Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. to Present at B. Riley & Co. Fifth Annual Investor Conference

LOS ANGELES--March 10, 2004--Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. ("MPA")(OTC:MPAA), a leading provider of remanufactured starters and alternators for the automotive aftermarket, today announced that the Company's Chief Executive Officer, Selwyn Joffe, is scheduled to speak at the B. Riley & Co. Fifth Annual Investor Conference on Thursday, March 18, 2004, at 4:20 p.m. PST.

The B. Riley & Co. Fifth Annual Investor Conference is scheduled for March 17-18, 2004 at The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. The conference will highlight more than 70 companies from different industries.

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.

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.