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For:    Standard Motor Products, Inc.

From:   Golin/Harris International
        Allan Jordan
        212-697-9191

        Standard Motor Products, Inc. Contact:
        James J. Burke, Chief Financial Officer
        718-392-0200


                     STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. ANNOUNCES

                ACQUISITION OF DANA'S ENGINE MANAGEMENT DIVISION

New York, NY, February 10, 2003......Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP),
an automotive replacement parts manufacturer and distributor, announced today
that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the assets of Dana
Corporation's Engine Management Division for approximately $120 million, subject
to post closing adjustment. 2002 sales of Dana's Engine Management Division were
slightly below $300 million. The acquisition is expected to close in the second
quarter of 2003.

Mr. Lawrence Sills, Standard Motor Products, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, said, "We view the acquisition as a major step forward for our company.
We expect the acquisition to essentially double our Engine Management sales.
Dana's Engine Management Division has comparable product lines and channels of
distribution to ours. Each of us has excess capacity. Once the transition period
is complete, which we anticipate may take up to 18 months, we believe there will
be substantial cost savings."

"Dana's division has a long and valued history, with some of the best brand
names and most prestigious customers in the industry. We will be maintaining the
brand names and look forward to working with the customers in the months and
years ahead."

The consideration to Dana will consist of cash, a seller note, and SMP common
stock. SMP plans to finance the cash portion of the purchase price, as well as
the one time costs associated with the acquisition and integration expenses,
with an expansion of its existing credit facility with GE Commercial Finance and
from the proceeds of a public equity offering of SMP common stock.






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Mr. James Burke, Standard Motor Products, Chief Financial Officer, said, "We
have worked with GE Commercial Finance and our other bank group members to
increase the size of our credit facility and to extend the term of the facility
until February 2008. Moreover, as this transaction represents a large and
strategically important step for our company, our Board has decided to issue
additional equity to the public. Finally, we are pleased that Dana has indicated
its confidence in the transaction and in our Company by making a meaningful
equity investment."

Standard Motor Products, Inc. plans to file a registration statement for the
issuance of common shares later this week. Standard Motor Products contemplates
closing the equity offering and the acquisition during the second quarter of
2003. The acquisition is subject to regulatory approval, as well as other
customary closing conditions, including the successful completion of the public
equity offering.

Standard Motor Products will hold a conference call at 11:00 AM, Eastern Time,
on Monday, February 10, 2003. The dial in number is 800-233-2795. The playback
number is 800-753-8878 and the ID# is J405.
















The press release does not constitute an offer of securities for sale.

Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, Standard Motor Products cautions investors that any forward-looking
statements made by the company, including those that may be made in this press
release, are based on management's expectations at the time they are made, but
they are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results,
events or performance to differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results,
events or performance to differ materially from those risks and uncertainties
discussed in this press release, and detailed from time-to-time in prior press
releases and in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the company's annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q. By making these forward looking statements, Standard Motor
Products undertakes no obligation or intention to update these statements after
the date of this release.


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