Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. to Present at the Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference

DANA POINT, Calif.--Feb. 4, 2004--Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. ("MPA")(OTC:MPAA), a leading provider of remanufactured starters and alternators for the automotive aftermarket, will be presenting on Thursday, February 19, 2004, at 10:40 a.m. PST, at the Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference taking place at the St. Regis Monarch Beach Resort and Spa in Dana Point, CA.

The presentation will be available to all interested parties on MPA's web site, www.motorcarparts.com.

About MPA

Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. (MPA) is a leading manufacturer of replacement alternators and starters for imported and domestic cars and light trucks in the United States and Canada. MPA also assembles and distributes ignition wire sets for imported and domestic cars and light trucks. MPA has facilities in the United States in Torrance, California, Nashville, Tennessee, and Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as overseas in Singapore and Malaysia. The company website is located at www.motorcarparts.com.

About the Roth Capital Partners 16th Annual Growth Stock Conference

This annual event is the largest in the nation for emerging growth companies. It provides a concentrated forum where Institutional Investors can meet the executives of growth companies handpicked by Roth Capital's research team. The conference will highlight approximately 225 companies from industry groups including Health Care, Consumer Products, Technology and Financial Services. This year, as a result of numerous client requests, Roth has extended the conference to three working days, including a Discovery Day, which will highlight companies "undiscovered" by Wall Street. For more information about the conference visit http://www.apgweb.com/roth/danapoint/.

Disclosure Regarding Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995:

This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements with respect to the future performance of the Company that involve risks and uncertainties. Various factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: concentration of sales to certain customers, changes in the Company's relationship with any of its customers, the potential for changes in consumer spending, consumer preferences and general economic conditions, increased competition in the automotive parts remanufacturing industry, unforeseen increases in operating costs and other factors discussed herein and in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.