Accuride Corporation Joins the Russell 2000(R) Index

EVANSVILLE, Ind.--July 8, 2005--Accuride Corporation , one of the largest and most diversified manufacturers of commercial vehicle components in North America, announced that its stock has been added to the Russell 2000(R) Index.

The annual reconstitution of Russell's 21 U.S. equity indexes captures the 3,000 largest U.S. stocks, ranking them by market capitalization to create the broad market Russell 3000(R) Index. This year marks the 21st anniversary of Russell's U.S. indexes. More than $2.5 trillion in assets are benchmarked to Russell indexes, including more than $450 billion invested in passive index funds that use them as a model.

"We believe our inclusion by Russell is a further step of the continuing recognition of Accuride by the investment community following its recent IPO," said Terry Keating, Accuride's President and CEO.

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.

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.