Superior Industries Increases Cash Dividend For 22nd Consecutive Year

VAN NUYS, Calif.--May 1, 20053, 2005--Superior Industries International, Inc. announced at today's annual meeting of shareholders that its Board of Directors has declared a 3.2% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend, to $0.16 per share. The new, higher dividend is payable on July 15, 2005 to shareholders of record on July 1, 2005.

"We always are pleased to increase the cash dividend, particularly as we are faced with the difficult challenges of an increasingly competitive environment and the rapid globalization of the automotive industry," said President and Chief Executive Officer Steven Borick. "This latest dividend increase demonstrates the Board's conviction that we have the right long-term strategy to protect and enhance our industry leadership, and the discipline, determination and resources required to successfully implement our plans for the future."

About Superior Industries

Superior supplies aluminum wheels and other aluminum automotive components to Ford, General Motors, DaimlerChrysler, Audi, BMW, Isuzu, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, MG Rover, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota and Volkswagen. For additional information, visit www.supind.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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