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    <periodOfReport>2017-04-06</periodOfReport>

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        <issuerName>AMERICAN AXLE &amp; MANUFACTURING HOLDINGS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>AXL</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>ASP MD Investco LP</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>American Securities Partners VI, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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    <reportingOwner>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>American Securities Associates VI, LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001626076</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Penn Kevin S.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001626074</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Easton Loren S.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O AMERICAN SECURITIES LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>299 PARK AVENUE, 34TH FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>NEW YORK</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>10171</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (&quot;Common Stock&quot;)</value>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>8670</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
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                    <value>D</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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                <value>Common Stock</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Shares directly owned by American Securities LLC (&quot;ASL&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Shares directly owned by ASP MD Investco LP (&quot;Investco&quot;) that may also be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by ASL and each of: American Securities Partners VI, L.P., American Securities Partners VI(B), L.P., American Securities Partners VI(C), L.P. and American Securities Partners VI(D), L.P. (each, a &quot;Sponsor&quot;), the owners of partnership interests in Investco, and American Securities Associates VI, LLC, the general partner of each Sponsor. ASL also provides investment advisory services to each Sponsor.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Kevin Penn is a managing director of ASL and a director of the Issuer.  Loren Easton is a managing director of ASL and a director of the Issuer.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Exhibit 99.1 Joint Filer Information is incorporated herein by reference.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>ASP MD Investco LP, By: ASP Manager Corp., its general partner, By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as President</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Partners VI, L.P., By: American Securities Associates VI, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Partners VI(B), L.P., By: American Securities Associates VI, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Partners VI(C), L.P., By: American Securities Associates VI, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Partners VI(D), L.P., By: American Securities Associates VI, LLC, its general partner, By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities Associates VI, LLC, By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as Managing Member</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>American Securities LLC, By: /s/ Michael G. Fisch, as President and Chief Executive Officer</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kevin S. Penn</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Loren S. Easton</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-04-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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