Established in 1981, Automotive Axles Limited (AAL) is a joint venture of Kalyani Group and Meritor Inc., USA. With manufacturing facilities located at Mysore (Karnataka) and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), the company manufactures drive axles, non-drive axles, front steer axles, specialty & defense axles, and drum & disc brakes. It provides these products to the major domestic and global manufacturers of trucks & buses pertaining to segments such as light, medium & heavy commercial vehicles, military & off-highway vehicles, aftermarket, and exports. As a continuous process, the company believes in introducing new products regularly to meet the emerging needs of the commercial vehicle market. Over the past 30 years, it has successfully been manufacturing reliable & long-life Medium & Heavy duty Drive axles, Front Steer axles, Non-Drive axles, Axles for Defence & Off-Highway applications and Drum & Disc Brakes. Recently it has forayed into manufacturing of Light-duty Drive axles. Over the years, AAL has developed an impressive domestic OEM clientele that includes Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors, Asia Motor Works, Daimler India, Volvo India, SML Isuzu Ltd., Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles, Vehicle Factory-Jabalpur, BEML, MAN Trucks Pvt. Ltd., Mahindra Trucks & Buses, CAT, Escorts, TIL and Sonalika. AAL also exports axle parts to the USA, France, Italy, China, Brazil, and Australia.