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Dauch Corporation (formerly American Axle & Manufacturing)
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As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles.
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HOMEPAGE (https://aam.com) American Axle & Manufacturing | Delivering Power
X Learn About Dauch On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Dauch Corporation (formerly American Axle & Manufacturing) acquired Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries – GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy. Visit Dauch.com | Watch Video Your browser does not support the HTML5 Video element. The Future of Auto Starts Here. Explore how we're creating a safer, greener, and brighter future [IMG: yellow right arrow] Bringing The Future Faster More Compact. More Powerful. More ready to go. AAM has taken our disciplined approach to manufacturing and created a team of doers and dreamers to push the boundaries of disruption through electrification. Our highly integrated, high-speed e-drive units deliver remarkable improvements over the competition. We’re prepared for multiple segments, scalable volumes and an infinite number of challenges and goals. Learn More Annual Report 2025 Take a look back at AAM’s 2025 in our Annual Report. Annual Report 2025 Take a look back at AAM’s 2025 in our Annual Report. Sustainability Report 2025 AAM is committed to building a greener, safer and sustainable future. Learn how we are taking steps to achieve this in our 2025 Sustainability Report. Sustainability Report 2025 AAM is committed to building a greener, safer and sustainable future. Learn how we are taking steps to achieve this in our 2025 Sustainability Report. latest at aam news Stay up to date on what's happening with #TeamAAM. American Axle & Manufacturing and GKN Automotive issue 2025 Sustainability Reports, achieving key progress against goals Financials RECOMMENDED CASH AND SHARE COMBINATION OF DOWLAIS GROUP PLC (“DOWLAIS”) WITH DAUCH CORPORATION (“DAUCH”) Financials American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. to Become “Dauch Corporation” and Trade on NYSE Under New Ticker Symbol “DCH” More News Join Us At AAM Careers Take charge of your career and be apart of AAM’s exciting, global team. To meet the demand of our dynamic, changing environment, the AAM organization recruits, retains and motivates the most talented associates. At AAM, we encourage innovative thinking and provide opportunities for professional growth. View Available Jobs POWER THROUGH PEOPLE The POWER is in our people I was a student engineer with AAM for 2 and a half years and now I am a full time salaried associate, I've had a great journey studying and working in the field. Working at AAM helped me improve my problem solving skills which significantly helped my career in school and eventually earning my Diploma. Now that I am an official engineer, it has been joyful to work because most of the theoretical sceneries that were presented to me in college have become a reality. Solving real life problems does satisfy the need of an engineer. Faisal USA Read More X American Axle Terms of Use & Privacy Policy Dauch - Website Privacy NoticeLast Updated: 2 February 2026Dauch Corporation (“Dauch”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a public corporation established in Delaware with its principal place of business at One Dauch Drive, Detroit, MI 48211-1198, United States, and for the purpose of applicable data protection laws, we are the data controller.This Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data or usage information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, in connection with your use of this website (our “Website”).Please read this Privacy Notice carefully so that you understand your rights in relation to your personal data, and how we will collect, use and process your personal data. This Privacy Notice supplements any other privacy related notices we may provide to you from time to time, and is not intended to override them.1. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECTInformation you give to usYou may provide some or all of the following personal data to us by interacting with our Website:Your name,Contact details (such as mailing addresses, email addresses or phone number), andAny other information you choose to include in communications with us.Information we collect automaticallyWhen you visit our Website, we automatically collect the information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone, or other device. This information includes:your IP address;device information including, but not limited to, name and type of operating system;mobile network information;standard web information such as your browser type and the pages you access on our Website;transaction information (but not payment card or account details), including device information, transaction details, and IP address;location information, such as approximate location;security information including a list of certain installed software, device and internet connection information, and available space on the device.Information we collect from third partiesWe may employ third-party companies to perform services or functions on our behalf (data processors). These companies may require access to personal data in order to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?We process your personal data for the following purposes:Provide you with our Website functionality and services;Generate statistics and measure site activity for the purpose of continuously improving the Website; andSend electronic newsletters or other communications you registered for.We rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:In certain situations, we might obtain your consent to process your personal data;If a contract between us exists, we may use your personal data for the performance of this contract;We will also use your personal data to pursue our legitimate interests (in particular to administer the Website for internal operations, in order to conduct troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey analysis, maintain the safety and security of the Website and business, and to personalize our Website for you and your device);In addition, we will use some or all of the above information to comply with any applicable legal obligations, to enforce any applicable terms and conditions and/or terms of service, and to protect or defend the Website, our rights, the rights of our users, or others.3. HOW THE COMPANY SHARES YOUR INFORMATIONWe do not use or share your personal data with others except as described in this Privacy Notice. In certain circumstances, we will share your information with third parties with your consent, as necessary, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. Specifically, we share your personal data:With service providers and vendors. Such third parties include: (i) data analytics vendors; (ii) security vendors; and (iii) website hosting vendors. These service providers assist us with many different functions and tasks, such as providing data storage and disaster recovery services and communicating with you.With professional advisors, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. As necessary, we will share your personal data with professional advisors such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms. We have a legitimate interest in using professional advisors in the course of our business activities. In some cases, cooperation with such advisors might also be required by law.For legal and security reasons and to protect our services and business, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. We will share your personal data with regulators, law enforcement agencies, public authorities, or any other relevant organisations: (i) in response to a legal obligation; (ii) if we have determined that it is necessary to share your personal data to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder, including cooperation with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries; (iii) to protect the interests of, and ensure the safety and security of us, our users, a third party or the public; (iv) to exercise or defend legal claims; and (v) to enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, or other agreements. The purposes listed under (iii), (iv), and (v) correspond to respective legitimate interests on our side.With our affiliates, in our legitimate interests. We may share your personal data with companies within our corporate family. We have a legitimate interest in cooperating with other group companies.In connection with an asset sale or purchase, a share sale, purchase or merger, bankruptcy, or other business transaction or re-organisation, in our legitimate interests. We will share your personal data with a prospective buyer, seller, new owner, or other relevant third party as necessary while negotiating or in relation to a change of corporate control such as a restructuring, merger, or sale of our assets. We have a legitimate interest in sharing relevant information in the course of relevant business transactions.4. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKSWe may provide links to third-party websites or platforms. If you follow links to sites or platforms that we do not control and are not affiliated with us, you should review the applicable privacy notice, policies and other terms. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of, or information found on, these sites or platforms. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, such as third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Website and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.5. CHILDREN'S PRIVACYChildren under the age of 13 are not permitted to use the Website, and we do not seek or knowingly collect any personal data about children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under 13 years of age, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 years of age who has provided us with their personal data, you may contact us using the below information to request that it be deleted.6. WHERE WE STORE YOUR INFORMATIONPersonal data that we collect from you will be processed and stored primarily in the United States.If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”), your data will be transferred to and stored at countries outside the EEA and the UK. Your personal data is also processed by staff operating outside the EEA or the UK who work for us or one of our third-party service providers or partners. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice.For any transfers of personal data from within the EEA or the UK to countries outside the EEA or the UK, the data transfer will be carried out either under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, or pursuant to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined by the European Commission or the relevant UK authorities, as applicable, to provide an adequate level of protection for individuals’ rights and freedoms for their personal data. Please contact us at privacyofficer@dauch.com should you wish to examine a copy of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.7. DATA SECURITYDespite our reasonable efforts to protect your information, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Any information you send to us electronically, while using the Website or otherwise interacting with us, may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to send us sensitive or confidential information.8. HOW LONG DO WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?As a general rule, we will retain your data as long as they are necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed. When determining the length of time to retain your information, we consider various criteria, including whether we need the information to continue to provide you with the services, comply with our legal obligations, prevent harm, promote safety, security and integrity, protect ourselves, resolve disputes or enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, and our policies.9. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTSThis section applies to you only if you are a California resident (“resident” or “residents”). For purposes of this section, references to “personal information” shall include “sensitive personal information,” as these terms are defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).In the preceding 12 months, when you interacted with our Website, we collected and disclosed the following categories of personal dataIdentifiers, such as name, e-mail address and IP address.Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute such as name, address and telephone number.Internet or other similar network activity such as information regarding your interaction with the Website, such as transaction information (but no payment card or account details) and security information.Geolocation data such as IP address.We disclose your information to the categories of third parties described in the section above, How the Company Shares Your Information. The specific business or commercial purposes for which we collect your personal information and the categories of sources from which we collect your personal data are described in the sections above, The Information We Collect and How Do We Use Your Information?. We only use and disclose sensitive personal information for the purposes specified in the CCPA. The criteria we use to determine how long to retain your personal information is described in the section above, How Long Do We Store Your Personal Data?We do not “sell” or “share” (as those terms are defined under the CC
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On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, Dauch Corporation (formerly American Axle & Manufacturing) acquired Dowlais Group plc and its subsidiaries – GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy. Visit Dauch.com | Watch Video [H1] How We Do It [H5] How We Do It [H3] We are AAM. We are changing the way the world moves. As a leading global Tier 1 Automotive and Mobility Supplier, AAM (NYSE: AXL) designs, engineers and manufactures Driveline and Metal Forming technologies to support electric, hybrid and internal combustion vehicles. Headquartered in Detroit with nearly 75 facilities in 15 countries, AAM is bringing the future faster for a safer and more sustainable tomorrow.Our commitment goes beyond simply making and delivering products. We deliver operational excellence by leveraging our global standards, policies and best practices across all disciplines. We recruit and retain world-class, creative and innovative associates who thrive when thinking outside of the box. We invest in state-of-the-art technology to elevate and strengthen our research, development and validation capabilities. We are dedicated to changing the way the world moves by designing, engineering and manufacturing technologies that make the automotive industry lighter, safer, more efficient and more powerful. How we deliver power How we deliver power Featured Articles American Axle & Manufacturing and GKN Automotive issue 2025 Sustainability Reports, achieving key progress against goals RECOMMENDED CASH AND SHARE COMBINATION OF DOWLAIS GROUP PLC (“DOWLAIS”) WITH DAUCH CORPORATION (“DAUCH”) X American Axle Terms of Use & Privacy Policy Dauch - Website Privacy NoticeLast Updated: 2 February 2026Dauch Corporation (“Dauch”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a public corporation established in Delaware with its principal place of business at One Dauch Drive, Detroit, MI 48211-1198, United States, and for the purpose of applicable data protection laws, we are the data controller.This Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data or usage information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, in connection with your use of this website (our “Website”).Please read this Privacy Notice carefully so that you understand your rights in relation to your personal data, and how we will collect, use and process your personal data. This Privacy Notice supplements any other privacy related notices we may provide to you from time to time, and is not intended to override them.1. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECTInformation you give to usYou may provide some or all of the following personal data to us by interacting with our Website:Your name,Contact details (such as mailing addresses, email addresses or phone number), andAny other information you choose to include in communications with us.Information we collect automaticallyWhen you visit our Website, we automatically collect the information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone, or other device. This information includes:your IP address;device information including, but not limited to, name and type of operating system;mobile network information;standard web information such as your browser type and the pages you access on our Website;transaction information (but not payment card or account details), including device information, transaction details, and IP address;location information, such as approximate location;security information including a list of certain installed software, device and internet connection information, and available space on the device.Information we collect from third partiesWe may employ third-party companies to perform services or functions on our behalf (data processors). These companies may require access to personal data in order to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?We process your personal data for the following purposes:Provide you with our Website functionality and services;Generate statistics and measure site activity for the purpose of continuously improving the Website; andSend electronic newsletters or other communications you registered for.We rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:In certain situations, we might obtain your consent to process your personal data;If a contract between us exists, we may use your personal data for the performance of this contract;We will also use your personal data to pursue our legitimate interests (in particular to administer the Website for internal operations, in order to conduct troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey analysis, maintain the safety and security of the Website and business, and to personalize our Website for you and your device);In addition, we will use some or all of the above information to comply with any applicable legal obligations, to enforce any applicable terms and conditions and/or terms of service, and to protect or defend the Website, our rights, the rights of our users, or others.3. HOW THE COMPANY SHARES YOUR INFORMATIONWe do not use or share your personal data with others except as described in this Privacy Notice. In certain circumstances, we will share your information with third parties with your consent, as necessary, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. Specifically, we share your personal data:With service providers and vendors. Such third parties include: (i) data analytics vendors; (ii) security vendors; and (iii) website hosting vendors. These service providers assist us with many different functions and tasks, such as providing data storage and disaster recovery services and communicating with you.With professional advisors, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. As necessary, we will share your personal data with professional advisors such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms. We have a legitimate interest in using professional advisors in the course of our business activities. In some cases, cooperation with such advisors might also be required by law.For legal and security reasons and to protect our services and business, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. We will share your personal data with regulators, law enforcement agencies, public authorities, or any other relevant organisations: (i) in response to a legal obligation; (ii) if we have determined that it is necessary to share your personal data to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder, including cooperation with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries; (iii) to protect the interests of, and ensure the safety and security of us, our users, a third party or the public; (iv) to exercise or defend legal claims; and (v) to enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, or other agreements. The purposes listed under (iii), (iv), and (v) correspond to respective legitimate interests on our side.With our affiliates, in our legitimate interests. We may share your personal data with companies within our corporate family. We have a legitimate interest in cooperating with other group companies.In connection with an asset sale or purchase, a share sale, purchase or merger, bankruptcy, or other business transaction or re-organisation, in our legitimate interests. We will share your personal data with a prospective buyer, seller, new owner, or other relevant third party as necessary while negotiating or in relation to a change of corporate control such as a restructuring, merger, or sale of our assets. We have a legitimate interest in sharing relevant information in the course of relevant business transactions.4. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKSWe may provide links to third-party websites or platforms. If you follow links to sites or platforms that we do not control and are not affiliated with us, you should review the applicable privacy notice, policies and other terms. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of, or information found on, these sites or platforms. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, such as third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Website and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.5. CHILDREN'S PRIVACYChildren under the age of 13 are not permitted to use the Website, and we do not seek or knowingly collect any personal data about children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under 13 years of age, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 years of age who has provided us with their personal data, you may contact us using the below information to request that it be deleted.6. WHERE WE STORE YOUR INFORMATIONPersonal data that we collect from you will be processed and stored primarily in the United States.If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”), your data will be transferred to and stored at countries outside the EEA and the UK. Your personal data is also processed by staff operating outside the EEA or the UK who work for us or one of our third-party service providers or partners. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice.For any transfers of personal data from within the EEA or the UK to countries outside the EEA or the UK, the data transfer will be carried out either under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, or pursuant to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined by the European Commission or the relevant UK authorities, as applicable, to provide an adequate level of protection for individuals’ rights and freedoms for their personal data. Please contact us at privacyofficer@dauch.com should you wish to examine a copy of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.7. DATA SECURITYDespite our reasonable efforts to protect your information, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Any information you send to us electronically, while using the Website or otherwise interacting with us, may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to send us sensitive or confidential information.8. HOW LONG DO WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?As a general rule, we will retain your data as long as they are necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed. When determining the length of time to retain your information, we consider various criteria, including whether we need the information to continue to provide you with the services, comply with our legal obligations, prevent harm, promote safety, security and integrity, protect ourselves, resolve disputes or enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, and our policies.9. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTSThis section applies to you only if you are a California resident (“resident” or “residents”). For purposes of this section, references to “personal information” shall include “sensitive personal information,” as these terms are defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).In the preceding 12 months, when you interacted with our Website, we collected and disclosed the following categories of personal dataIdentifiers, such as name, e-mail address and IP address.Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute such as name, address and telephone number.Internet or other similar network activity such as information regarding your interaction with the Website, such as transaction information (but no payment card or account details) and security information.Geolocation data such as IP address.We disclose your information to the categories of third parties described in the section above, How the Company Shares Your Information. The specific business or commercial purposes for which we collect your personal information and the categories of sources from which we collect your personal data are described in the sections above, The Information We Collect and How Do We Use Your Information?. We only use and disclose sensitive personal information for the purposes specified in the CCPA. The criteria we use to determine how long to retain your personal information is described in the section above, How Long Do We Store Your Personal Data?We do not “sell” or “share” (as those terms are defined under the CCPA) personal information, nor have we done so in the preceding 12 months. Further, we do not have actual knowledge that we “sell” or “share” personal information of residents under 16 years of age.10. YOUR RIGHTSIf you are located in the EEA or the UK, you have certain rights in relation to your personal data:Access: You have the right to access personal data we hold about you, how we use it, and who we share it with.Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.Correction: You have the right to correct any of your personal data we hold that is inaccurate.Erasure: In certain circumstances, you have the right to delete the personal data we hold about you.Restriction of processing to storage only: You have the right to require us to stop processing the personal data we hold about you, other than for storage purposes, in certain circumstances.Objection: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.Complaints: You have the right to make a complaint to us about our processing of your personal data – please see Section 8 for further information.Withdrawal of consent: Where we rely on consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by emailing us at privacyofficer@dauch.com.If you are a resident of California, you may have the rights listed below in relation to your personal data.Know: You may have the right to request the per
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American Axle Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
Dauch - Website Privacy NoticeLast Updated: 2 February 2026Dauch Corporation (“Dauch”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a public corporation established in Delaware with its principal place of business at One Dauch Drive, Detroit, MI 48211-1198, United States, and for the purpose of applicable data protection laws, we are the data controller.This Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data or usage information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, in connection with your use of this website (our “Website”).Please read this Privacy Notice carefully so that you understand your rights in relation to your personal data, and how we will collect, use and process your personal data. This Privacy Notice supplements any other privacy related notices we may provide to you from time to time, and is not intended to override them.1. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECTInformation you give to usYou may provide some or all of the following personal data to us by interacting with our Website:Your name,Contact details (such as mailing addresses, email addresses or phone number), andAny other information you choose to include in communications with us.Information we collect automaticallyWhen you visit our Website, we automatically collect the information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone, or other device. This information includes:your IP address;device information including, but not limited to, name and type of operating system;mobile network information;standard web information such as your browser type and the pages you access on our Website;transaction information (but not payment card or account details), including device information, transaction details, and IP address;location information, such as approximate location;security information including a list of certain installed software, device and internet connection information, and available space on the device.Information we collect from third partiesWe may employ third-party companies to perform services or functions on our behalf (data processors). These companies may require access to personal data in order to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?We process your personal data for the following purposes:Provide you with our Website functionality and services;Generate statistics and measure site activity for the purpose of continuously improving the Website; andSend electronic newsletters or other communications you registered for.We rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:In certain situations, we might obtain your consent to process your personal data;If a contract between us exists, we may use your personal data for the performance of this contract;We will also use your personal data to pursue our legitimate interests (in particular to administer the Website for internal operations, in order to conduct troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey analysis, maintain the safety and security of the Website and business, and to personalize our Website for you and your device);In addition, we will use some or all of the above information to comply with any applicable legal obligations, to enforce any applicable terms and conditions and/or terms of service, and to protect or defend the Website, our rights, the rights of our users, or others.3. HOW THE COMPANY SHARES YOUR INFORMATIONWe do not use or share your personal data with others except as described in this Privacy Notice. In certain circumstances, we will share your information with third parties with your consent, as necessary, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. Specifically, we share your personal data:With service providers and vendors. Such third parties include: (i) data analytics vendors; (ii) security vendors; and (iii) website hosting vendors. These service providers assist us with many different functions and tasks, such as providing data storage and disaster recovery services and communicating with you.With professional advisors, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. As necessary, we will share your personal data with professional advisors such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms. We have a legitimate interest in using professional advisors in the course of our business activities. In some cases, cooperation with such advisors might also be required by law.For legal and security reasons and to protect our services and business, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. We will share your personal data with regulators, law enforcement agencies, public authorities, or any other relevant organisations: (i) in response to a legal obligation; (ii) if we have determined that it is necessary to share your personal data to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder, including cooperation with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries; (iii) to protect the interests of, and ensure the safety and security of us, our users, a third party or the public; (iv) to exercise or defend legal claims; and (v) to enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, or other agreements. The purposes listed under (iii), (iv), and (v) correspond to respective legitimate interests on our side.With our affiliates, in our legitimate interests. We may share your personal data with companies within our corporate family. We have a legitimate interest in cooperating with other group companies.In connection with an asset sale or purchase, a share sale, purchase or merger, bankruptcy, or other business transaction or re-organisation, in our legitimate interests. We will share your personal data with a prospective buyer, seller, new owner, or other relevant third party as necessary while negotiating or in relation to a change of corporate control such as a restructuring, merger, or sale of our assets. We have a legitimate interest in sharing relevant information in the course of relevant business transactions.4. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKSWe may provide links to third-party websites or platforms. If you follow links to sites or platforms that we do not control and are not affiliated with us, you should review the applicable privacy notice, policies and other terms. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of, or information found on, these sites or platforms. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, such as third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Website and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.5. CHILDREN'S PRIVACYChildren under the age of 13 are not permitted to use the Website, and we do not seek or knowingly collect any personal data about children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under 13 years of age, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 years of age who has provided us with their personal data, you may contact us using the below information to request that it be deleted.6. WHERE WE STORE YOUR INFORMATIONPersonal data that we collect from you will be processed and stored primarily in the United States.If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”), your data will be transferred to and stored at countries outside the EEA and the UK. Your personal data is also processed by staff operating outside the EEA or the UK who work for us or one of our third-party service providers or partners. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice.For any transfers of personal data from within the EEA or the UK to countries outside the EEA or the UK, the data transfer will be carried out either under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, or pursuant to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined by the European Commission or the relevant UK authorities, as applicable, to provide an adequate level of protection for individuals’ rights and freedoms for their personal data. Please contact us at privacyofficer@dauch.com should you wish to examine a copy of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.7. DATA SECURITYDespite our reasonable efforts to protect your information, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Any information you send to us electronically, while using the Website or otherwise interacting with us, may not be secure while in transit. We recommend that you do not use unsecure channels to send us sensitive or confidential information.8. HOW LONG DO WE STORE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?As a general rule, we will retain your data as long as they are necessary in relation to the purposes for which they were collected or otherwise processed. When determining the length of time to retain your information, we consider various criteria, including whether we need the information to continue to provide you with the services, comply with our legal obligations, prevent harm, promote safety, security and integrity, protect ourselves, resolve disputes or enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, and our policies.9. CALIFORNIA RESIDENTSThis section applies to you only if you are a California resident (“resident” or “residents”). For purposes of this section, references to “personal information” shall include “sensitive personal information,” as these terms are defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).In the preceding 12 months, when you interacted with our Website, we collected and disclosed the following categories of personal dataIdentifiers, such as name, e-mail address and IP address.Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute such as name, address and telephone number.Internet or other similar network activity such as information regarding your interaction with the Website, such as transaction information (but no payment card or account details) and security information.Geolocation data such as IP address.We disclose your information to the categories of third parties described in the section above, How the Company Shares Your Information. The specific business or commercial purposes for which we collect your personal information and the categories of sources from which we collect your personal data are described in the sections above, The Information We Collect and How Do We Use Your Information?. We only use and disclose sensitive personal information for the purposes specified in the CCPA. The criteria we use to determine how long to retain your personal information is described in the section above, How Long Do We Store Your Personal Data?We do not “sell” or “share” (as those terms are defined under the CCPA) personal information, nor have we done so in the preceding 12 months. Further, we do not have actual knowledge that we “sell” or “share” personal information of residents under 16 years of age.10. YOUR RIGHTSIf you are located in the EEA or the UK, you have certain rights in relation to your personal data:Access: You have the right to access personal data we hold about you, how we use it, and who we share it with.Portability: You have the right to receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you and to request that we transfer it to a third party, in certain circumstances and with certain exceptions.Correction: You have the right to correct any of your personal data we hold that is inaccurate.Erasure: In certain circumstances, you have the right to delete the personal data we hold about you.Restriction of processing to storage only: You have the right to require us to stop processing the personal data we hold about you, other than for storage purposes, in certain circumstances.Objection: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data.Complaints: You have the right to make a complaint to us about our processing of your personal data – please see Section 8 for further information.Withdrawal of consent: Where we rely on consent to process your personal data, you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time by emailing us at privacyofficer@dauch.com.If you are a resident of California, you may have the rights listed below in relation to your personal data.Know: You may have the right to request the personal data we hold about you, and to obtain details about how we use and share your information, and with whom we share or have shared it in the past.Deletion: You may have the right to request that we delete personal data we hold about you.Correction: You may have the right to request that we correct inaccurate personal data we hold about you.Please note that a number of these rights only apply in certain circumstances, and all of these rights may be limited by law. For example, where fulfilling your request would adversely affect other individuals or our trade secrets or intellectual property, where there are overriding public interests or where we are required by law to retain your personal data.To exercise any of these rights, you can contact privacyofficer@dauch.com or toll-free at (877) 846-8912. We will respond to requests to exercise these rights without undue delay and at least within one m
SUB-PAGE (https://aam.com/sustainability/) Sustainability
[H1] Sustainability POWERing a More Sustainable Future AAM was founded on a set of Cultural Values and Strategic Principles that defines who we are to drive performance and build value. These Values and Principles are core to our vision of POWERing a more sustainable future that is safer, greener and more inclusive for Associates, customers, communities and stakeholders. AAM VisionTo POWER a more sustainable future while providing value to our stakeholders.AAM MissionAdvancing global mobility through innovative technologies and sustainable solutions.AAM Sustainability MissionTo deliver POWER and build a safer, greener and sustainable future for our Associates, customers, communities and the environment. 2025 AAM Sustainability ReportClick the image to read the 2025 AAM Sustainability Report. Sustainability Strategy AAM is focused on driving continuous improvement in the sustainability areas most important to our company, with input from our internal and external stakeholders.As a part of our ongoing processes, we actively review and update our goals and progress in the below key areas, ensuring they reflect our current business profile, industry norms and stakeholder expectations. Our Policy Committee, which is led by the CEO, reviewed and approved 15 material topics identified in AAM's Materials Assessment completed in 2022. These material topics are connected to the areas of Environmental, Social, Product, Supply Chain and Governance. [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons14] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons5] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons12] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons6] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons2] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons7] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons7] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons13] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons3] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons8] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons11] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons4] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons9] [IMG: P7_AAM_Material_Topic_Individual_Icons15] Browse the 2025 Report by Chapter Highlights Environmental Social Product Supply Chain Governance Science-Based Targets AAM commits to reach net-zero GHG emissions across the value chain by 2040 from a 2020 base year. To support this goal, AAM commits to:Reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 45% by 2030 from a 2020 base yearReduce absolute scope 3 GHG 25% within the same timeframeReduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90% by 2040 from a 2020 base yearReduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% within the same timeframeIn addition, AAM commits to 66.7% of its suppliers (by emissions) will have science-based targets by 2027. AAM achieved validation of these targets by the climate-action organization SBTi, meaning our targets are in line with goals set by the international community to limit global temperature rise to 1.5°C. Policies and Reports Policies File Name Size Anti-Corruption Policy 137.98 KB Conflict Minerals Policy Statement 192.25 KB Conflict of Interest Policy 186.17 KB Environmental Policy 100.25 KB Human Rights Policy 1.68 MB Safety Policy 106.56 KB CDP Reports File Name Size 2025 CDP Response 1.52 MB 2024 CDP Response 1.16 MB 2023 CDP Climate Change Response 550.87 KB 2023 CDP Water Response 386.52 KB 2022 CDP Climate Change Response 740.83 KB 2022 CDP Water Security Response 528.5 KB Supplemental Information Supplemental Information File Name Size Dauch TCFD Report 1.09 MB Dauch Corporate Governance Statement 2.42 MB Disclosure Statement: California AB 1305 149.9 KB Previous AAM Sustainability Reports [IMG: 24-AAM-SustainabilityReport_Website_Tile_Cover] [IMG: ESG 2023 Cover] [IMG: 2022 cover] [IMG: ESG cover] [IMG: 2020 esg report cover] [IMG: 2019 esg report cover] Latest Sustainability News History Milestone Moments: AAM’s First ESG Report Electrification AAM Returns to CES 2025 to Showcase Innovative Automotive Solutions Operational Excellence AAM Celebrates 30th Anniversary and Recognizes Top Suppliers with Awards Sustainability AAM Recognized by EPA as High Performing Shipper More News X American Axle Terms of Use & Privacy Policy Dauch - Website Privacy NoticeLast Updated: 2 February 2026Dauch Corporation (“Dauch”, “we”, “our”, “us”) is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We are a public corporation established in Delaware with its principal place of business at One Dauch Drive, Detroit, MI 48211-1198, United States, and for the purpose of applicable data protection laws, we are the data controller.This Privacy Notice sets out the basis on which we will process any personal data or usage information we collect from you, or that you provide to us, in connection with your use of this website (our “Website”).Please read this Privacy Notice carefully so that you understand your rights in relation to your personal data, and how we will collect, use and process your personal data. This Privacy Notice supplements any other privacy related notices we may provide to you from time to time, and is not intended to override them.1. THE INFORMATION WE COLLECTInformation you give to usYou may provide some or all of the following personal data to us by interacting with our Website:Your name,Contact details (such as mailing addresses, email addresses or phone number), andAny other information you choose to include in communications with us.Information we collect automaticallyWhen you visit our Website, we automatically collect the information sent to us by your computer, mobile phone, or other device. This information includes:your IP address;device information including, but not limited to, name and type of operating system;mobile network information;standard web information such as your browser type and the pages you access on our Website;transaction information (but not payment card or account details), including device information, transaction details, and IP address;location information, such as approximate location;security information including a list of certain installed software, device and internet connection information, and available space on the device.Information we collect from third partiesWe may employ third-party companies to perform services or functions on our behalf (data processors). These companies may require access to personal data in order to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.2. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?We process your personal data for the following purposes:Provide you with our Website functionality and services;Generate statistics and measure site activity for the purpose of continuously improving the Website; andSend electronic newsletters or other communications you registered for.We rely on the following legal bases to process your personal data:In certain situations, we might obtain your consent to process your personal data;If a contract between us exists, we may use your personal data for the performance of this contract;We will also use your personal data to pursue our legitimate interests (in particular to administer the Website for internal operations, in order to conduct troubleshooting, data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey analysis, maintain the safety and security of the Website and business, and to personalize our Website for you and your device);In addition, we will use some or all of the above information to comply with any applicable legal obligations, to enforce any applicable terms and conditions and/or terms of service, and to protect or defend the Website, our rights, the rights of our users, or others.3. HOW THE COMPANY SHARES YOUR INFORMATIONWe do not use or share your personal data with others except as described in this Privacy Notice. In certain circumstances, we will share your information with third parties with your consent, as necessary, or as otherwise required or permitted by law. Specifically, we share your personal data:With service providers and vendors. Such third parties include: (i) data analytics vendors; (ii) security vendors; and (iii) website hosting vendors. These service providers assist us with many different functions and tasks, such as providing data storage and disaster recovery services and communicating with you.With professional advisors, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. As necessary, we will share your personal data with professional advisors such as auditors, law firms, or accounting firms. We have a legitimate interest in using professional advisors in the course of our business activities. In some cases, cooperation with such advisors might also be required by law.For legal and security reasons and to protect our services and business, in our legitimate interests or as required by law. We will share your personal data with regulators, law enforcement agencies, public authorities, or any other relevant organisations: (i) in response to a legal obligation; (ii) if we have determined that it is necessary to share your personal data to comply with applicable law or any obligations thereunder, including cooperation with law enforcement, judicial orders, and regulatory inquiries; (iii) to protect the interests of, and ensure the safety and security of us, our users, a third party or the public; (iv) to exercise or defend legal claims; and (v) to enforce our terms and conditions, other applicable terms of service, or other agreements. The purposes listed under (iii), (iv), and (v) correspond to respective legitimate interests on our side.With our affiliates, in our legitimate interests. We may share your personal data with companies within our corporate family. We have a legitimate interest in cooperating with other group companies.In connection with an asset sale or purchase, a share sale, purchase or merger, bankruptcy, or other business transaction or re-organisation, in our legitimate interests. We will share your personal data with a prospective buyer, seller, new owner, or other relevant third party as necessary while negotiating or in relation to a change of corporate control such as a restructuring, merger, or sale of our assets. We have a legitimate interest in sharing relevant information in the course of relevant business transactions.4. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND LINKSWe may provide links to third-party websites or platforms. If you follow links to sites or platforms that we do not control and are not affiliated with us, you should review the applicable privacy notice, policies and other terms. We are not responsible for the privacy or security of, or information found on, these sites or platforms. Information you provide on public or semi-public venues, such as third-party social networking platforms, may also be viewable by other users of the Website and/or users of those third-party platforms without limitation as to its use. Our inclusion of such links does not, by itself, imply any endorsement of the content on such platforms or of their owners or operators.5. CHILDREN'S PRIVACYChildren under the age of 13 are not permitted to use the Website, and we do not seek or knowingly collect any personal data about children under 13 years of age. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected information about a child under 13 years of age, we will make commercially reasonable efforts to delete such information. If you are the parent or guardian of a child under 13 years of age who has provided us with their personal data, you may contact us using the below information to request that it be deleted.6. WHERE WE STORE YOUR INFORMATIONPersonal data that we collect from you will be processed and stored primarily in the United States.If you are located in the European Economic Area (“EEA”) or the United Kingdom (“UK”), your data will be transferred to and stored at countries outside the EEA and the UK. Your personal data is also processed by staff operating outside the EEA or the UK who work for us or one of our third-party service providers or partners. We will take all steps reasonably necessary to ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Notice.For any transfers of personal data from within the EEA or the UK to countries outside the EEA or the UK, the data transfer will be carried out either under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework or the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, or pursuant to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses, as relevant, unless the data transfer is to a country that has been determined by the European Commission or the relevant UK authorities, as applicable, to provide an adequate level of protection for individuals’ rights and freedoms for their personal data. Please contact us at privacyofficer@dauch.com should you wish to examine a copy of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses or the UK International Data Transfer Addendum to the EU Standard Contractual Clauses.7. DATA SECURITYDespite our reasonable efforts to protect your information, no security measures are impenetrable, and we cannot guarantee “perfect security.” Any information you send to us electronically, while using the Website or otherwise interacting with us, may not be secure whi
🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre flag (Trust & Proof)
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 9 | 1 |
| /how-we-do-it/ | 15 | 1 |
| /media/ | 8 | 1 |
| /sustainability/ | 10 | 1 |
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps (Identity & Authority)
Your Diagnosis
Before revealing the machine’s verdict, predict the BS score for each signal. Higher = more BS (more fluff, less verifiable substance). Drag each slider, then submit to compare your judgment against the engine.
Stuck? Reveal the heuristic lens — how the deterministic page-auditor reads each signal (no AI, pure pattern rules)
These are the structural rules a local, deterministic auditor applies — the same lens you can use to judge each signal. They describe what to look for, not this company’s result.
Classify each sentence as substantive or hollow. Grounding markers — numbers, currencies, dates, technical units, named entities — outweigh marketing adjectives. When fluff sits right next to hard evidence, the fluff is forgiven.
Pull the main entities out of the H1, then check whether they actually recur through the body. A page that announces one thing and then talks about another drifts. Headings with no real sentences underneath read as pseudo-substance.
Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.
Look at how much sentence length varies. Natural writing varies its rhythm; templated or mass-produced copy is statistically uniform. Very low variation reads as commodity content — unless unique named entities break the pattern.
Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.
Want to apply this lens yourself? The free BS Indicator Chrome extension runs these heuristic checks live on any page. Bear in mind it is a single-page, deterministic tool — it relies only on pattern rules for the page in front of it and does not perform the cross-page semantic correlation this audit uses, so its readout is a starting lens, not the full verdict.
Based on 2033 businesses audited.
Industrial, Manufacturing & Engineering BS: Dauch Corporation (formerly American Axle & Manufacturing) (aam.com)
Dauch Corporation is a rare example of a high-authority manufacturing site where the substance of institutional reports outweighs marketing fluff. While the media page technical errors and slogan-heavy headings are cringey, the forensic evidence of recent massive acquisitions and validated climate targets confirms this is a legitimate global leader. The BS score is low, reflecting a site that uses marketing as a wrapper for real, measurable industrial scale.
Immediate technical remediation is required on the Media page to remove broken template tags like {{::item.title}}. Replace generic headings such as Delivering Power with specific noun-based descriptors of your driveline technologies. Include IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 certificate numbers and scope documents directly on the How We Do It page to meet industry proof expectations. Add a technical data section or downloadable spec sheets for the e-drive units to substantiate the ‘remarkable improvements’ claim.
The content perfectly aligns with the Industrial and Automotive Manufacturing sector, specifically focusing on driveline technologies, metal forming, and electrification as a Tier 1 supplier.
“The BS score of 22 is driven primarily by technical implementation gaps (template leakage and heading hierarchy) and the use of value-prop cliches. The score remained low because the site provides significant external validation through SBTi and CDP reports, which are primary BS-reducers in the industrial sector. The recency of the evidence (February 2026) further bolsters the site's credibility against the May 2026 anchor date.”
This training module utilizes a snapshot of public data from Dauch Corporation (formerly American Axle & Manufacturing), captured on May 29, 2026, to demonstrate how machine logic evaluates different types of business narratives.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” / “Educational Exception” for the purpose of forensic semantic analysis, allowing users to compare human intuition against machine-generated evaluations.
Notice to Dauch Corporation (formerly American Axle & Manufacturing): This analysis is part of a non-adversarial audit conducted by 1 Euro SEO. The results provided by 1EuroSEO are intended as professional feedback to help improve any website’s machine-readability and authority signals. The 1EuroSEO BS Detection Tool is a free tool, and anyone can test any company to see how their content is interpreted by AI models.
Any company can use the insights for free and improve its voice by comparing it to industry clichés or competitors. When a company has updated its content, it can always submit a new audit request, which will be reflected in a new current score.
To all users: You are encouraged to visit the live site at https://aam.com to view the most current version of its content and learn from the source what this company is about and what it offers.