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Dee Ann Johnson

Vice President Controller & Treasurer

(412) 456-4410

dajohnson@ampcopgh.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PITTSBURGH, PA

April 22, 2008

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation Announces First Quarter Results.

Ampco-Pittsburgh Corporation (NYSE:  AP) announced sales for the three months ended March 31, 2008 of $97,830,000 compared with $87,740,000 in the same period in 2007.  Income from operations in the quarter increased to $15,820,000 from $13,785,000 in 2007.  Following an increase in the Corporation’s effective income tax rate and losses on foreign exchange, net income approximated $10,143,000 or $1.00 per common share against $9,465,000 or $0.96 per common share in the prior year.

While the Air and Liquid Processing Group showed improvement, the majority of the increase in earnings is attributable to the Forged & Cast Rolls group which benefited from strong demand for rolling mill rolls from the steel and aluminum industries throughout the world.

During the quarter, the Corporation announced a twenty-percent increase in its quarterly dividend to $0.18 from $0.15 payable on April 30, 2008.

The matters discussed herein may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. Certain of these risks are set forth in the Corporation's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, as well as the Corporation's other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

AMPCO-PITTSBURGH CORPORATION

FINANCIAL SUMMARY

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2008			2007
Sales	$	97,830,000		$	87,740,000
Income from operations		15,820,000			13,785,000
Other expense – net		(413,000	)		(24,000	)
Income before income taxes		15,407,000			13,761,000
Income tax expense		5,264,000			4,296,000
Net income	$	10,143,000		$	9,465,000
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$	1.00		$	0.96
Diluted	$	1.00		$	0.95
Weighted-average number of common
shares outstanding:
Basic		10,177,497			9,837,497
Diluted		10,179,738			9,980,208