American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. has formed a joint venture with Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited (Sona Koyo) of India. The new company, AAM Sona Axle Private Limited (AAM Sona Axle), will manufacture and sell light truck, passenger car and SUV axle assemblies for the India market.
The Corporate headquarter of AAM Sona Axle will be located in Pune, India, while a new Greenfield manufacturing facility is being constructed in North India. The facility is expected to start in 2008 with the production of light vehicle axles for Tata Motors.