Exhibit 99

Titan International, Inc. Announces Resale Registration Statement Declared
Effective

     QUINCY, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 30, 2004--Titan International, Inc.
(NYSE:TWI) announced today that the Securities and Exchange Commission has
declared effective its resale registration statement relating to the resale by
selling securityholders of its 5.25% senior convertible notes due 2009 and the
common shares issuable upon conversion of the notes.
     The resale registration statement was filed in satisfaction of the
obligations of Titan International, Inc. under a registration rights agreement
that was entered into in connection with its private placement of the notes in
July 2004. Titan International, Inc. will not receive any of the proceeds from
any resale of the notes or the common shares issuable upon conversion of the
notes.

     This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or solicitation of
an offer to buy any security and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or
sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.

     Titan International, Inc., a holding company, owns subsidiaries that supply
wheels, tires and assemblies for off-highway equipment used in agricultural,
earthmoving/construction, and consumer (i.e. all terrain vehicles and trailers)
applications.

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