Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$148M
Total assets Near avg plan size
898
Participants Near avg headcount
93rd
Percentile by assets National rank
$164,277
Avg per participant Above avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. · Michigan · Manufacturing

$148M in assets, 898 participants

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.'s Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan reported $148M in total assets and 898 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 93rd percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #16,849 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Where Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan sits by assets

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $148M for 898 participants (~$164,277/participant), down 24.5% in 2023.

#16,849
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
-24.5%
assets change YoY
1.5×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $48M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$147,521,150 Top 7% higher than 93% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (898 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan reported net income rose from -$76M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$48M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $195M in the plan year 2022 filing to $148M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 980 in the plan year 2022 filing to 898 in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 340549970 · Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan · $148M · 898 · 93rd

  • VS-ST $148M
  • BOY 898
  • SCH 93rd
  • EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Crayola LLC Employee's Retirement Plan
  • TYPE ind #16849

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Employees Security Fund of the Elec Ind Pension PlanEmployees Security Fund of t…$148MCrayola LLC Employee's Retirement PlanCrayola LLC Employee's Retir…$148MCooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement PlanCooper-Standard Automotive I…$148MNoble Services Company LLC Salaried Employees' Retirement PlanNoble Services Company LLC S…$147MAmsted Industries Incorporated Defined Benefit Pension PlanAmsted Industries Incorporat…$147M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$195M
Net Assets (End of Year)$148M
Net Income-$48M
Employer EIN340549970
Plan Effective Date2004-12-23
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$444M 18.752137610385738% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$400M$450M$500M$550M$600M 202220232024 $547M $444M ▼ -18.8%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 3 4,330 $547M
2023 2 4,007 $563M
2024 2 3,312 $444M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.14752115 · Participants: 898Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement PlanGeneral Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 44.838918802 · Participants: 17959General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension PlanFord Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 19.269442236 · Participants: 26442Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement PlanFord Motor Company General Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 12.705910161 · Participants: 10215Ford Motor Company General Retirement PlanDow Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 11.529460215 · Participants: 14051Dow Employees' Pension PlanFca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement, Total assets ($B): 11.155705594 · Participants: 13635Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Crayola LLC Employee's Retirement Plan in PA ($148M); by covered participants it is Bodine Aluminum, Inc. Pension Plan in MO (899 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (898 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan assets move in 2023?
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 24.5% during 2023, from $195M to $148M. Reported net income was -$48M.
How have Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets declined 18.8%, from $547M to $444M.
Where does Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan ranks in the 93rd percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Crayola LLC Employee's Retirement Plan in PA ($148M, 419 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. Salaried Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Bodine Aluminum, Inc. Pension Plan in MO (899 participants, N/A in assets).