8-K

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):  June 28, 2010

SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California	1-6615		95-2594729
(State or Other Jurisdiction  of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
7800 Woodley Avenue Van Nuys, California		91406
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:  (818) 781-4973
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 28, 2010, Superior Industries International, Inc. (“Superior”), as buyer, entered into a Share Subscription and Shareholders Agreement (“Agreement”) providing for the acquisition of 8.7% of the total issued equity of Synergies Castings Limited (“Synergies”), a private company based in Visakhapatnam, India.  The Agreement also provides for, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, Superior to make additional equity investments in Synergies, up to a total of approximately 26% of Synergies total issued equity.

Assuming the conditions to the purchase the maximum amount of Synergies’ equity are satisfied, the purchase price for the acquisition is $9.5 million, payable in four installments and subject to adjustment based on Synergies’ achievement of certain financial targets through December 31, 2010, agreed upon by Superior and Synergies.

A copy of the press release announcing this transaction is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
99.1	Press Release, dated June 29, 2010

SIGNATURES

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.

	SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: June 29, 2010	/s/ Robert A. Earnest
	Robert A. Earnest
	Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EX-99.1

SUPERIOR

NEWS RELEASE	Investor Relations Line:
		(818) 902-2701 www.supind.com
	Contact:
		Superior Industries
			Bud Fanelli
			(818) 781-4973
		PondelWilkinson Inc.
			Robert Jaffe / Roger Pondel
			(310) 279-5980
			Investor@pondel.com

Superior Industries Acquires Equity Interest

In India-based Wheel Manufacturer

VAN NUYS, CALIFORNIA -- June 29, 2010 -- Superior Industries International, Inc. (NYSE:SUP) today announced it has acquired 8.7% of the outstanding shares of privately-owned SYNERGIES Castings Limited, an aluminum wheel manufacturer in Visakhapatnam, India.  Concurrently, Superior entered into a definitive agreement to make additional equity investments in SYNERGIES up to a total of approximately 26% of SYNERGIES’ total issued equity by December 31, 2010, subject to certain conditions.

"We believe this is an excellent long-term investment opportunity, given the dynamic and growing automotive market in India,” said Steven J. Borick, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President.  “SYNERGIES is the premier player in the region and an accredited OEM aluminum wheel manufacturer.  The company has existing contracts with Toyota, General Motors USA and Chrysler USA, among other major automotive manufacturers."

According to CSM Worldwide, an automotive market forecasting firm, light vehicle sales in India are expected to grow nearly 14% in calendar year 2011.

About SYNERGIES Castings Limited

SYNERGIES is India’s first global scale, world-class aluminum alloy wheel manufacturing company. The company harnesses the power of cutting edge Low Pressure Die Casting (LPDC) and customized Copper-Nickel-Chrome electroplating technology to manufacture and finish aluminum alloy wheels and other aluminum cast components.

About Superior Industries

Superior supplies aluminum wheels to Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, BMW, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, and Volkswagen.  For more 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, which include references to anticipated additional equity purchases of SYNERGIES and future demand for light vehicles in India, 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 automotive 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.