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Investor Presentation
January 11, 2012
 
 

 
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Imperial
Gunite
Brillion
Accuride
Fuel Tank Straps
Fuel Tank Assemblies
Windshield
Frames
Hood
Tops and
Skins
Battery/Tool Boxes
Grill
Assemblies
Bumpers
Fuel Tank Ends
Crown
Assemblies
Sunvisors
Engine
Castings
Steel and Aluminum
Wheels
Chassis &
Suspension
Brackets
Fenders
Brake Drums, Disc Wheel
Hubs, Spoke Wheels, Rotors
Exhaust Stacks
& Assemblies
Steel wheels
#1
Aluminum wheels
#2
Brake drums
Disc wheel hubs
#2
Metal bumpers #2
Note: Market defined as North American commercial truck market.
(1) Bostrom & Fabco
Company Products & Key Brands
Accuride Business Units
Leading Brands
% 2011
Revenues
through Q3
42%
26%
13%
15%
Divested
Units
4%
(1)
Top Ten NA
Casting Operation
 
 

 
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End Markets & Customers
YTD Q3 2011 Revenue by End Market
YTD Q3 2011 Revenue by Customer
Heavy-Duty Truck (Class 8)
Heavy Conventional
Transit Bus
Tandem-Axle Van
Medium-Duty Truck (Class 5-7)
Stake
Walk-In Van
School Bus
Flat Bed
Tanker
Light Truck (Class 3-4)
Pick-Up
Trailer
Note: Includes revenue from divested business units.
 
 

 
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2011 - A Year of Transformation
Ø Upgraded, Co-located & Focused Senior Leadership Team
  New President & CEO
  70% of Senior Leadership team replaced or reassigned
  Revised compensation plan for 2012 - ROA and FCF
Ø Revised Strategic Plan Developed & Implementation Initiated:
  New Vision, Mission, Values
  “Fix & Grow” Strategy Developed
  International Expansion delayed 12-18 months
Ø “Core” vs. “Non-Core” Focus Established:
  Fix & Grow: Accuride Wheels, Gunite
  Divested: Bostrom Seating, Fabco
  TBD: Imperial, Brillion Iron Works
Ø Commitment to Restore Operating Excellence & Technological Leadership:
  Rebuilt “Core” skills & team: MFG, Product Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain
  Two-year CAPEX plan (2011-12) to update manufacturing capability & expand/rationalize capacity:
  $55M investment in Accuride Wheels business
  $55M investment in Gunite Wheel-end business
  Three-year Product Portfolio plans developed to ensure industry benchmark technology
Ø Re-established Commercial Discipline:
  Gunite price increases in both OEM and Aftermarket Segments
  Brillion Iron Works price increases
  Successfully pursuing anti-dumping campaign for Steel Wheels
 
 

 
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Strategic Objectives
Ø #1-2 globally in wheel-end systems
Ø ROIC > 20% through a cycle
Ø >80% of revenue from CORE products
Ø Balanced geographical revenues:
  40% North America
  30% Asia
  20% Europe
  10% South America
Ø >95% retention of personnel
Ø Maximize ACW share price
Share
Price
Grow Globally
Create a Competitive
Cost Structure &
LEAN Operating Culture
Divest Non-Core Assets
Fix Core Business & Operations
Customer Centric, Technology Leadership
Ethical People, Selfless Leaders, Team Oriented
Accuride Vision: Accuride will be the premier supplier of wheel-end system
 solutions
to the global commercial vehicle industry
Our Focus
 
 

 
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2012 - A Year of Execution
Ø Complete the operational turn-around of our “Core” assets:
  Complete Aluminum wheel capacity expansion
  Complete rationalization study for Steel Wheel Capacity (4Q)
  Upgrade capability and consolidate Gunite manufacturing footprint:
  Quality, Delivery, Daily production stability (1Q)
  Install & launch 2.1M/year drum machining capacity (2Q/3Q)
  Install new & transfer existing capacity while selectively outsourcing hub machining (4Q)
  Repair & Selectively upgrade foundry and facility at Rockford (2012-13)
  Complete consolidation of Imperial assets (1Q)
  Implement common LEAN Manufacturing systems (2012-13)
Ø Fully understand and revamp our supply chain (>55% of COGS):
  Scheduling systems integrated & coordinated
  Consolidate MRO buy for key commodities (tools, MRO, chemicals)
  Aggressively manage raw material pricing with both suppliers and customers
Ø Focused sales initiatives:
  Re-negotiate & extend LTAs with the “Big 4” Truck OEMs
  Dedicate & focus resources on specific fleets, trailer OEMs and key AM customers
  Use open capacity & “total wheel-end” product portfolio for “value selling”
  Fill-up open capacity at Imperial and Brillion
Ø Continue to explore opportunistic strategic opportunities
 
 

 
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Aluminum Capacity Expansion
Ø Market penetration of aluminum
 wheels continues to grow
Ø Phase 1 complete:
  Mega-line at 1,000/day
  Mexico at 300+/day
  Acquisition & integration of Forgitron
Ø Phase 2 underway:
  $20M CAPEX
  Double capacity in MX and SC
Ø Key customers targeted:
  Truck OEMs: Volvo, Daimler, Paccar
  Trailer OEMs
 
 

 
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Footprint Aligned w/ Customers
Kenworth
Peterbilt
Kenworth
Peterbilt
Navistar
Navistar
Mack
Daimler
Daimler
Kenworth
 Please note that the circles
 encompass 200, 400, and 600
 miles from each Wheels facility.
Navistar
Accuride
 
 

 
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Gunite Operational Turn-Around
Note: Representative customer quality data
DEC
10,417
 
 

 
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Gunite Financial Turn-Around
Ø Pricing Activity with customers (1Q)
  AM (Drums +3%, Spoke Wheels +30%, Other)
  OEM (8-18%)
Ø Increased hub pricing from Brillion (1Q)
Ø Eliminate CS2 (1Q) and CS1 (2Q) Inspection
Ø Improved daily production
Ø New Drum (3Q) & Hub (4Q) Machining:
  Scrap:   4.0% to 2.2%
  Tooling:   2.5% to 2.0%
  Labor/OT: 13.5% to 10.0%
  Freight:   3.5% to 3.0%
Ø Volume & Mix: TBD
 
 

 
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Sales & Marketing Initiatives
  Numerous meetings with OEMs
  Completed branding survey
Ø Revised Organization:
  Reduction in headcount/operating
 expense (>$1.25M)
  Aggressive management of AR
  Order & Inventory management
Note: Market share based on company estimates
 
 

 
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Sales & Marketing Initiatives
Note: Market share based on company estimates
Aftermarket (Cast) Drum Share
Trailer OEM (Cast) Drum Share
Truck OEM (Cast) Drum Share
 
 

 
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Supply Chain Initiatives
Ø Key recent staff additions:
  MRO Buyer
  Metals Buyer
Ø Outside advisor engaged to help us fully understand “current”
 situation and identify opportunities by 1Q12
Ø Concerted efforts to fix scheduling and inventory management
Ø Minimize steel economic headwind 1H12
 
 

 
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Industry Forecasts
295,545
176,111
271,000
167,900
251,000
246,300
 
 

 
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Initiatives to Improve Liquidity
Ø Aggressive Working Capital Management:
  Scheduling systems & inventory management
  AR collection (<5% past due >90 days)
  AP terms extension
Ø ABL expansion 1Q12
Ø Potential divestiture of non-core asset in 1H12
Ø Improved operating performance:
  Gunite (pricing, daily operations, eliminate CS1 & CS2 inspection)
  Imperial (capacity consolidation, SGA & premium reduction)
  Brillion (pricing, daily operations, capacity utilization)
Ø Execution of key CAPEX projects:
  Core business (<3 year payback at >15% IRR)
  Non-core business (<1 year payback only)
 
 

 
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 “Fix & Grow” Strategy developed & being executed
 Experienced leadership team on-board & performing
 Resources focused on key priorities
 All major initiatives on-schedule and on-budget
 Market trends favorable heading into 2012
 Some headwind on steel pricing in 1H12
 Adequate liquidity and initiatives to improve it
 Strategic opportunities exist to “Fix & Grow” the company
 We are executing our plan!
Summary
 
 

 
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