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Exhibit 1.01
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Conflict Minerals Report

This Conflict Minerals Report (the “Report”) has been prepared pursuant to Rule 13p-1 (the “Conflict Minerals Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) for the reporting period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. In this Report, “Standard Motor Products,” “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Company” refer to Standard Motor Products, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, excluding Foshan GWOYNG SMP Vehicle Climate Control & Cooling Products Co. Ltd. and AX V Nissens III ApS (now known as SMP Nissens III ApS) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries (“Nissens Automotive”), in accordance with SEC rules.

Company Overview

We are a leading manufacturer and distributor of premium replacement parts in the automotive aftermarket and a custom-engineered solutions provider to vehicle and equipment manufacturers in diverse non-aftermarket end markets. Our business is organized into four operating segments: Vehicle ControlTemperature ControlNissens Automotive and Engineered SolutionsNissens Automotive is a new operating segment created in the fourth quarter of 2024 following the completion of our acquisition of Nissens Automotive in November 2024. Our Vehicle ControlTemperature Control and Nissens Automotive operating segments supply the automotive aftermarket with premium replacement parts in largely non-discretionary categories. Our products are primarily used to perform non-discretionary repairs that extend the service life of vehicles by replacing critical components that have failed over time and that are necessary for vehicles to operate as designed. Our Engineered Solutions operating segment offers a broad array of conventional and future-oriented technologies in markets for commercial and light vehicles, construction, agriculture, power sports, marine, hydraulics and lawn and garden. In each segment – Vehicle ControlTemperature ControlNissens Automotive and Engineered Solutions – we source materials, component parts and finished goods through a complex supply chain, in which we are many tiers downstream from the smelters and refiners of minerals in our supply chain. Parts that we distribute but do not manufacture or contract to be manufactured are outside of the scope of this Report.

Conflict Minerals Policy

In February 2013, we endorsed a policy against the use of columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, tantalum, tin and tungsten (collectively, “Conflict Minerals”) that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any adjoining country (collectively, the “Conflict Region”). Our policy is publicly available at smpcorp.com under “Governance— Charters & Policies—Conflict Minerals Policy Statement.”




Due Diligence Process

We have developed risk-based due diligence measures that are designed to conform, in all material respects, with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including the related Supplements on Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten and Gold.

Our Management Systems.

In January 2013, we established a steering committee to manage our Conflict Minerals compliance program. The committee is comprised of subject matter experts from relevant departments within our organization, including members from upper management within legal, finance and procurement. The committee is primarily responsible for overseeing and conducting our country of origin inquiry and due diligence on the source and chain of custody of Conflict Minerals in our supply chain, and reporting the results of our due diligence efforts to the Chief Legal Officer of the Company. The Chief Legal Officer periodically briefs other executive officers and the Board of Directors of the Company on the results of these efforts, and our reporting obligations under the Conflict Minerals Rule.

On an annual basis, we perform a scoping exercise that is designed to identify all of our direct suppliers of products that could potentially contain Conflict Minerals (our “in-scope suppliers”). We then make good faith efforts to obtain from our in-scope suppliers information regarding the usage, origination and sourcing of Conflict Minerals in our supply chain using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”), developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) (formerly known as the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative).

We seek to educate our in-scope suppliers on our Conflict Minerals Policy Statement and our reporting obligations under the Conflict Minerals Rule through formal and informal communications. In addition, we currently provide our in-scope suppliers with free access to additional compliance tools, including web-based training courses and information relating to best practices for Conflict Minerals compliance and the Conflict Minerals Rule.  We also refer our in-scope suppliers to various external sources of information, such as the RMI’s website, currently available at www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org. Furthermore, as we enter into new, long-term supply agreements with all of our direct suppliers, we make good faith efforts to incorporate terms that obligate our direct suppliers to provide information in sufficient detail to enable us to comply with all of our and our customers’ due diligence and disclosure requirements under the Conflict Minerals Rule.

We maintain the dedicated e-mail address “conflictminerals@smpcorp.com” for all communications relating to our Conflict Minerals compliance program. We have also established several reporting channels for our employees, customers and suppliers, and any other interested persons, to report any actions that they perceive to be unlawful, unethical or in violation of our policies, including our Conflict Minerals Policy Statement. For additional details on these reporting channels, please refer to the section captioned “Reporting Concerns” in our Code of



Ethics, available at smpcorp.com under “Our Company – Governance - Charters & Policies - Code of Ethics.”

How We Identify and Assess Risk in Our Supply Chain.

As a result of the breadth of our product coverage and the complexity of our parts, and the corresponding size and depth of our supply chain, it is difficult to identify parties who are upstream from our direct suppliers. We therefore rely on our in-scope suppliers to report timely, accurate and complete information regarding the source and chain of custody of Conflict Minerals contained in the products supplied to us. Our in-scope suppliers are similarly reliant on information provided by their suppliers. Based on the responses that we receive from our in-scope suppliers, we seek to identify the smelters and refiners in our supply chain that were reported to have processed Conflict Minerals that were sourced from the Conflict Region. We then make good faith efforts to verify whether those smelters and refiners are conforming to the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”, formerly known as the Conflict-Free Smelter Program) or an equivalent third-party audit program.

Where we are unable to identify these smelters and refiners, and verify that they are conforming to the RMAP or an equivalent third-party audit program, we consider certain criteria to assess risks relating to the Conflict Minerals that were reported to have been in our supply chain, including:
the timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the reporting supplier’s responses to our follow-up inquiries;
whether the reporting supplier provides information on a company-, divisional- or part-level basis;
any information that is known to us concerning the material composition of the products that were sourced from the reporting supplier; and
the quantities and types of products that were sourced from the reporting supplier.

Our Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks.

    We implement a tiered approach to managing identified risks relating to Conflict Minerals in our supply chain. Our approach is based upon our assessment of those risks, taking into account, among other things, the criteria described immediately above under the sub-heading “How We Identify and Assess Risk in Our Supply Chain.” We believe that our internal reporting channels, whereby the Conflict Minerals steering committee reports to the Chief Legal Officer, who then reports to other executive officers and the Board of Directors of the Company, ensures that we implement reasonable and appropriate measures to mitigate the identified risks.

Independent Third-Party Audits of Supply Chain Due Diligence.

    We do not have a direct relationship with smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals. Accordingly, we do not perform or direct audits of these facilities. We support audits conducted



by the RMI and anticipate continuing to leverage the information made available through the RMAP and any equivalent third-party audit programs.

Our Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence.

Our Conflict Minerals Policy Statement and this Report are publicly available at smpcorp.com under “Our Company - Governance - Charters & Policies - Conflict Minerals Policy Statement” and “- Conflict Minerals Report,” respectively.

Due Diligence Results

We have determined that, with respect to three of our segments – Vehicle Control, Temperature Control and Engineered Solutions, Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of products that were manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by the Company during the 2024 calendar year. Accordingly, we conducted in good faith a reasonable country of origin inquiry and due diligence on the source and chain of custody of those Conflict Minerals to determine whether they originated in the Conflict Region, or were from recycled or scrap sources.

Through the application of our scoping criteria, our efforts focused on in-scope suppliers representing approximately 58% of our total procurement activities (by dollar value). We received responses from approximately 71% (by dollar value) of these in-scope suppliers. We reviewed all of the responses we received, and engaged in further follow-up communications with any in-scope supplier who provided untimely, incomplete or inconsistent responses.

Based on the information that we received from our in-scope suppliers, we identified 368 smelters and refiners as having potentially processed Conflict Minerals contained in products that we manufactured or contracted to be manufactured. However, most of our in-scope suppliers were unable to provide information relating solely to our procurement activities. For example, these suppliers commonly provided general information on a company- or divisional-level basis, which we believe resulted in the inclusion of smelters and refiners that are not actually in our supply chain. Furthermore, we have reason to believe that these smelters and refiners do not represent all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain that may have processed Conflict Minerals. A large number of our in-scope suppliers reported that they were unable to obtain responses from all of their suppliers, or were unable to obtain timely or reasonably accurate and complete information regarding the identity of smelters and refiners in their supply chain. We also determined that certain information reported to us could not reasonably be relied upon, as it appeared to be incomplete, inconsistent or unverifiable.

We believe that at least 78 of the 368 smelters and refiners reported to the Company may have processed Conflict Minerals that were sourced from the Conflict Region. However, after exercising the due diligence measures described in this Report, we do not have sufficient information to determine with certainty which of these smelters and refiners actually processed the Conflict Minerals in products that we manufactured or contracted to be manufactured, or the



countries of origin or the mines or locations of origin of the Conflict Minerals contained in such products.

In accordance with applicable guidance issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission staff, we have not obtained an independent private sector audit of this Report.
Actions to Mitigate Risk

We will continue to work with our direct suppliers to obtain from them more timely, accurate and complete information regarding the identity of smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals reported to be in our supply chain. To the extent that we are able to influence the sourcing decisions of our direct suppliers, we intend to encourage these suppliers to source Conflict Minerals from smelters and refiners that have been determined by RMI to conform to the RMAP or an equivalent third-party audit program. The table on Appendix I lists the smelters and refiners who were reported by our in-scope suppliers, and who have been determined by RMI to conform to the RMAP.

As we enter into new, long-term supply agreements with these direct suppliers, we will continue to incorporate terms that obligate our direct suppliers to provide information in sufficient detail to enable us to comply with all of our and our customers’ due diligence and disclosure requirements under the Conflict Minerals Rule. We will also continue to work with our direct suppliers to educate them on our Conflict Minerals Policy Statement and our reporting obligations under the Conflict Minerals Rule.


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APPENDIX I


Conflict MineralSmelter or Refiner Name & ID
TungstenA.L.M.T. Corp.CID000004
GoldAbington Reldan Metals, LLCCID002708
GoldAdvanced Chemical CompanyCID000015
GoldAgosi AGCID000035
GoldAida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.CID000019
GoldAlmalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)CID000041
TinAlphaCID000292
TantalumAMG BrasilCID001076
GoldAngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio MineracaoCID000058
GoldArgor-Heraeus S.A.CID000077
GoldAsahi Pretec Corp.CID000082
GoldAsahi Refining Canada Ltd.CID000924
GoldAsahi Refining USA Inc.CID000920
GoldAsaka Riken Co., Ltd.CID000090
TungstenAsia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.CID002502
GoldAurubis AGCID000113
TinAurubis BeerseCID002773
TinAurubis BerangoCID002774
GoldBangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)CID000128
GoldBoliden RonnskarCID000157
GoldC. Hafner GmbH + Co. KGCID000176
GoldCCR Refinery - Glencore Canada CorporationCID000185
TinChenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.CID000228
TinChifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CID003190
GoldChimet S.p.A.CID000233
TungstenChina Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002641
TinChina Tin Group Co., Ltd.CID001070
TungstenChongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID000258
GoldChugai MiningCID000264
GoldCoimpa Industrial LTDACID004010
TinCRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil LtdaCID003486
TinCRM SynergiesCID003524
TungstenCronimet Brasil LtdaCID003468
TinCV Ayi JayaCID002570
TinCV Venus Inti PerkasaCID002455
TantalumD Block Metals, LLCCID002504
GoldDowaCID000401
TinDowaCID000402
TinDS MyanmarCID003831
GoldDSC (Do Sung Corporation)CID000359



Conflict MineralSmelter or Refiner Name & ID
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East PlantCID000425
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North PlantCID003424
GoldEco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West PlantCID003425
GoldElite Industech Co., Ltd.CID004755
TinEM VintoCID000438
TinEstanho de Rondonia S.A.CID000448
TantalumF&X Electro-Materials Ltd.CID000460
TinFenix MetalsCID000468
TantalumFIR Metals & Resource Ltd.CID002505
TungstenFujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID003609
TungstenGanzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.CID002315
TungstenGanzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.CID002494
TinGejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.CID000538
GoldGG Refinery Ltd.CID004506
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals AizuCID002558
TantalumGlobal Advanced Metals BoyertownCID002557
TinGlobal Advanced Metals Greenbushes Pty Ltd.CID004754
TungstenGlobal Tungsten & Powders LLCCID000568
GoldGold by Gold ColombiaCID003641
GoldGold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.CID002243
TinGuangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.CID003116
TantalumGuangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.CID000291
TungstenGuangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID000218
TungstenH.C. Starck Tungsten GmbHCID002541
GoldHeimerle + Meule GmbHCID000694
TantalumHengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.CID002492
GoldHeraeus Germany GmbH Co. KGCID000711
GoldHeraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.CID000707
TungstenHubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID003417
TinHuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.CID002844
TungstenHunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.CID000766
TungstenHunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products BranchCID002513
GoldImpala Platinum - Platinum Metals Refinery (PMR)CID004714
GoldInner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.CID000801
GoldIshifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.CID000807
GoldIstanbul Gold RefineryCID000814
GoldItalpreziosiCID002765
GoldJapan MintCID000823
TungstenJapan New Metals Co., Ltd.CID000825
TungstenJiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.CID002551
GoldJiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.CID000855
TantalumJiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CID002512
TungstenJiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002321



Conflict MineralSmelter or Refiner Name & ID
TinJiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.CID001231
TungstenJiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.CID002318
TantalumJiangxi Tuohong New Raw MaterialCID002842
TungstenJiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.CID002317
TungstenJiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002316
TantalumJiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CID000914
TantalumJiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.CID000917
TantalumJiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CID002506
GoldJX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.CID000937
GoldKazzincCID000957
TantalumKEMET de MexicoCID002539
TungstenKenee Mining Corporation VietnamCID004619
TungstenKennametal FallonCID000966
TungstenKennametal HuntsvilleCID000105
GoldKennecott Utah Copper LLCCID000969
GoldKGHM Polska Miedz Spolka AkcyjnaCID002511
GoldKojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.CID000981
GoldKorea Zinc Co., Ltd.CID002605
TungstenLianyou Metals Co., Ltd.CID003407
TungstenLianyou Resources Co., Ltd.CID004397
GoldLS MnM Inc.CID001078
GoldLT Metal Ltd.CID000689
TinLuna Smelter, Ltd.CID003387
TinMagnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.CID002468
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)CID001105
TinMalaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang)CID004434
TungstenMalipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002319
TungstenMasan High-Tech MaterialsCID002543
GoldMaterionCID001113
TantalumMaterion Newton Inc.CID002548
GoldMatsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.CID001119
GoldMetal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.CID003575
TinMetallic Resources, Inc.CID001142
TantalumMetallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.CID001163
GoldMetalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.CID001149
GoldMetalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.CID001152
GoldMetalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.CID001147
GoldMetalor Technologies S.A.CID001153
GoldMetalor USA Refining CorporationCID001157
GoldMetalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.CID001161
TinMineracao Taboca S.A.CID001173
TantalumMineracao Taboca S.A.CID001175
TinMining Minerals Resources SARLCID004065
TinMinsurCID001182



Conflict MineralSmelter or Refiner Name & ID
TinMitsubishi Materials CorporationCID001191
GoldMitsubishi Materials CorporationCID001188
TantalumMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.CID001192
GoldMitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.CID001193
GoldMKS PAMP SACID001352
GoldMMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.CID002509
GoldNadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.CID001220
GoldNavoi Mining and Metallurgical CombinatCID001236
GoldNH Recytech CompanyCID003189
TungstenNiagara Refining LLCCID002589
GoldNihon Material Co., Ltd.CID001259
TantalumNingxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.CID001277
TantalumNPM Silmet ASCID001200
TinO.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.CID001314
TinO.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.CID002517
GoldOhura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.CID001325
TinOperaciones Metalurgicas S.A.CID001337
TungstenPhilippine Bonway Manufacturing Industrial CorporationCID004797
TungstenPhilippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.CID002827
GoldPlanta Recuperadora de Metales SpACID002919
TantalumPowerX Ltd.CID004054
GoldPT Aneka Tambang (Persero) TbkCID001397
TinPT Aries Kencana SejahteraCID000309
TinPT Artha Cipta LanggengCID001399
TinPT ATD Makmur Mandiri JayaCID002503
TinPT Babel Inti PerkasaCID001402
TinPT Babel Surya Alam LestariCID001406
TinPT Bangka Prima TinCID002776
TinPT Bangka SerumpunCID003205
TinPT Bangka Tin IndustryCID001419
TinPT Belitung Industri SejahteraCID001421
TinPT Bukit TimahCID001428
TinPT Cipta Persada MuliaCID002696
TinPT Menara Cipta MuliaCID002835
TinPT Mitra Stania PrimaCID001453
TinPT Mitra Sukses GlobalindoCID003449
TinPT Premium Tin IndonesiaCID000313
TinPT Prima Timah UtamaCID001458
TinPT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)CID003868
TinPT Rajawali Rimba PerkasaCID003381
TinPT Rajehan AriqCID002593
TinPT Refined Bangka TinCID001460
TinPT Sariwiguna BinasentosaCID001463
TinPT Stanindo Inti PerkasaCID001468



Conflict MineralSmelter or Refiner Name & ID
TinPT Sukses Inti MakmurCID002816
TinPT Timah NusantaraCID001486
TinPT Timah Tbk KundurCID001477
TinPT Timah Tbk MentokCID001482
TinPT Tinindo Inter NusaCID001490
TinPT Tommy UtamaCID001493
GoldPX Precinox S.A.CID001498
TantalumQuantumCleanCID001508
GoldRand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.CID001512
GoldREMONDIS PMR B.V.CID002582
TinResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.CID002706
TantalumResind Industria e Comercio Ltda.CID002707
TantalumRFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.CID003583
GoldRoyal Canadian MintCID001534
TinRui Da HungCID001539
GoldSAFINA A.S.CID002290
GoldSEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.CID001585
GoldShandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.CID001916
GoldShandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.CID001622
TungstenShinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd.CID004430
GoldSichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.CID001736
GoldSolar Applied Materials Technology Corp.CID001761
GoldSumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.CID001798
GoldSungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.CID002918
TinSuper LigasCID002756
GoldT.C.A S.p.ACID002580
TinTakehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.CID004403
TantalumTaki Chemical Co., Ltd.CID001869
GoldTanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.CID001875
TantalumTANIOBIS Co., Ltd.CID002544
TantalumTANIOBIS GmbHCID002545
TantalumTANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.CID002549
TungstenTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGCID002542
TantalumTANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KGCID002550
TantalumTelex MetalsCID001891
TinThaisarcoCID001898
TinTin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.CID002180
TinTin Technology & RefiningCID003325
GoldTokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.CID001938
GoldTOO Tau-Ken-AltynCID002615
TungstenTungsten Vietnam Joint Stock CompanyCID003993
TantalumUlba Metallurgical Plant JSCCID001969
GoldUmicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals RefiningCID001980



Conflict MineralSmelter or Refiner Name & ID
GoldUnited Precious Metal Refining, Inc.CID001993
GoldValcambi S.A.CID002003
GoldWEEEREFININGCID003615
GoldWestern Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)CID002030
TinWhite Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.CID002036
GoldWIELAND Edelmetalle GmbHCID002778
TungstenWolfram Bergbau und Hutten AGCID002044
TinWoodcross Smelting Company LimitedCID004724
TungstenXiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.CID002320
TungstenXiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.CID002082
TantalumXIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITEDCID000616
TantalumXinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.CID002508
GoldYamakin Co., Ltd.CID002100
TantalumYanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.CID001522
GoldYokohama Metal Co., Ltd.CID002129
TinYunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CID002158
TinYunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.CID003397
GoldZhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold CorporationCID002224