Accuride Reports 2Q Loss

Accuride Corp. posted a second-quarter loss but reported positive operating income for the period.

The truck and auto component maker reported a loss of $840,000, or 2 cents per share, compared with a profit of $1.3 million, or 3 cents, a year earlier.

Sales rose 11% to $268.8 million, Evansville, Ind.-based Accuride said. Operating income rose 13.4% to $9.6 million.

“The commercial vehicle industry’s underlying equipment replacement fundamentals remain strong,” Accuride said in a statement, thoough it said “the industry is experiencing some near-term slowdown within the Class 8 segment.”