mortgages existing on the date of the indenture or any extension, renewal, replacement or refunding of any Debt secured by a Mortgage existing on the date of the indenture or referred to in clauses (1) to (3) or (5), provided that any such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding of such Debt shall be created within 360 days of repaying the Debt secured by the Mortgage referred to in clauses (1) to (3) or (5) and the principal amount of the Debt secured thereby and not otherwise authorized by clauses (1) to (3) or (5) shall not exceed the principal amount of Debt, plus any premium or fee payable in connection with any such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding, so secured at the time of such extension, renewal, replacement or refunding.

      Notwithstanding the restrictions described above, AAM, Inc., Holdings and any Restricted Subsidiaries may create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by Mortgages without equally and ratably securing the notes of each series then outstanding if, at the time of such creation, incurrence, issuance, assumption or guarantee, after giving effect thereto and to the retirement of any Debt which is concurrently being retired, the aggregate amount of all such Debt secured by Mortgages which would otherwise be subject to such restrictions (other than any Debt secured by Mortgages permitted as described in clauses (1) through (7) of the immediately preceding paragraph) plus all Attributable Debt of AAM Inc. Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Sale and Leaseback Transactions with respect to Operating Properties (with the exception of such transactions which are permitted under clauses (1) through (4) of the first sentence of the first paragraph under “— Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions” below) does not exceed 10% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

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      “Consolidated Tangible Assets” means the aggregate of all assets of Holdings (including the value of all existing Sale and Leaseback Transactions and any assets resulting from the capitalization of other long-term lease obligations in accordance with GAAP) appearing on the most recent available consolidated balance sheet of Holdings at their net book values, after deducting related depreciation, applicable allowances and other properly deductible items, and after deducting all goodwill, trademarks, tradenames, patents, unamortized debt discount and expenses and other like intangibles, all prepared in accordance with GAAP.

      “Consolidated Current Liabilities” means the aggregate of the current liabilities of Holdings appearing on the most recent available consolidated balance sheet of Holdings, all in accordance with GAAP. In no event shall Consolidated Current Liabilities include any obligation of Holdings or its Subsidiaries issued under a revolving credit or similar agreement if the obligation issued under such agreement matures by its terms within 12 months from the date thereof but by the terms of such agreement such obligation may be renewed or extended or the amount thereof reborrowed or refunded at the option of Holdings, our company or any Subsidiary for a term in excess of 12 months from the date of determination.

      “Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means Consolidated Tangible Assets after deduction of Consolidated Current Liabilities.

      “GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as have been approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession which are in effect on the Issue Date.

      “Mortgage” means, with respect to any property or assets, any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, lien, encumbrance, or any other security arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever on or with respect to such property or assets (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

      “Operating Property” means any real property or equipment located in the United States owned by, or leased to, AAM, Inc., Holdings or any Subsidiary that has a market value in excess of 1.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

      “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

      “Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary (excluding AAM, Inc.) that owns Operating Property.

      “Sale and Leaseback Transaction” means any arrangement with any Person providing for the leasing to AAM, Inc., Holdings or any Subsidiary of any Operating Property, which Operating Property has been or is to be sold or transferred by AAM, Inc., Holdings or such Subsidiary to such Person.

      “Subsidiary” means any corporation of which at least a majority of the outstanding stock having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power for the election of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned by AAM, Inc. or Holdings, or by one or more other Subsidiaries, or by AAM, Inc. or Holdings and one or more other Subsidiaries.

      Limitation on Sale and Leaseback Transactions. AAM, Inc. and Holdings will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, enter into any Sale and Leaseback Transaction with respect to any Operating Property unless:

	(1) the Sale and Leaseback Transaction is solely with our company, Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary;
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	(3) our company, Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary would (at the time of entering into such arrangement) be entitled as described in clauses (1) through (7) of the second paragraph under the heading “— Limitation on Liens,” without equally and ratably securing the notes then outstanding under the indenture, to create, incur, issue, assume or guarantee Debt secured by a Mortgage on such Operating Property in the amount of the Attributable Debt arising from such Sale and Leaseback Transaction;
	(4) our company, Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary within 360 days after the sale of such Operating Property in connection with such Sale and Leaseback Transaction is completed, applies an amount equal to the greater of (A) the net proceeds of the sale of such Operating Property or (B) the fair market value of such Operating Property to (i) the retirement of notes, other Funded Debt of our company or Holdings ranking on a parity with the notes or Funded Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the purchase of Operating Property; or
	(5) the Attributable Debt of our company, Holdings and our Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of such Sale and Leaseback Transaction and all other Sale and Leaseback Transactions entered into after the date of the indenture (other than any such Sale and Leaseback Transaction as would be permitted as described in clauses (1) through (4) of this sentence), plus the aggregate principal amount of Debt secured by Mortgages on Operating Properties then outstanding (not including any such Debt secured by Mortgages described in clauses (1) through (7) of the second paragraph under the heading “— Limitation on Liens”) which do not equally and ratably secure such outstanding notes (or secure such outstanding notes on a basis that is prior to other Debt secured thereby), would not exceed 10% of Consolidated Tangible Net Assets.

      “Attributable Debt” in respect of any Sale and Leaseback Transaction, means, as of the time of determination, the total obligation (discounted to present value at the rate per annum equal to the discount rate which would be applicable to a capital lease obligation with like term in accordance with GAAP) of the lessee for rental payments (other than amounts required to be paid on account of property taxes, maintenance, repairs, insurance, water rates and other items which do not constitute payments for property rights) during the remaining portion of the initial term of the lease included in such Sale and Leaseback Transaction.

      “Funded Debt” means all Debt having a maturity of more than 12 months from the date as of which the determination is made or having a maturity of 12 months or less but by its terms being renewable or extendable beyond 12 months from such date at the option of the borrower, but excluding any such Debt owed to our company, Holdings or a Subsidiary.

Events of Default; Waiver and Notice

      An event of default is defined in the indenture as:

	(a) default for 30 days in payment of any interest on the notes (including additional interest under the registration rights agreement described below) when it becomes due and payable;
	(b) default in payment of principal of or any premium on the notes at maturity or redemption price when the same becomes due and payable;
	(c) default by us or Holdings in the performance of any other covenant contained in the indenture for the benefit of the notes that has not been remedied by the end of a period of 60 days after notice is given as specified in the indenture;
	(d) the guarantee of Holdings ceases to be in full force and effect or is declared null and void or Holdings denies that it has any further liability under its guarantee to the note holders, or has given notice to such effect (other than by reason of the termination of the indenture or the release of such guarantee in accordance with the indenture), and such condition shall have continued for a period of 30 days after notice is given as specified in the indenture;
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	acceleration has not been rescinded or annulled or such indebtedness repaid within a period of 30 days after written notice to us by the trustee or to us and the trustee by the holders of at least 25% in principal amount at maturity of the notes, provided that if any such default is cured, waived, rescinded or annulled, then the event of default by reason thereof would be deemed not to have occurred; and
	(f) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization of our company or Holdings.

      When we refer to a “Significant Subsidiary,” we mean any Subsidiary that would constitute a “significant subsidiary” within the meaning of Article 1 of Regulation S-X of the Securities Act as in effect on the date of the indenture.

      The indenture provides that:

	•	if an event of default described in clause (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) above has occurred and is continuing, either the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes may declare the principal amount of the notes then outstanding, and any accrued and unpaid interest through the date of such declaration, to be due and payable immediately;
	•	upon certain conditions such declarations may be annulled and past defaults (except for defaults in the payment of principal of, any premium on or interest on, the notes and in compliance with certain covenants) may be waived by the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding; and
	•	if an event of default described in clause (f) occurs and is continuing, then the principal amount of all notes issued under the indenture and then outstanding, together with any accrued interest through the occurrence of such event, shall become and be due and payable immediately, without any declaration or other act by the trustee or any other holder.

      Under the indenture, the trustee must give to the holders of notes notice of all uncured defaults known to it with respect to the notes within 90 days after such a default occurs (the term default to include the events specified above without notice or grace periods); provided that, except in the case of default in the payments of principal of, any premium on, any of the notes, the trustee will be protected in withholding such notice if it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the holders of the notes.

      No holder of any notes may institute any action under the indenture unless:

	•	such holder has given the trustee written notice of a continuing event of default with respect to the notes;
	•	the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding have requested the trustee to institute proceedings in respect of such event of default;
	•	such holder or holders have offered the trustee such reasonable indemnity as the trustee may require;
	•	the trustee has failed to institute an action for 60 days thereafter; and
	•	no inconsistent direction has been given to the trustee during such 60-day period by the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of notes.

      The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes affected and then outstanding will have the right, subject to certain limitations, to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the notes. The indenture provides that, if an event of default occurs and is continuing, the trustee, in exercising its rights and powers under the indenture, will be required to use the degree of care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. The indenture further provides that the trustee shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of its duties under the indenture unless it has reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is reasonably assured to it.

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      We must furnish to the trustee within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year a statement of our company signed by one of the officers of our company to the effect that a review of our activities during such year and our performance under the indenture and the terms of the notes has been made, and, to the knowledge of the signatories based on such review, we have complied with all conditions and covenants of the indenture or, if we are in default, specifying such default.

Modification of the Indenture

      We and the trustee may, without the consent of the holders of the notes issued under the indenture, enter into supplemental indentures for, among others, one or more of the following purposes:

	•	to evidence the succession of another corporation to our company, and the assumption by such successor of our obligations under the indenture and the notes;
	•	to add covenants of our company, or surrender any rights of the company, or add any rights for the benefit of the holders of notes;
	•	to cure any ambiguity, omission, defect or inconsistency in such indenture;
	•	to establish the form or terms of any other series of debt securities, including any subordinated securities;
	•	to evidence and provide the acceptance of any successor trustee with respect to the notes or one or more other series of debt securities or to facilitate the administration of the trusts thereunder by one or more trustees in accordance with such indenture; and
	•	to provide any additional events of default.

      With certain exceptions, the indenture, the Holdings guarantee or the rights of the holders of the notes may be modified by us and the trustee with the consent of the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding, but no such modification may be made without the consent of the holder of each outstanding note affected thereby that would:

	•	change the maturity of any payment of principal of, or any premium on, any notes, or change any place of payment where, or the coin or currency in which, any note or any premium is payable, or impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after the maturity thereof (or, in the case of redemption, on or after the redemption date);
	•	reduce the percentage in principal amount of the outstanding notes, the consent of whose holders is required for any such modification, or the consent of whose holders is required for any waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the indenture or certain defaults thereunder and their consequences provided for in the indenture; or
	•	modify any of the provisions of certain sections of the indenture, including the provisions summarized in this paragraph, except to increase any such percentage or to provide that certain other provisions of the indenture cannot be modified or waived without the consent of the holder of each outstanding note affected thereby.

Discharge of the Indenture

      We may satisfy and discharge our obligations under the indenture by delivering to the trustee for cancellation all outstanding notes or by depositing with the trustee or the paying agent after the notes have become due and payable, whether at stated maturity, or any redemption date, or otherwise, cash sufficient to pay all of the outstanding notes and paying all other sums payable under the indenture by our company.

Governing Law

      The indenture, the notes and the guarantee are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

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Book-Entry System

      The notes will be represented by one or more global securities. Each global security will be deposited with, or on behalf of, DTC and be registered in the name of a nominee of DTC. Except in the circumstances described below, the notes will not be issued in definitive form.

      Upon the issuance of a global security, DTC will credit on its book-entry registration and transfer system the accounts of persons designated by the initial purchasers with the respective principal amounts of the notes represented by the global security. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be limited to persons that have accounts with DTC or its nominee (“participants”) or persons that may hold interests through participants. Owners of beneficial interests in the notes represented by the global securities will hold their interests pursuant to the procedures and practices of DTC. Ownership of beneficial interests in a global security will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC or its nominee (with respect to interests of persons other than participants). The laws of some states require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. Such limits and such laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a global security.

      So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a global security, DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the notes presented by that global security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a global security will not be entitled to have notes represented by that global security registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of notes in definitive form and will not be considered the owners or holders thereof under the indenture. Beneficial owners will not be holders and will not be entitled to any rights provided to the holders of notes under the global securities or the indenture. Payment of principal amounts on notes registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be made to DTC or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered owner of the relevant global security. None of our company, Holdings, the trustee, any paying agent or the registrar for the notes will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payment made on account of beneficial interests in a global security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interests.

      We expect that DTC or its nominees, upon receipt of any payment of the principal amount, will credit immediately participants’ accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to their respective beneficial interests in the principal amount of the relevant global security as shown on the records of DTC or its nominee. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in a global security held through such participants will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in “street name,” and will be the responsibility of such participants.

      If DTC is at any time unwilling or unable to continue as a depository and a successor depository is not appointed by us within 90 days or if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, we will issue notes in definitive form in exchange for the entire global security for the notes. In any such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security will be entitled to physical delivery in definitive form of notes represented by such global security equal in principal amount to such beneficial interest and to have such notes registered in its name. Notes so issued in definitive form will be issued as registered notes in denominations of $1,000 principal amount and integral multiples thereof, unless otherwise specified by us.

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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN OTHER INDEBTEDNESS

      On January 9, 2004, AAM, Inc. entered into a new senior unsecured revolving credit facility, or the Senior Revolving Bank Credit Facility, that provides up to $600.0 million of revolving bank credit commitments through January 2009, of which up to the equivalent of $100 million and $50 million, respectively, can be denominated in Euros and Pounds Sterling. This new bank credit facility will be used for general corporate purposes, including to refinance our previously existing bank credit facilities.

      The Senior Revolving Bank Credit Facility provides up to $100 million to be represented by Letters of Credit. We may also use up to $30 million for short-notice swingline loans.

      Amounts outstanding under the Senior Revolving Bank Credit Facility are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by Holdings and may also be guaranteed in the future by certain of AAM, Inc.’s material subsidiaries.

      At our option, interest rates applicable to borrowings under the Senior Revolving Bank Credit Facility are either based on the LIBOR rate for loans in dollars and Pounds Sterling or the EURIBOR rate for loans in Euros, plus a margin ranging from 0.625% to 2.00%, or the JP Morgan Chase Bank alternate base rate (for loans in dollars), plus a margin ranging from 0.00% to 1.00%. The alternate base rate is the higher of JP Morgan Chase Bank’s prime rate and the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%.

      With respect to letters of credit, we pay a per annum fee equal to the applicable margin with respect to LIBOR and EURIBOR loans, or Eurodollar loans, then in effect under the facility, multiplied by the aggregate face amount of outstanding letters of credit. We also pay a per annum fee ranging from 0.15% to 0.40%, multiplied by the undrawn portion of the commitments under the Senior Revolving Bank Credit Facility.

      The Senior Revolving Bank Credit Facility contains various operating covenants which, among other things, impose certain limitations on our ability to incur secured or subsidiary indebtedness, incur liens, merge, make acquisitions, sell all or substantially all of our assets or enter into certain types of transactions with our affiliates. There are no direct limitations on the unsecured indebtedness of AAM, Inc. or Holdings. In addition, the Senior Revolving Bank Credit Facility requires us to comply with financial covenants relating to leverage and minimum net worth.

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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

      We believe that the exchange of the old notes for notes will not constitute a taxable exchange for U.S. federal income tax purposes and thus holders of old notes that tender in the exchange offer will not recognize any gain or loss. As such, each holder’s tax basis and holding period for the notes will be the same as such holder’s tax basis and holding period for the old notes immediately before the exchange. Holders will report interest accruing on the notes in the same manner for tax purposes as interest accruing on the old notes and accrued interest on the old notes will carry over as accrued interest on the notes. Since you may have tax considerations unique to your particular situation, you are urged to consult your own tax advisor to confirm the tax consequences of your participation in the exchange offer.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

      Each broker-dealer that receives notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of notes received in exchange for old notes where the old notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities. We have agreed that, for a period of 90 days following the consummation of the exchange offer, we will use our reasonable best efforts to make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to any broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale.

      We will not receive any proceeds from any sale of notes by broker-dealers. Notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the exchange offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the notes or a combination of those methods of resale, at market prices prevailing at the time of resale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or negotiated prices. Any resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers of any of the notes. Any broker-dealer that resells notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of the notes may be deemed to be an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act and any profit on any resale of notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an “underwriter” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

      We will promptly send a reasonable amount of additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker-dealer that is entitled to use such documents and that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. We have agreed to pay all expenses incident to the exchange offer other than commissions or concessions of any brokers or dealers and will indemnify the holders of the notes (including any broker-dealers) against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. We note, however, that in the opinion of the SEC, indemnification against liabilities under federal securities laws is against public policy and may be unenforceable.

LEGAL MATTERS

      Shearman & Sterling LLP has passed upon the validity of the notes and the guarantee offered by this prospectus for us.

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EXPERTS

      The financial statements and the related financial statement schedule incorporated in this prospectus by reference from Holdings’ Annual Report on Form 10-K have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 20.	Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Limitation On Liability Of Directors

      Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”) permits corporations to eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of a fiduciary duty of care as a director. Pursuant to this authority conferred by Section 102 of the DGCL, Article 6 of the certificate of incorporation of American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) and Article 9 of the restated certificate of incorporation of American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc. (“AAM” and, together with Holdings, the “Registrants”) eliminates the personal liability of the Registrants’ directors to either of the Registrants or their respective stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty to the extent that such exemption from liability is permitted under the DGCL.

Indemnification, Expenses And Insurance

      Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership or other enterprise, against all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, if he or she had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. Section 145 further provides that a corporation similarly may indemnify any such person serving in any such capacity who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made against expense in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

      In accordance with Section 145 of the DGCL, Article 6 of Holdings’ certificate of incorporation grants Holdings’ directors and officers a right to indemnification for all expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred relating to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including appeals, to which they are a party (1) by reason of the fact that they are or were directors or officers of Holdings or (2) by reason of the fact that, while they are or were directors or officers of Holdings, they are or were serving at the request of Holdings as directors, officers, partners, trustees, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise. The restated certificate of incorporation of AAM does not specifically provide for indemnification of directors, officers, employees or others.

      Article 6 of Holdings’ certificate of incorporation further provides that Holdings is only obligated to indemnify a person therein described in connection with any action, suit or proceeding commenced by such person if such commencement was authorized by the Board of Holdings. Any expenses incurred by any person

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      In addition, Article 6 of Holding’s certificate of incorporation provides that the right to indemnification provided in the certificate of incorporation is not meant to limit or be exclusive of any other right that any indemnitee may be entitled to by contract, the certificate of incorporation, vote of stockholders or directors or otherwise, or as a matter of law, it being the policy of Holdings that any indemnitee therein described shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL.

      The certificate of incorporation authorizes Holdings to purchase insurance for directors and officers of Holdings and persons who serve at the request of Holdings as directors, officers, partners, trustees, employees or agents of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, limited liability company or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person, whether or not Holdings would have the power to indemnify such persons against such liability under the certificate of incorporation or otherwise. The restated certificate of incorporation of AAM does not speak to insurance purchases for directors, officers or other persons.

      The Registrants maintain directors’ and officers’ insurance policies which insure the officers and directors of the Registrants from any claim arising out of an alleged wrongful act by such persons in their respective capacities as officers and directors of the Registrants.

Item 21.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

	(a)	Exhibits.

      See the index to exhibits that appears immediately following the signature page of this registration statement.

	(b)	Financial Statement Schedules.

      Incorporated by reference to American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.

Item 22.	Undertakings

      (a) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:

	(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

	(i) to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
	(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
	(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those clauses is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities

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	(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
	(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

      (b) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

      (c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, each of the registrants has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrants of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrants in the successful defense of any such action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, each of the registrants will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

      (d) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes that:

	(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrants pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
	(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

      (e) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:

	(1) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this form within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement through the date of responding to the request.
	(2) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in this registration statement when it became effective.

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SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each of the registrants has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, on March 22, 2004.

	AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS, INC.

	By:	/s/ ROBIN J. ADAMS

	Name:        Robin J. Adams

	Title:	Executive Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

      Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Patrick S. Lancaster and Robin J. Adams his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Signature				Title		Date
/s/ RICHARD E. DAUCH Richard E. Dauch				Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer)		March 22, 2004
/s/ ROBIN J. ADAMS Robin J. Adams				Executive Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)		March 22, 2004
/s/ FOREST J. FARMER Forest J. Farmer				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ RICHARD C. LAPPIN Richard C. Lappin				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ THOMAS L. MARTIN Thomas L. Martin				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ B.G. MATHIS B.G. Mathis				Director		March 22, 2004

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Signature				Title		Date
/s/ LARRY W. MCCURDY Larry W. McCurdy				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ JOHN P. REILLY John P. Reilly				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ THOMAS K. WALKER Thomas K. Walker				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ HENRY T. YANG Henry T. Yang				Director		March 22, 2004

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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each of the registrants has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, on March 22, 2004.

	By:	/s/ ROBIN J. ADAMS

	Name:	Robin J. Adams
	Title:	Executive Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

      Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Patrick S. Lancaster and Robin J. Adams his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Signature				Title		Date
/s/ RICHARD E. DAUCH Richard E. Dauch				Co-Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director (principal executive officer)		March 22, 2004
/s/ ROBIN J. ADAMS Robin J. Adams				Executive Vice President — Finance and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)		March 22, 2004
/s/ B.G. MATHIS B.G. Mathis				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ FOREST J. FARMER Forest J. Farmer				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ RICHARD C. LAPPIN Richard C. Lappin				Director		March 22, 2004
/s/ THOMAS K. WALKER Thomas K. Walker				Director		March 22, 2004

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Number				Description
	*4	.1		Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2004, among the registrants and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, Banc of America Securities LLC and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
	*5	.1		Opinion and Consent of Shearman & Sterling LLP regarding validity of the new notes.
	*23	.1		Consent of Deloitte and Touche LLP.
	24	.1		Powers of Attorney (included on signature page to the registration statement).
	*25	.1		Statement of Eligibility of Trustee, on Form T-1.
	*99	.1		Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers and Other Nominees regarding Offer to Exchange.
	*99	.2		Form of Letter of Transmittal.
	*99	.3		Form of Letter to Clients to Brokers, Dealers and Other Nominees.
	*99	.4		Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
	*99	.5		Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.

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