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Description of Business
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Description of Business Description of Business
Cooper-Standard Holdings Inc. (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Cooper Standard”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. (“CSA U.S.”), is a leading manufacturer of sealing and fuel handling systems (consisting of fuel and brake delivery, and fluid transfer systems). The Company’s products are primarily for use in passenger vehicles and light trucks that are manufactured by global automotive original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and replacement markets. The Company conducts substantially all of its activities through its subsidiaries.
The Company believes it is the largest global producer of sealing systems, the second largest global producer of the types of fuel and brake delivery products that it manufactures and the third largest global producer of the types of fluid transfer systems that it manufactures. The Company designs and manufactures its products in each major region of the world through a disciplined and sustained approach to engineering and operational excellence. The Company operates in 78 manufacturing locations and 50 design, engineering, administrative and logistics locations in 21 countries around the world.