Automotive Journal

WARREN, Ohio, March 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stoneridge, Inc. announced today that it will present at the Morgan Stanley Global Automotive Conference in New York on March 23, 2005. Gerald V. Pisani, president and chief executive officer, and Joseph Mallak, vice president and chief financial officer, will begin the presentation at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time.

The Stoneridge presentation will be webcast simultaneously in listen-only mode via Stoneridge's web site, http://www.stoneridge.com/ . For those who cannot listen to Stoneridge's live webcast, an archived replay will be available at http://www.stoneridge.com/ beginning at approximately 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on March 23 and continuing for approximately 30 days.

About Stoneridge, Inc.

Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Warren, Ohio, is a leading independent designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components for the automotive, medium- and heavy-duty truck, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. Sales in 2004 were approximately $682 million. Additional information about Stoneridge can be found at http://www.stoneridge.com/ .

CONTACT: Joseph M. Mallak, Vice President and CFO of Stoneridge, Inc.,
+1-330-856-2443

Web site: http://www.stoneridge.com/