Investments	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Investments [Abstract]
Investments	(15) Investments Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd. The Company had a 49% equity interest in Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd. (“MSIL”), a company based in India that manufactures electronics, instrumentation equipment and sensors primarily for the motorcycle, commercial vehicle and automotive markets. The Company sold its investment in MSIL on December 30, 2021. The investment was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Equity in earnings of MSIL included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $408 and $1,320 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. PST Eletrônica Ltda. The Company had a 74% controlling interest in Stoneridge Brazil from December 31, 2011 through May 15, 2017. On May 16, 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 26% noncontrolling interest in Stoneridge Brazil. As part of the acquisition agreement, the Company was required to pay additional earn-out consideration based on Stoneridge Brazil’s financial performance in 2021. The final earn-out consideration of $8,272 was paid on April 29, 2022. See Note 5 for the fair value and foreign currency adjustments of the earn-out consideration in prior periods. Other Investments In December 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to make a $10,000 investment in a fund (“Autotech Fund II”) managed by Autotech Ventures (“Autotech”), a venture capital firm focused on ground transportation technology which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s $10,000 investment in the Autotech Fund II will be contributed over the expected ten-year life of the fund. The Company contributed $250 and $700 to Autotech Fund II during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company contributed $2,600 to and received $251 in distributions from Autotech Fund II during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company has a 6.4% interest in Autotech Fund II. The Company recognized earnings of $34 and $176 during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized a loss of $424 and earnings of $374 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Autotech Fund II investment recorded in investments and other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets was $8,793 and $8,517 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

(15) Investments

Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd.

The Company had a 49% equity interest in Minda Stoneridge Instruments Ltd. (“MSIL”), a company based in India that manufactures electronics, instrumentation equipment and sensors primarily for the motorcycle, commercial vehicle and automotive markets. The Company sold its investment in MSIL on December 30, 2021. The investment was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Equity in earnings of MSIL included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations was $408 and $1,320 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively.

PST Eletrônica Ltda.

The Company had a 74% controlling interest in Stoneridge Brazil from December 31, 2011 through May 15, 2017. On May 16, 2017, the Company acquired the remaining 26% noncontrolling interest in Stoneridge Brazil. As part of the acquisition agreement, the Company was required to pay additional earn-out consideration based on Stoneridge Brazil’s financial performance in 2021. The final earn-out consideration of $8,272 was paid on April 29, 2022. See Note 5 for the fair value and foreign currency adjustments of the earn-out consideration in prior periods.

Other Investments

In December 2018, the Company entered into an agreement to make a $10,000 investment in a fund (“Autotech Fund II”) managed by Autotech Ventures (“Autotech”), a venture capital firm focused on ground transportation technology which is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company’s $10,000 investment in the Autotech Fund II will be contributed over the expected ten-year life of the fund. The Company contributed $250 and $700 to Autotech Fund II during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company contributed $2,600 to and received $251 in distributions from Autotech Fund II during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The Company has a 6.4% interest in Autotech Fund II. The Company recognized earnings of $34 and $176 during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Company recognized a loss of $424 and earnings of $374 during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Autotech Fund II investment recorded in investments and other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets was $8,793 and $8,517 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.