Superior Industries Wins $50-Million Contract

Superior Industries International Inc. in Van Nuys said it has won an exclusive, multiyear contract valued in excess of $50 million annually to supply aluminum road wheels for a major global automotive manufacturer.

The aluminum wheels will be installed on new vehicles to be introduced this fall with shipments scheduled to begin in the last quarter of this year. The company would not disclose the manufacturer.

Superior supplies aluminum wheels and other aluminum components to Ford, General Motors, Chrysler de Mexico, BMW, Volkswagen and Audi, as well as to various Japanese auto manufacturers, including Toyota, Mazda, Nissan and Isuzu. The company also manufactures accessory products for the national automotive aftermarket.