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EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

        In connection with the Quarterly Report of Motorcar Parts & Accessories, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Periodic Report"), I, Anthony Souza, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1.

The Periodic Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934; and



2.

The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/  ANTHONY SOUZA Anthony Souza
Chief Executive Officer
August 12, 2002

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EXHIBIT 99.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER