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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K
                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MARCH 11, 2008



                          STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)



           NEW YORK                      1-4743               11-1362020
        (State or Other             (Commission File       (I.R.S. Employee
Jurisdiction of Incorporation)         Number)           Identification Number)



           37-18 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK 11101
          (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)



        Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code: 718-392-0200




                                 NOT APPLICABLE
          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)


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ITEM 2.02.  RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

         On March 11, 2008, Standard Motor Products, Inc. (the "Company") issued
a press release announcing its financial results for the three months and year
ended December 31, 2007. A copy of such press release is attached as Exhibit
99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

         The information in this Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall
not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under
the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general
incorporation language in such filing.

ITEM 9.01.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

         (c) Exhibits.

          99.1 Press release dated March 11, 2008 announcing Standard Motor
               Products, Inc.'s financial results for the three months and year
               ended December 31, 2007.



                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                        STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS, INC.


                                        By: /s/ James J. Burke
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                                            James J. Burke
                                            Vice President Finance,
                                            Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 11, 2008






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


EXHIBIT NO.         DESCRIPTION


99.1                Press release dated March 11, 2008
                    announcing Standard Motor Products, Inc.'s
                    financial results for the three months and
                    year ended December 31, 2007.