Cooper-Standard Automotive Appoints Leicht Director,
Planning and Cost

Novi, Mich., September 20, 2007 - Cooper-Standard Automotive has appointed Richard S. Leicht as director, Planning and Cost. Leicht will lead, manage and direct the overall consolidation, presentation, reporting and analysis of the annual budget and monthly forecasts for the Company. He will also lead initiatives in overall reporting, analytics and process improvements within the financial planning area. Leicht will be located at the Company's world headquarters in Novi, Mich., and will report to Helen Yantz, vice president, corporate controller.

Before joining Cooper-Standard Automotive, Leicht was the global manufacturing controller at ArvinMeritor, a manufacturer of automotive and heavy vehicle components, where he was responsible for manufacturing cost reductions at 19 plants, and was part of a leadership team that determined the global manufacturing footprint for the company. Prior to this position, Leicht held several roles at ArvinMeritor including, director, Financial Analysis and Reporting; director, Corporate Planning and Analysis; and manager, Financial Analysis. In earlier assignments, he worked for Manpower Automotive and L&L Products, Inc.

Leicht earned his Bachelor of Science in accounting at Adrian College in Adrian, Mich.

About Cooper-Standard Automotive
Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., headquartered in Novi, Mich., specializes in the manufacture and marketing of systems and components for the global automotive industry. Its primary businesses include Body and Chassis Systems, consisting of sealing, noise, vibration, and harshness control parts, and Fluid Handling Systems, consisting of subsystems and components that direct, control, measure, and transport fluids and vapors throughout a vehicle. Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. employs more than 19,000 across 80 facilities in 19 countries. For more information, visit the company's Web site at: www.cooperstandard.com.

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