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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-18-064310
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181206
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181212

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STONERIDGE INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001043337
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS & ACCESSORIES [3714]
		IRS NUMBER:				341598949
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			OH
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13337
		FILM NUMBER:		181231455

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39675 MACKENZIE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			NOVI
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48377
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2484899300

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		39675 MACKENZIE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 400
		CITY:			NOVI
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48377
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: bold 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B>Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 6, 2018</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: center"><B><U>STONERIDGE, INC.</U></B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center; text-indent: 0"><B><U>39675 MacKenzie Drive, Suite 400, Novi, Michigan</U></B></TD>
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area code</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">On December 6, 2018, Stoneridge Inc.
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into an agreement to make a $10 million investment in a fund managed by Autotech
Ventures (&ldquo;Autotech&rdquo;), a venture capital firm focused on
ground transportation technology. The Company&rsquo;s $10 million investment in the
Autotech fund will be contributed over the expected ten year life of the fund. A copy of the Company&rsquo;s press
release announcing its investment with Autotech is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by
reference.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-indent: 0"><A HREF="tv509058_ex99-1.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Press Release dated December 12, 2018, announcing investment in Autotech Ventures&rsquo; fund.</A></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 35%; padding: 0; text-indent: 0"><B>Stoneridge, Inc.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 0; text-indent: 0">Date: December 12, 2018</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 0; text-indent: 0">/s/Robert R. Krakowiak</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0">Robert R. Krakowiak, Executive Vice President</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</P>
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<P STYLE="margin: 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 99.1</B></P>

<P STYLE="margin: 0">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Stoneridge Accelerates Technology Strategy
with Investment in Autotech Ventures&rsquo; Fund </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>NOVI, Mich. </B>&mdash; December 12, 2018 &mdash; Stoneridge,
Inc. (NYSE: SRI) has announced an investment in a fund managed by Autotech Ventures (&ldquo;Autotech&rdquo;), a venture capital
firm focused on ground transportation technology located in Menlo Park, California. The $10 million total investment, which will
be contributed over the expected 10-year life of the fund, is expected to provide the Company with increased visibility to early-stage
companies.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Laurent Borne, Chief Technology Officer for Stoneridge commented,
&ldquo;We are excited to announce our partnership with Autotech and our investment in their next fund. We believe that a presence
in Silicon Valley will help us identify and invest in opportunities that will drive the future of ground transportation. We look
forward to working with the Autotech team and their current and future portfolio companies to accelerate our innovation pipeline,
build on our existing portfolio and continue to refine our product roadmap to align with industry megatrends.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Stoneridge&rsquo;s portfolio of smart products focuses on the
megatrends in the transportation industry including intelligence, safety and security, emissions and fuel efficiency.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">In addition to potential financial returns, Autotech provides
corporate investors with access to broad deal flow, co-investment opportunities in the fund's startups and related consultation
on startup relationships and early-stage technology opportunities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Autotech&rsquo;s current portfolio includes investments in Deepscale,
a provider of sensor fusion perception solutions for autonomous vehicles, Metawave, a provider of metamaterial antennas for high
precision, long-range ADAS and autonomous vehicle radar, XNOR.AI, a provider of fast, accurate, low-power and low-memory AI algorithms
for edge devices and Lyft, an online peer-to-peer ridesharing marketplace.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Jon DeGaynor, President and CEO of Stoneridge added, &ldquo;We
will utilize this relationship to drive organic development activities as well as inorganic opportunities for the Company. We expect
this investment to drive tangible benefits for our shareholders through a return on our invested capital, acceleration of our long-term
strategic plan and expansion of our technical capabilities.&rdquo;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>Forward-Looking Statements</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Statements in this press release contain &ldquo;forward-looking
statements&rdquo; under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include statements regarding the
intent, belief or current expectations of the Company with respect to the Company&rsquo;s investment in Autotech. Forward-looking
statements may be identified by the words &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;should,&rdquo; &ldquo;designed to,&rdquo;
&ldquo;believes,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;projects,&rdquo; &ldquo;intends,&rdquo; &ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo;
&ldquo;anticipates,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; and similar words and expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject
to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by
the statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements
include, among other factors:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>a significant change in automotive, commercial, off-highway, motorcycle or agricultural vehicle production;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>competitive market conditions and resulting effects on sales and pricing;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>our ability to successfully launch/produce products for awarded business;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>adverse changes in laws, government regulations or market conditions, including tariffs, affecting our products or our customers&rsquo;
products;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>our ability to protect our intellectual property and successfully defend against assertions made against us;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>the ability of our suppliers to supply us with parts and components at competitive prices on a timely basis, including the
impact of potential tariffs and trade considerations on their operations and output;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>the failure to achieve the successful integration of any acquired company or business;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>risks related to a failure of our information technology systems and networks, and risks associated with current and emerging
technology threats and damage from computer viruses, unauthorized access, cyber-attack and other similar disruptions; and</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD>the items described in Part I, Item IA (&ldquo;Risk Factors&rdquo;) of our 10-K filed with the SEC.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>About Stoneridge, Inc.</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Stoneridge, Inc., headquartered in Novi, Michigan, is an independent
designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electrical and electronic components, modules and systems principally for the automotive,
commercial vehicle, motorcycle, agricultural and off-highway vehicle markets. Additional information about Stoneridge can be found
at <FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.stoneridge.com</U></FONT>.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B><U>About Autotech Ventures</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Autotech Ventures aims to generate financial returns by helping
passionate entrepreneurs to deploy revolutionary transportation technologies and business models. Autotech provides startups with
capital, ground transportation market intelligence, and access to their transportation sector network which includes corporate
investors representing a global market capitalization of over $500B. As a lead or follower investor, Autotech leverages deep industry
network to help our portfolio companies recruit transportation-specific talent and engage corporations as their scale-up partners.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Contact:&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Matt Horvath&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Director, Corporate Development and Investor Relations</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Matthew.Horvath@stoneridge.com&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">+1.248.324.3883</P>

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