Exhibit 99

     Titan International Announces $100 Million Convertible Notes Offering

     QUINCY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 14, 2004--Titan International, Inc.
(NYSE:TWI) announced that it intends to offer $100 million principal amount of
five-year senior unsecured notes that will be convertible into shares of Titan's
common stock, convertible at any time. The interest rate, conversion price and
offering price are to be determined through negotiations between Titan and the
initial purchasers of the notes. The company may sell up to an additional $15
million principal amount of the notes upon exercise of an option granted to the
initial purchasers in connection with the offering.
     Titan intends to use all of the net proceeds of the offering, together with
borrowings under a new $100 million revolving credit facility, to repay all of
the amounts outstanding under the existing term loan and to redeem all of the
outstanding principal amount of its 8 3/4% senior subordinated notes due 2007.
     This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offering would be unlawful. Any offers of
the securities will be made only by means of a private offering circular
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1993, as amended. The notes
and the shares of the company's common stock issuable upon conversion of the
notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not
be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable
exemption from registration requirements.
     Titan International is a leading supplier of wheels, tires and assemblies
for off-highway equipment used in the agricultural, earthmoving/construction,
and consumer markets. The earthmoving/construction market includes products
supplied to the U.S. military and other government entities, while the consumer
market includes all terrain vehicle and recreational/utility trailer
applications.
     This press release contains certain statements relating to Titan's
intention to offer convertible senior unsecured notes and a new revolving credit
facility, the intended use of the proceeds from such offerings, and the
anticipated terms of said notes, which are forward-looking statements as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. There
can be no assurances that Titan will complete the offering and establish the new
credit facility on the anticipated terms or at all. These forward-looking
statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from either historical or anticipated
results, depending on a variety of factors, including market and other
conditions. More detailed information about these and other factors is set forth
in Titan's Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other reports which Titan from time
to time files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, available publicly on
the SEC's web site, http://www.sec.gov.

     CONTACT: Titan International, Inc.
              Lisa Ross, 217-221-4489