<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
                   SUPERIOR INDUSTRIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                  EXHIBIT 27
                           FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
          (Dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1994 AND THE
UNAUDITED CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE NINE MONTHS THEN ENDED, THIS
SCHEDULE IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH UNAUDITED CONDENSED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
</LEGEND>
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1994
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1994
<CASH>                                           5,611
<SECURITIES>                                    21,978
<RECEIVABLES>                                   85,174
<ALLOWANCES>                                     (546)
<INVENTORY>                                     37,801
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               160,120
<PP&E>                                         292,908
<DEPRECIATION>                               (100,560)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 360,933
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          106,505
<BONDS>                                          3,704
<COMMON>                                        14,834
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                0
<PREFERRED>                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                     183,080
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   360,933
<SALES>                                        334,028
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               335,452
<CGS>                                          252,988
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  267,336
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                   918<F1>
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               2,192
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 65,006
<INCOME-TAX>                                    24,452
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             40,554
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    40,554
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.33
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.33
<FN>
<F1>OTHER EXPENSES INCLUDE MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE
</FN>