Accuride Corp - Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Expires: January 31, 2008 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Wright Leigh Alexander

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/4/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

ACCURIDE CORP [ACW]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

7140 OFFICE CIRCLE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SR. VP/Accuride Wheels /

(Street)

EVANSVILLE, IN 47715

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
common stock	1605	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
stock option (right to buy)	⁽¹⁾	3/8/2014	common stock	5319	$2.962	D
stock option (right to buy)	⁽²⁾	5/5/2016	common stock	14000	$10.980	D
Stock Appreciation Right	⁽³⁾	12/19/2016	common stock	11034	$11.34	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	common stock	2982	⁽⁴⁾	D
Stock Appreciation Right	⁽⁵⁾	6/14/2017	common stock	7566	$15.14	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	common stock	2958	⁽⁶⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	2,659 shares are exercisable. 2,660 shares vest on December 31, 2007.
( 2)	3,500 shares are vested and exercisable. The 10,500 remaining shares vest in three equal installments of 3,500 shares on 12/31/07, 12/31/08 and 12/31/09, respectively.
( 3)	100% of the shares subject to Stock Appreciation Right (the "SAR") will fully vest and become exercisable on December 31, 2009. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if certain future performance goals are met annually, 25% of the total number of shares subject to the SAR will fully vest and become exercisable on December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2008, respectively.
( 4)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Accuride stock. 1,278 of the RSUs will vest on December 1, 2008 and the remaining 1,704 RSUs will vest on December 1, 2009.
( 5)	100% of the shares subject to Stock Appreciation Right (the "SAR") will fully vest and become exercisable on December 31, 2010. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if certain future performance goals are met annually, 25% of the total number of shares subject to the SAR will fully vest and become exercisable on December 31, 2007, December 31, 2008, and December 31, 2009, respectively.
( 6)	Each Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Accuride stock. 657 of the RSU's will vest on December 1, 2008, 986 will vest on December 1, 2009 and the remaining 1,315 of the RSUs will vest on December 1, 2010.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wright Leigh Alexander 7140 OFFICE CIRCLE EVANSVILLE, IN 47715			SR. VP/Accuride Wheels

Signatures
/s/ Leigh Wright		12/12/2007
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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