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- News Top
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Automotive Sales
Import and Export volumes
Automotive Production
Forecast Reports
Model Launch Schedules
- By OEM / Market
- Models/Refined search
Electric/Autonomous
SDV/Vehicle SW Vendor
Who Supplies Whom
Supplier Search
OEM Plants / Suppliers
Product & Service PR
Global Exhibition
- Global Exhibition Top
- Reporting Schedule
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Superior Industries International, Inc. Business Report FY2011

Business Highlights

Financial Overview

(in million dollars)

	FY2011	FY2010	Rate of change (%)	Factors
Net Sales	822.2	719.5	14.3	1)
Income from operations	39.8	59.8	(33.4)	-

Factors
1)
-Net sales in 2011 increased 102.7 million dollars, or 14%, to 822.2 million dollars from 719.5 million dollars in 2010. Wheel sales in 2011 increased 103.5 million dollars, or 15%, to 813.0 million dollars from 709.5 million dollars in 2010, as its wheel shipments increased by 6% compared to 2010. Changes in aluminum price, which the Company generally passes through to its customers, contributed approximately 55.4 million dollars to the sales increase and was the primary driver of the 7% increase in the average selling price of its wheels. Increases in unit shipments to Ford, BMW and Nissan were partially offset by declines in unit shipments to Chrysler.

R&D

R&D Expenditure

(in million dollars)

	FY2011	FY2010	FY2009
Total	5.3	4.9	3.1

R&D Facilities

Name	Location	Activities
Engineering center	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Supporting its research and development manufacturing needs.
Technical center	Detroit, Michigan	Maintaining a complement of engineering staff centrally located near its largest customers' headquarters, engineering and purchasing offices.