UNITED STATES
                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                 SCHEDULE 13G
                                (Rule 13d-102)


            Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2
                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                              (Amendment No.   )*



                    Superior Industries International, Inc.
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                               (Name of Issuer)


                                 Common Stock
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   868168105
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                                (CUSIP Number)

                               December 31, 2006
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

[X] Rule 13d-1(b)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)

[ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
  initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
  disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).



CUSIP NO. 887100105

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 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Met Investors Advisory, LLC
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 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
    (a) [ ]
    (b) [ ]

          Not Applicable
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 3. SEC USE ONLY

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 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Maryland
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              5.  Sole Voting Power:

                     None
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 NUMBER OF    6.  Shared Voting Power:
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY         1,857,826*
  OWNED BY   ------------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH      7.  Sole Dispositive Power:
 REPORTING
   PERSON            0
    WITH     ------------------------------------------------------------------
              8.  Shared Dispositive Power:

                     1,857,826*
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 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,857,826
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          7.0%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          IA
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* Met Investors Advisory, LLC, ("MetLife Investors") an investment advisor
  registered under Section 203 of the Investment Advisors Act of 1940, serves
  as investment manager of the Third Avenue Small Cap Portfolio a registered
  investment under the Investment Company Act of 1940. In its role as
  investment manager, MetLife Investors has entered into a sub-advisory
  agreement with Third Avenue Management, LLC (the "sub-adviser") pursuant to
  which the sub-adviser provides the day-to-day investment decisions for the
  Third Avenue Small Cap Portfolio.



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 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

          Met Investors Series Trust
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 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
    (a) [ ]
    (b) [ ]

          Not Applicable
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 3. SEC USE ONLY

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 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

          Delaware
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              5.  Sole Voting Power:

                     None
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 NUMBER OF    6.  Shared Voting Power:
   SHARES
BENEFICIALLY         1,857,826
  OWNED BY   ------------------------------------------------------------------
    EACH      7.  Sole Dispositive Power:
 REPORTING
   PERSON            0
    WITH     ------------------------------------------------------------------
              8.  Shared Dispositive Power:

                     1,857,826
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 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          1,857,826
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          7.0%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

          IV
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ITEM 1 (a) Name of Issuer:

           Superior Industries International, Inc.

ITEM 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

           7800 Woodley Avenue
           Van Nuys, CA 91406

ITEM 2 (a) Name of Person Filing:

           1) Met Investors Advisory, LLC
           2) Met Investors Series Trust

ITEM 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:

           5 Park Plaza, Suite 1900
           Irvine, CA 92614

ITEM 2 (c) Citizenship:

           1) Maryland
           2) Delaware

ITEM 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:

           Common Stock, (the "Shares")

ITEM 2 (e) CUSIP Number:

           868168105

ITEM 3 The person Filing this Schedule 13G is an:

       Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company
       Act of 1940.

       Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
       Advisers Act of 1940.




ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP

ITEM 4 (a) Amount Beneficially Owned:

           1,857,826 shares

ITEM 4 (b) Percent of class:

           7.0%

ITEM 4 (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

           (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:

                 None

           (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

                 1,857,826

           (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                 0

           (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:

                 1,857,826

ITEM 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

       Not Applicable.

ITEM 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

       Third Avenue Small-Cap Value Portfolio, a series of Met Investors
       Series Trust, a registered investment company under the Investment
       Company Act of 1940, has the right to receive dividends from and the
       proceeds from the sale of 1,857,826 of the shares reported by Met
       Investors Advisory LLC.




ITEM 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
       Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:

       Not Applicable.

ITEM 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

       Not Applicable.

ITEM 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:

       Not Applicable.




ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION:

        By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
        belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary
        course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the
        purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control
        of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held
        in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
        purpose or effect.


                                   SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: February 14, 2007

Met Investors Advisory, LLC

By: /s/ Richard C. Pearson
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Met Investors Series Trust

By: /s/ Richard C. Pearson
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