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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our reports dated February 13, 1996, included in Superior Industries
International, Inc.'s annual report to shareholders on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 1995, into the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements File Nos. 2-80130, 33-48547 and 33-64088.





ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP



Los Angeles, California
March 22, 1996