Superior Industries Announces Restructuring of Its Van Nuys Manufacturing Facility; Van Nuys Plant Will Continue to Manufacture Product

VAN NUYS, Calif.--Feb. 1, 2006--Superior Industries International, Inc. announced today that it is restructuring its manufacturing facility in Van Nuys, California that will result in a lay off of approximately 375 employees, out of 635 manufacturing employees. Superior's corporate offices and 125 corporate staff, which also are located at this facility, will not be affected by the downsizing.

"Going forward, our Van Nuys facility will concentrate on specialty operations. By focusing on our strengths, we believe this facility will be profitable at lower volumes," said President and Chief Executive Officer Steven Borick. "This is the latest step in our program to rationalize our production capacity to more effectively balance plant utilization and location against our customers' changing requirements for pricing, wheel size, design, delivery, scheduling and volume."

The Company expects to incur severance and other costs related to the layoffs of approximately $1.5 million in 2006. Impairment charges, if any, which are required to be recorded as of December 31, 2005, associated with the downsizing of the Van Nuys facility have yet to be determined. At December 31, 2005, the book value of the manufacturing assets at the Van Nuys location was approximately $35 million.

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.

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