<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000814375-25-000015.txt : 20250214
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000814375-25-000015
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SCHEDULE 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250214
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250214

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000918251
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				112153962
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-44585
		FILM NUMBER:		25626293

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2929 CALIFORNIA STREET
		CITY:			TORRANCE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90503
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3109724015

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2929 CALIFORNIA STREET
		CITY:			TORRANCE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90503

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MOTORCAR PARTS AMERICA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20100614

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MOTORCAR PARTS  AMERICA INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20040112

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MOTORCAR PARTS & ACCESSORIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940128

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DONALD SMITH & CO., INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000814375
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				132807845
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SCHEDULE 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		152 W. 57TH STREET
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-284-0990

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		152 W. 57TH STREET
		STREET 2:		29TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10019

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SMITH DONALD & CO INC /NJ/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990329
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      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>12/31/2024</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
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      <reportingPersonName>John Piermont</reportingPersonName>
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        <issuerName>MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>2929 CALIFORNIA STREET, TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, 90503.</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>152 West 57th Street
29th Floor
New York, NY 10019
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        <citizenship>A Delaware Corporation	</citizenship>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <typeOfPersonFiling>IA</typeOfPersonFiling>
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        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>Amount beneficially owned:   	1,020,408</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>Percent of class:   			5.14%	</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>SOLE POWER TO VOTE:
		 Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc. 	942,537
		 DSCO Value Fund, L.P.	8,921
		 John Piermont			500
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          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>SHARED POWER TO VOTE:		SEE ITEM 6 </sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>SOLE POWER TO DISPOSE:
		 Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc. 	1,010,987
		 DSCO Value Fund, L.P.	8,921
		 John Piermont			500
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
        <classOwnership5PercentOrLess>N</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>1. Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc. does not serve as custodian of the assets of any of its clients; accordingly, in each instance only the client or the client?s custodian or trustee bank has the right to receive dividends paid with respect to, and proceeds from the sale of, such securities.

The ultimate power to direct the receipt of dividends paid with respect to, and the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, is vested in the institutional clients which Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc. serves as investment advisor.  Any and all discretionary authority which has been delegated to Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc. may be revoked in whole or in part at any time.

To the knowledge of Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc., with respect to all securities reported in this schedule owned by advisory clients of Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc., not more than 5% of the class of such securities is owned by any one client.

2. With respect to the remaining securities owned, various persons have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock of Motorcar Parts of America Inc. No one persons interest in the Common Stock of Motorcar Parts of America Inc. is more than five percent of the total outstanding Common Stock.
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <identificationAndClassificationOfGroupMembers>Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc.	IA
DSCO Value Fund, L.P. 	PN
John Piermont			IN
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        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
      </item9>
      <item10>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under &amp;#167; 240.14a-11.

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      <reportingPersonName>DONALD SMITH &amp; CO., INC.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>Richard Greenberg</signature>
        <title>CEO and Co-CIO</title>
        <date>02/14/2025</date>
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      <reportingPersonName>DSCO Value Fund, L.P.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>Richard Greenberg</signature>
        <title>CEO and Co-CIO</title>
        <date>02/14/2025</date>
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      <reportingPersonName>John Piermont</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>Richard Greenberg</signature>
        <title>CEO and CO-CIO</title>
        <date>02/14/2025</date>
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    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureComments>The undersigned persons, on January 22, 2025,
agree and consent to the joint filing on their behalf of this
Schedule 13G in connection with their beneficial ownership
of the Common Stock of Motorcar Parts of America Inc. at
December 31, 2024.

	Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc.

	By /s/ Richard L. Greenberg
	Richard L. Greenberg
	CEO &amp; Co-CIO
	Duly authorized by and on behalf of Donald Smith &amp; Co., Inc.


	DSCO Value Fund, L.P.

	By /s/ Richard L. Greenberg
	Richard L. Greenberg
	CEO &amp; Co-CIO
	Duly authorized by and on behalf of DSCO Value Fund, L.P


	John Piermont

	By /s/ Richard L. Greenberg
	Richard L. Greenberg
	CEO &amp; Co-CIO
	Duly authorized by and on behalf of John Piermont

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