Accuride Corporation To Ring NYSE Opening Bell; Official Wall Street Ceremony Scheduled for May 18, 2005

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--May 17, 2005--Accuride Corporation , one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers of commercial vehicle components in North America, today announced that it will celebrate the completion of its recent initial public offering by ringing the New York Stock Exchange Opening Bell on May 1, 20058, 2005, at 9:30 a.m. Eastern.

Terry Keating, Accuride's President and CEO, will lead the ceremony. "We are honored to be ringing the Opening Bell on the NYSE. This marks an important milestone in the history of the Company," said Keating. "The listing provides us many important benefits including increasing our exposure and visibility with the investment community, providing better access to capital markets and providing liquidity to our shareholders."

At its IPO on April 26, 2005, Accuride offered 11,000,000 shares of common stock at $9 per share, raising gross proceeds of $99 million. Upon completion of its IPO, the Company's shares commenced trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "ACW."

Photos of the event will be available via Associated Press/New York (212.621.1902), Reuters America (646.223.6285) and Bloomberg Photo (212.893.3420). The Opening Bell(TM) (starting at 9:25 a.m. Eastern) feeds are available via fiber line at Waterfront #1630.

Accuride Corporation is one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers and suppliers of commercial vehicle components in North America. Accuride's products include commercial vehicle wheels, wheel-end components and assemblies, truck body and chassis parts, seating assemblies and other commercial vehicle components. Accuride's products are marketed under its brand names, which include Accuride, Gunite, Imperial, Bostrom, Fabco and Brillion. For more information, visit Accuride's website at http://www.accuridecorp.com.

Statements contained in this news release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the Company's expectations, hopes, beliefs and intentions on strategies regarding the future. It is important to note that the Company's actual future results could differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements because of a number of factors, including but not limited to market demand in the commercial vehicle industry, general economic, business and financing conditions, labor relations, governmental action, competitor pricing activity, expense volatility and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.