DETROIT — American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (AAM) has formed a joint venture with Saab Automobile AB. The new company, e-AAM Driveline Systems AB, will engineer, develop and commercialize electric all-wheel-drive (e-AWD) and hybrid driveline systems for passenger cars and crossover vehicles. e-AAM systems will be designed to improve fuel efficiency, reduce CO2 emissions and provide all-wheel-drive capability utilizing torque vectoring for vehicle stability.
The corporate headquarters of e-AAM will be in Trollhattan, Sweden. The joint venture, which will be majority controlled by AAM, will commence operations on Oct. 1, 2010.
e-AAM will leverage existing Saab and AAM technology, engineering facilities, laboratories and testing equipment to expedite development time while minimizing cost. e-AAM will develop and market an innovative electric all-wheel drive system in a full-service package. The electric all-wheel drive system can be easily integrated into existing platforms, minimizing vehicle architecture changes.
e-AAM systems will be featured in the next generation of Saab vehicles beginning in 2012.
