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Superior Industries Honored As A General Motors Supplier of the Year
For The Seventh Consecutive Year
VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA -- April 2, 2007
-- Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE:SUP)
announced today that it has been named a General Motors Supplier of the Year for 2006
for its overall business performance in providing GM with world-class parts and services.
The 15th annual award – themed the "Best of the Best" – was given during ceremonies Saturday,
March 31, 2007 at the JW Marriott Orlando Grande Lakes in Orlando, Florida.
"We are proud to honor Superior as one of the 'Best of the Best' GM
suppliers in 2006," said Bo Andersson, vice president, GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain.
"Superior achieved the award based on its outstanding performance. We appreciate their energy,
hard work and dedication to the success of GM."
Steven Borick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Superior, said,
"We are pleased to be recognized as a General Motors Supplier of the Year for the seventh consecutive
year. This award is a tribute to our commitment to providing our customers only the best products
and services, year after year. We look forward to continuing to earn GM's confidence in the years to
come."
GM Supplier of the Year Award
The GM Supplier of the Year award began as a global program in 1992. Winners
are selected by a global team of executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics
who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price. This year,
General Motors honored 89 suppliers for their outstanding performance throughout 2006.
About Superior Industries
Superior supplies aluminum wheels and other aluminum
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
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and
projections about the company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements
are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult
to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted
in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors and risks discussed from time to time in the company's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports. In addition, such statements could be affected by general
industry and market conditions and growth rates, and general domestic and international economic conditions. Such
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and the company does not undertake
any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
release.
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