Standard Motor Products, Inc. to Present at Gabelli & Company's 29th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2005 -- Standard Motor Products, Inc. , an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, announced that Lawrence I. Sills, its Chief Executive Officer, and James J. Burke, its Chief Financial Officer, will give a presentation at Gabelli & Company's 29th Annual Automotive Aftermarket Symposium held at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, November 2nd at 10:30 a.m. (Eastern time).

Standard Motor Products' presentation will discuss its business and earnings for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2005. A copy of the presentation will be posted on Standard Motor Products' website at http://www.smpcorp.com/ under the "Finance/Corporate Governance" section.

Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Standard Motor Products cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by the company, including those that may be made in this press release, are based on management's expectations at the time they are made, but they are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results, events or performance to differ materially from those contemplated by such forward looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results, events or performance to differ materially from those risks and uncertainties discussed in this press release are those detailed from time-to-time in prior press releases and in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. By making these forward- looking statements, Standard Motor Products undertakes no obligation or intention to update these statements after the date of this release.