Exhibit 99.1
For:   Standard Motor Products, Inc.

From:  Golin/Harris International
       Marlene Wechselblatt
       212-373-6000

       Standard Motor Products, Inc. Contact:
       James J. Burke, Chief Financial Officer
       718-392-0200


                      STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC. TO SEEK

                           NEW INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

New York, NY, August 25,  2004......Standard Motor Products, Inc. (NYSE:SMP), an
automotive  replacement parts manufacturer and distributor,  reported today that
its independent accountants, KPMG LLP ("KPMG"), resigned as of August 19, 2004.

The Company has issued the following statement:

     "In connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements for
fiscal years ended  December  31, 2002 and December 31, 2003 and the  subsequent
interim period through June 30, 2004, there have been no disagreements with KPMG
on any  matter  of  accounting  principles  or  practices,  financial  statement
disclosure or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements,  if not resolved
to KPMG's satisfaction,  would have caused KPMG to make reference thereto in its
opinions  thereon.  Additionally,  the audit reports of KPMG on our consolidated
financial  statements  for fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31,
2003 did not contain any adverse  opinion or  disclaimer of opinion and were not
qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles."

      "Additionally,  KPMG had not  previously  advised  management or our Audit
Committee  of its  intention to resign.  The Audit  Committee  has  commenced an
immediate  search  for  a  new  independent  accountant,   including  requesting
proposals from other accounting firms."

     Mr. James J. Burke,  Standard  Motor  Products'  Chief  Financial  Officer,
commented,  "KPMG has indicated to us that its resignation  related primarily to
its view as to the  progress-to-date  with  our  level  of  documentation  under
Section  404  of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002.  Our  Section  404  project
encompasses  the  assignment  of  internal  resources  as well  as the  previous
engagement of another "Big Four" accounting firm as an independent consultant to
assist us. Due to our simultaneous integration of the acquired Engine Management
Division of Dana Corporation and our Sarbanes-Oxley  Act compliance  activities,
we expect some  increased  administrative  costs in the third and fourth  fiscal
quarters of 2004."

      "Throughout the current year, we have had continued  discussions with KPMG
regarding  their 2004 audit fee proposal  and were unable to reach  consensus on
the fee.  Although  we regret  KPMG's  decision  to  resign  as our  independent
accountants,  KPMG's  resignation  does not in any way affect the reliability of
our audited financial statements."

UNDER THE SAFE HARBOR PROVISIONS OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT
OF 1995,  STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS  CAUTIONS  INVESTORS THAT ANY  FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS  MADE BY THE COMPANY,  INCLUDING THOSE THAT MAY BE MADE IN THIS PRESS
RELEASE,  ARE BASED ON MANAGEMENT'S  EXPECTATIONS AT THE TIME THEY ARE MADE, BUT
THEY ARE  SUBJECT  TO RISKS AND  UNCERTAINTIES  THAT MAY CAUSE  ACTUAL  RESULTS,
EVENTS OR  PERFORMANCE  TO DIFFER  MATERIALLY  FROM THOSE  CONTEMPLATED  BY SUCH
FORWARD LOOKING  STATEMENTS.  AMONG THE FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS,
EVENTS OR PERFORMANCE TO DIFFER  MATERIALLY  FROM THOSE RISKS AND  UNCERTAINTIES
DISCUSSED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE,  AND DETAILED FROM  TIME-TO-TIME IN PRIOR PRESS
RELEASES  AND  IN  THE  COMPANY'S  FILINGS  WITH  THE  SECURITIES  AND  EXCHANGE
COMMISSION,  INCLUDING  THE  COMPANY'S  ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K AND QUARTERLY
REPORTS ON FORM 10-Q. BY MAKING THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, STANDARD MOTOR
PRODUCTS  UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION OR INTENTION TO UPDATE THESE STATEMENTS AFTER
THE DATE OF THIS RELEASE.


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