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Exhibit 12.1


Motorcar Parts of America, Inc.                                    
Statement of Computation of Ratios                                    
(in thousands)  
Three Months
                               
     
Ended June 30,
   
Year Ended March 31,
 
     
2011
   
2011
   
2010
   
2009
   
2008
   
2007
 
 
Earnings:
                                   
 
Pre-tax income
    (534 )(B)     20,029       14,928       6,446       7,303       (8,388 )
 
Fixed charges
    1,992       5,897       5,119       4,723       6,127       6,705  
 
Total
    1,458       25,926       20,047       11,169       13,430       (1,683 )
                                                   
 
Fixed charges:
                                               
 
Interest expense
    1,932       5,595       4,710       4,215       5,514       5,996  
 
Estimate of the interest within rental expense
    60       302       409       508       613       709  
 
Total
    1,992       5,897       5,119       4,723       6,127       6,705  
                                                   
 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
   
¾
(A)     4.40       3.92       2.36       2.19       ¾ (A)
_________
(A)
Earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by approximately $534,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and $8,388,000 for the year ended March 31, 2007
(B)
Pre-tax loss for the three months ended June 30, 2011 includes non-cash $2,702,000 of cost of goods sold related to the fair value step-up of inventory acquired as of May 6, 2011 and $1,543,000 of acquisition related costs in connection with the Fenco acquisition