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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 25, 2005

ACCURIDE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	333-50239	61-1109077
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
7140 Office Circle, Evansville, IN		47715
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code (812) 962-5000

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Item 8.01. Other Events

        On April 25, 2005, Accuride Corporation issued the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, announcing that Accuride Corporation priced its initial public offering of 11,000,000 shares of common stock at $9.00 per share. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)

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99.1

Press Release of Accuride Corporation, dated April 25, 2005.

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SIGNATURE

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ACCURIDE CORPORATION
Date: April 26, 2005	/s/  TERRENCE J. KEATING Terrence J. Keating President and Chief Executive Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release, dated April 25, 2005, entitled "Accuride Corporation Prices Its Initial Public Offering."

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EX-99.1

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Exhibit 99.1

Investor Contact:	Deepak Chaudhry
Phone:	(812) 962-5095
Media Contact:	Eva Schmitz
Phone:	(812) 962-5011
Cell:	(812) 431-7177

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Accuride Corporation Prices Its Initial Public Offering

EVANSVILLE, Ind.—April 25, 2005—Accuride Corporation (NYSE:ACW) today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 11,000,000 shares of common stock at $9.00 per share. Accuride Corporation has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,650,000 shares at the initial public offering price within 30 days to cover over-allotments, if any.

        Accuride Corporation's common stock is scheduled to commence trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ACW" on April 26, 2005.

        Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and UBS Securities LLC are serving as joint book-running managers of the offering. Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. are acting as co-managers of the offering.

        A final prospectus of the offering may be obtained from Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58^th Street, 8^th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (tel: 718-765-6732); Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Syndicate Operations, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 (fax: 212-468-5333 or email: prospectusrequest@list.db.com); or UBS Securities LLC, Syndicate Desk, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171 (tel: 212-821-3000).

        The listing requirements of the New York Stock Exchange require that Accuride Corporation disclose that additional information is available upon which the New York Stock Exchange relied to list the Company, and is included in Accuride Corporation's listing application. Such information is available to the public upon request.

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.

        A registration statement relating to these securities was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25, 2005. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

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