GKN Driveline Continues Expansion in India

MUMBAI, India, June 8, 2011 -

GKN Driveline is continuing its rapid growth in India with the
groundbreaking of a new manufacturing facility for CVJ Systems and Trans Axle
Solutions in Pune, India.

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This INR130 crores (18 million pounds Sterling) factory will employ more
than 200 people and is strategically located within 30 kilometres of a number
of GKN Driveline customers including Fiat, Volkswagen, General Motors, TATA
and Renault. When fully operational in August 2012, the new 8000 square-metre
facility will have an annual production capacity of more than 600,000 CVJ
Systems. It is planned for the new facility to also manufacture differentials
from GKN Driveline's Trans Axle Solutions product range.

"This new facility positions GKN Driveline strongly to meet the continued
rapid growth of India's automotive industry," said Marc Vuarchex, managing
director, GKN Driveline Asia Pacific. "It is the next step in our mission to
remain close and accessible to our customers in west India."

Recognising the potential growth of the Indian automotive market in the
early 1980s, GKN Driveline was the first company in India to manufacture
sideshafts for front-wheel-drive vehicles. The company currently employs 800
people at three factories in India: Faridabad and Dharuhera, near Delhi in
the north and Oragadam, near Chennai, in the south.

In 2008, GKN Driveline opened, with an initial investment of INR100
crores (12 million pounds), a plant in Oragadam near Chennai in Tamil Nadu
which is supplying auto manufacturers in south India with 1.6 million CVJ
Systems. The 10,000 square-metre manufacturing facility employs more than 250
people.

Ravindra Ojha, managing director of GKN Driveline in India said, "The
company's business in India has grown at an annual rate of more than 15
percent over the past five years and we expect India to remain a high growth
market for years to come."

Editor's notes:

GKN Driveline's product segments include:

CVJ Systems

    - GKN Driveline's constant velocity joint systems provide space, weight
      and fuel savings with greater all round efficiency.
    - GKN Driveline supplies the most extensive range of CVJ systems - used
      in the smallest ultra-low cost car through to the most sophisticated
      premium vehicle.

AWD Systems

    - GKN Driveline has full all-wheel drive systems capability.
    - GKN Driveline's all-wheel drive couplings improve vehicle handling,
      stability and traction by intelligently distributing power, and
      disconnecting technology can supplement low drag and inertia for
      ultimate efficiency.

Trans Axle Solutions

    - GKN Driveline produces highly durable open differentials and has the
      most extensive range of limited slip differentials (LSD), from the
      smallest super LSD to the largest electronically controlled axle
      locker.
    - For the ultimate capability, GKN Driveline's torque vectoring solutions
      provide the answer.

eDrive Systems

    - GKN Driveline's pioneering electric drive technology is used in 250,000
      vehicles today.
    - GKN Driveline's eDrives are designed for the new generation of fuel
      efficient, low emission electric and hybrid vehicles.

About GKN Driveline in India

GKN Driveline's roots in the Indian automotive market go back to the
1980s, forging strong partnerships based on supply reliability, product
integrity and quality consistency. Today, GKN Driveline shares its unique
application capability with customers to develop dedicated driveline
solutions that meet the challenge of improved environmental performance,
greater efficiency, lighter weight and enhanced reliability.

About GKN Driveline

GKN Driveline is the world's leading supplier of automotive driveline
components and systems. As a global company serving the world's leading
vehicle manufacturers, GKN Driveline develops, builds and supplies an
extensive range of automotive driveline components - for use in the smallest
ultra low-cost car to the most sophisticated premium vehicle demanding the
most complex driving dynamics.

GKN Driveline is a leading global producer of CVJ Systems, AWD Systems,
TransAxle Solutions and eDrive System.

www.gkndriveline.com

About GKN Group

GKN plc is a global engineering business serving mainly the automotive,
aerospace and land systems markets. It has operations in more than 30
countries, around 40,000 employees in subsidiaries and joint ventures and had
sales of INR 39,400 crores (5.4 billion pounds) in the year to 31 December
2010. GKN plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: GKN).

www.gkn.com

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