American Axle & Manufacturing subsidiaries

Cloyes is the North American leader and global designer, developer, manufacturer, and distributor of timing drive systems and engine components for original equipment manufacturers and the automotive aftermarket. As the complete timing authority, Cloyes backs its products with an unparalleled level of knowledge and experience that dates back nearly a century. This expertise, combined with a clear understanding of today’s technicians and vehicles, enables Cloyes to provide reliable parts and relevant information to the market.

Kyklos Bearing International, LLC manufactures bearings for light motor vehicles. The company provides hub unit bearings for applications ranging from passenger cars to light trucks; engineered engine timing systems and related components for the automotive industry; and separator rolls for the textile industry. It provides roller clutches for automatic transmission applications; and FWD and RWD applications for multi-speed transmission applications. The company also offers AirStar Bearings. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in Sandusky, Ohio. As of April 30, 2008, Kyklos Bearing International, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Hephaestus Holdings Inc.

Impact Forge is a manufacturer of highly engineered symmetrical and asymmetrical forged parts for transmission, driveline and wheel-end applications.

Hephaestus Holdings, LLC, through its subsidiaries, manufactures forged parts and wheel bearings for the automotive industry. Its products are used in power train and wheel-end applications. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Novi, Michigan. Hephaestus Holdings, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.

HHI FormTech, LLC, through its subsidiaries, designs and manufactures forged and forged/machined components for the automotive industry. It offers drivetrains that include ring gears for front and rear drive units, front axle shafts, machining ring gears for front and rear drive units, and stub shafts; engine products that include clutch rotors and timing system gears; and industrial products that include bearing races, hydraulic pump shafts, and forged internal splines. The company also provides transmission and transfer cases that include annulus ring gears, tower forgings, annulus ring gears, clutch hubs, gear blanks, input shafts, cold forged shafts, machined transfer gears for FWD automatic transmissions, machined transmission and transfer case shafts, outer drive shafts and sun gear blanks, forged and machined shafts, and automatic transmission shafts. In addition, it offers wheel ends that include wheel spindles, wheel hubs, and inner rings; suspension and steering products that include torsion blanks; heavy truck and agriculture products that include steering gear blanks, pitman arm retainers, and extension shafts; hub unit bearings, roller clutches, and bearings; and sprockets. HHI FormTech, LLC was formerly known as FormTech Industries LLC and changed its name to HHI FormTech, LLC in October 2009. The company was founded in 2005 and is based in Royal Oak, Michigan with operations in Sandusky, Ohio; Paris, Subiaco, and Fort Smith, Arizona; Naperville, Illinois; and Aguascalientes, Mexico. As of October 5, 2009, HHI FormTech, LLC operates as a subsidiary of Hephaestus Holdings Inc.

ASP MD Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Plymouth, Michigan. ASP MD Holdings, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Metaldyne Performance Group Inc.