MPA To Present at the Wall Street Analyst Forum's 51st NYC Analyst Conference

LOS ANGELES--April 27, 2004--Motorcar Parts of America, Inc. ("MPA") (OTC:MPAA), a leading provider of remanufactured starters and alternators for the automotive aftermarket, today announced that MPA's Chairman and CEO Selwyn Joffe will make a presentation to analysts and portfolio managers at The Wall Street Analyst Forum's 51st Analyst Conference in New York City on Monday, May 10, 2004 at 9:40 AM Eastern time.

The presentation will be available to all interested parties on MPA's web site at www.motorcarparts.com. For those unable to participate during the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the presentation on the MPA site for 30 days.

Approximately 50 leading public companies will be presenting at The Wall Street Analyst Forum's 51st Analyst Conference scheduled for May 10, 2004-11, 2004 at the Roosevelt Hotel (Madison Ave. at 45th). Analysts and portfolio managers who wish to attend the presentation should contact The Wall Street Analyst Forum at (802) 253-7596 to request additional information.

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.