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{{short description|British multinational automotive and aerospace company}}
{{other uses|GKN (disambiguation)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox company
| name = GKN Ltd
| logo = [[Image:GKN.svg|250px]]
| type = [[limited company]]
| traded_as = 
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=yes|1759}}<br />([[Dowlais]], [[Wales]])
| location = [[Redditch]], England, UK
| key_people = {{ubl|[[Michael Turner (businessman)|Michael Turner]], CBE|([[Chairman]])|[[Nigel Stein]]|([[Chief executive officer]])}}
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]<br />[[Aerospace manufacturer|Aerospace]]
| products = Vehicle and aircraft components
| revenue = [[Pound sterling|£]]9,671&nbsp;million (2017)<ref name="prelims">{{Cite web |title=Preliminary Results 2017 |url=https://www.gkn.com/rdh.ashx?downloadrequest=SGUGYWYCTFDMNVLMXXRVGFEFPB |access-date=9 March 2018 |publisher=GKN |format=PDF}}</ref>
| operating_income = [[Pound sterling|£]]699&nbsp;million (2017)<ref name=prelims/>
| net_income = [[Pound sterling|£]]509&nbsp;million (2017)<ref name=prelims/>
| num_employees = 58,000 (2017)<ref name="about">{{Cite web |title=About us |url=http://www.gkn.com/aboutus/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206033601/http://www.gkn.com/aboutus/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=6 December 2016 |access-date=7 April 2017 |website=gkn.com}}</ref>
| owner = [[Melrose Industries]]
| divisions = [[GKN Driveline]], GKN Aerospace, GKN Land Systems, GKN Powder Metallurgy
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.gknaerospace.com/}}
}}

'''GKN Ltd''' is a British [[multinational corporation|multinational]] [[automotive industry|automotive]] and [[aerospace manufacturer|aerospace]] components business headquartered in [[Redditch]], England.  It was a long-running business known for many decades as '''Guest, Keen and Nettlefolds'''. It can trace its origins back to 1759 and the birth of the [[Industrial Revolution]]. In 2018 GKN plc was acquired by Melrose Industries plc in a hostile takeover. Melrose divested GKN Automotive and GKN Powder Metallurgy in 2023 and listed them as [[Dowlais Group]] on the London Stock Exchange. GKN Aerospace continues to be owned by Melrose plc. 

Throughout the majority of the twentieth century, though steel production remained the core of GKN it branched into [[Machine tool|tooling]] and component manufacturing. It was deeply impacted by government policies during the latter half of the century, during which Britain's steel industry was subject to multiple [[nationalisation]] and [[privatisation]] efforts. During the 1980s, GKN Steel reduced its presence in the steel sector, selling off or shutting down its works.

GKN Steel renamed itself GKN during 1986 to indicate its shift away from steel production. Business activities were re-orientated around the aerospace, automotive and industrial services markets. In 1994,<ref name="James 2004" /><ref name=":0" /> GKN purchased [[Westland Aircraft]]. The company later organised a joint venture of Westland's helicopter interests with [[Agusta]] to form [[AgustaWestland]]<ref name="history" /><ref name=":1" /> and its sale to Italian defense firm [[Finmeccanica]]. During November 1995, [[Dana Corporation]] purchased GKN's axle group; the two firms continued to operate [[joint venture]]s in the field for many years. 

During the early 2000s, it took over Tochigi Fuji Sangyo K.K, a Japanese manufacturer of differentials and driveline torque systems. During December 2011, GKN Aerospace Engineering services division was sold to product engineering firm Quest Global. In 2012, GKN acquired the Swedish aerospace engine specialist [[Volvo Aero]]. During 2018, [[Melrose Industries]] acquired GKN with a £8.1 billion deal.