Investments	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 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 $430 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. 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 $8,659 was paid in the second quarter of 2022. See Note 5 for the fair value and foreign currency adjustments of the earn-out consideration for the current and 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 did not contribute to or receive distributions from Autotech Fund II during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company contributed $650 to and received $251 in distributions from Autotech Fund II during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company has a 6.4% interest in Autotech Fund II. The Company recognized a loss of $81 and earnings $184 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Autotech Fund II investment recorded in investments and other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets was $8,436 and $8,517 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

Investments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 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 $430 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

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 $8,659 was paid in the second quarter of 2022. See Note 5 for the fair value and foreign currency adjustments of the earn-out consideration for the current and 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 did not contribute to or receive distributions from Autotech Fund II during the three months ended March 31, 2022. The Company contributed $650 to and received $251 in distributions from Autotech Fund II during the three months ended March 31, 2021. The Company has a 6.4% interest in Autotech Fund II. The Company recognized a loss of $81 and earnings $184 during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The Autotech Fund II investment recorded in investments and other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets was $8,436 and $8,517 as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.