Document:

EX-10.22

Subscription Agreement

                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.22

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                             SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

          SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of December 23, 2004 (this
"Agreement"), between the individual identified on the signature page hereto
(the "Management Investor") and CSA ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company").

          WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as
of September 16, 2004, as amended as of December 3, 2004 (the "Purchase
Agreement"), by and among Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, a Delaware corporation
("Cooper"), Cooper Tyre & Rubber Company UK Limited, a company organized under
the laws of England and Wales (together with Cooper, the "Sellers") and the
Company, the Company will purchase equity interests held by the Sellers in the
Sold Companies (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) (the "Transaction"); and

          WHEREAS, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below,
the Management Investor desires to subscribe for and acquire from the Company,
and the Company desires to issue and sell to the Management Investor, shares of
common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company as
set forth herein.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements
set forth herein, the adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties
hereto agree as follows:

          1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall
have the meaning assigned to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. As used in
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

          "Affiliate" of any Person means any other Person directly or
     indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
     Person. The term "control" means, with respect to any Person, the power to
     direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person,
     directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities,
     by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have
     meanings correlative to the foregoing.

          "Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

          "Bonus Payments" means, to the extent applicable to the Management
     Investor, payments made by Cooper pursuant to the (i) Cooper Tire & Rubber
     Company Return On Assets Managed Bonus Program, (ii) Letter agreement
     regarding stay bonus, dated as of March 10, 2004, from Cooper-Standard
     Automotive Inc. to the Management Investor and (iii) Cooper Tire & Rubber
     Company Automotive Group Sale Incentive Plan and accompanying letter
     agreement, dated as of May 13, 2004, to the Management Investor.

          "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or day on
     which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required by
     law to remain closed.

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          "Closing" has the meaning set forth in Section 3 below.

          "Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 3 below.

          "Common Stock" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

          "Company" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

          "Cooper" has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto.

          "Governmental Body" means any government or governmental or regulatory
     body thereof, or political subdivision thereof, of any country or
     subdivision thereof, whether international, supranational, national,
     federal, state or local, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or any
     court or regulatory (including a stock exchange or other self-regulatory
     body) authority or agency.

          "Management Investor" has the meaning set forth in the preamble
     hereto.

          "Person" means any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
     limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock
     company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or
     political subdivisions thereof or any group comprised of two or more of the
     foregoing.

          "Purchase Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

          "Purchase Price" has the meaning set forth in Section 2 below.

          "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
     Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.

          "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the
     rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

          "Sellers" has the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble
     hereto.

          "Stockholders Agreement" means the Stockholders Agreement,
     substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.

          "Transaction" has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

          2. Subscription for and Purchase of the Common Stock. Pursuant to the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Management
Investor hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase, and the Company hereby
agrees to issue and sell to the Management Investor, on each Closing Date such
number of shares of Common Stock ("Shares") having an aggregate purchase price
equal to the applicable Bonus Payment received by the Management Investor (the
"Purchase Price") to which the Closing on such Closing Date relates, subject to
the last sentence of this Section 2. For purposes of this Agreement, the price
per share of Common Stock shall be $100, subject to adjustment in respect
thereof for any stock

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dividends, combinations, splits or the like subsequent to the date hereof and
prior to the applicable Closing. The maximum aggregate number of Shares (subject
to adjustment contemplated by the previous sentence) to be issued to the
Management Investor pursuant to this Agreement is the number of Shares set forth
opposite the name of the Management Investor on Exhibit C hereto at a Purchase
Price of $100 per share (subject to adjustment contemplated by the previous
sentence).

          3. The Closing. The closing (the "Closing") of the issuance and sale
of Shares referred to in Section 2 shall be on the day (the "Closing Date") that
is twenty (20) days after receipt by the Management Investor of a Bonus Payment.
If the Management Investor receives multiple Bonus Payments at different times,
there shall be successive Closings, on and subject to the terms hereof until the
maximum aggregate purchase price has been paid. Each Closing shall occur at the
main offices of the Company unless an alternative location is mutually agreed
upon. At a Closing, the following shall occur:

          (a) the Management Investor shall deliver to the Company the Purchase
     Price payable by delivery to the Company of such amount by wire transfer of
     immediately available funds or delivery of a certified check payable to the
     Company as consideration for the Shares to be issued hereunder; and

          (b) the Company shall duly issue the Shares to be received by the
     Management Investor and shall deliver to the Management Investor stock
     certificates representing the Shares purchased by the Management Investor.

          4. Stockholders Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement. On the
date of consummation of the Transaction pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the
Management Investor and the Company shall execute and deliver the Stockholders
Agreement and the related Registration Rights Agreement.

          5. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company
represents and warrants to the Management Investor as follows:

          (a) (i) the Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly
     existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
     has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this
     Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder, and (ii) this Agreement
     has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and is
     valid, binding and enforceable against the Company in accordance with its
     terms;

          (b) the Shares to be issued to the Management Investor pursuant to
     this Agreement, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms
     hereof, will be duly and validly issued and, upon receipt by the Company of
     the Purchase Price therefor, will be fully paid and nonassessable with no
     personal liability attached to the ownership thereof and will not be
     subject to any preemptive rights and restrictions on transfer other than
     under applicable securities laws, the terms of this Agreement or the
     Stockholders Agreement;

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          (c) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this
     Agreement will not (i) conflict with the certificate of incorporation or
     by-laws of the Company, (ii) result in any material breach of any terms or
     provisions of, or constitute a material default under, any material
     contract, agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
     which the Company is bound, (iii) violate any United States federal or
     state law, rule or regulation applicable to the Company or (iv) require any
     consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or
     declaration or filing with, or notification or report to, any Governmental
     Body;

          (d) immediately after giving effect to the transactions pursuant to
     the Purchase Agreement, including equity issued in connection therewith on
     the date of the closing thereunder, the capitalization of the Company shall
     be substantially as set forth on Exhibit C hereto; and

          (e) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement do not violate any
     "blue sky" or other securities law of any jurisdiction or require the
     Company to file a registration statement with the SEC or apply to qualify
     any securities under the "blue sky" or other securities law of any
     jurisdiction.

          6. Representations and Warranties of the Management Investor. The
Management Investor represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

          (a) (i)(x) the Management Investor is over 21 years of age, (y) the
     address set forth in Section 10(a)(2) hereof is the true and correct
     address and residence of the Management Investor, and (z) the Management
     Investor has no current intention of becoming a resident of any other state
     or jurisdiction in the foreseeable future and (ii) this Agreement has been
     duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Management Investor and is
     valid, binding and enforceable against the Management Investor in
     accordance with its terms;

          (b) the execution, delivery and performance by the Management Investor
     of this Agreement will not (i) result in any material breach of any terms
     or provisions of, or constitute a material default under, any material
     contract, agreement or instrument to which the Management Investor is a
     party or by which the Management Investor is bound, (ii) violate any United
     States federal or state law, rule or regulation applicable to the
     Management Investor or (iii) except as set forth on Schedule 6(b), require
     any consent, waiver, approval, order, permit or authorization of, or
     declaration or filing with, or notification or report to, any Governmental
     Body;

          (c) the Management Investor is acquiring the Shares for investment
     solely for investment for its own account and not with a view to, or for
     sale in connection with, the distribution or other disposition thereof;

          (d) the Management Investor has been advised by the Company that:

               (i)  the offer and sale of the Shares have not been registered
                    under the Securities Act;

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               (ii) there is no established market for the Shares and it is not
                    anticipated that there will be any public market for the
                    Shares in the foreseeable future;

               (iii) Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act is not
                    presently available with respect to the sale of any
                    securities of the Company;

               (iv) when and if shares of the Shares may be disposed of without
                    registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Rule
                    144, such disposition can be made only in limited amounts in
                    accordance with the terms and conditions of Rule 144;

               (v)  if the Rule 144 exemption is not available, the offer or
                    sale of the Shares without registration will require
                    compliance with some other exemption under the Securities
                    Act;

               (vi) a restrictive legend in the form heretofore set forth in the
                    Stockholders Agreement shall be placed on the certificates
                    representing the Shares; and

               (vii) a notation shall be made in the appropriate records of the
                    Company indicating that the Shares are subject to
                    restrictions on transfer and, if the Company should at some
                    time in the future engage the services of a securities
                    transfer agent, appropriate stop-transfer instructions will
                    be issued to such transfer agent with respect to the Shares.

          (e) (i) the Management Investor's financial situation is such that it
     can afford to bear the economic risk of holding the Shares for an
     indefinite period of time, has adequate means for providing for its current
     needs and personal contingencies, and can afford to suffer a complete loss
     of its investment in the Shares; (ii) the Management Investor's knowledge
     and experience in financial and business matters are such that it is
     capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the investment in the Shares;
     (iii) the Management Investor understands that the Shares are a speculative
     investment which involves a high degree of risk of loss of its investment
     therein, there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the
     Shares, and, on the Closing Date and for an indefinite period following the
     Closing, there will be no public market for the Shares and, accordingly, it
     may not be possible for the Management Investor to liquidate its investment
     in case of emergency or otherwise; (iv) the Management Investor understands
     and has taken cognizance of all the risk factors related to the purchase of
     the Shares, and, other than as set forth in this Agreement, no
     representations or warranties have been made to the Management Investor or
     its representatives concerning the Shares or the Company or their prospects
     or other matters; (v) the Management Investor has been given the
     opportunity to examine all documents and to ask questions of, and to
     receive answers from, the Company and its representatives concerning the
     Company and its subsidiaries, the Transaction, the Purchase Agreement and
     the terms and conditions of the purchase of the Shares and to obtain all
     additional information which the Management

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     Investor or its representatives deems necessary; (vi) in making its
     decision to purchase the Shares hereby subscribed for, the Management
     Investor has relied upon independent investigations made by it and, to the
     extent believed by it to be appropriate, its representatives, including its
     own professional, financial, tax and other advisors; and (vii) the
     Management Investor is an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Rule
     501 of Regulation D under the Securities Act.

          (f) The Management Investor is as of the date hereof an employee of
     the Company and in such capacity has an understanding of the Company and
     its business. The Management Investor has been given the opportunity to
     obtain any additional information or documents (and to ask questions and
     receive answers about such information and documents) about the Company and
     its business which the Management Investor deems necessary to evaluate the
     merits and risks related to its investment in the shares of Common Stock.

          7. Covenants of the Company and the Management Investor.

          (a) Further Assurances. Each of the parties shall, and shall cause
     their respective Affiliates under their control to, execute such
     instruments and take such action as may be reasonably required or desirable
     to carry out the provisions hereof and the transactions contemplated
     hereby.

          8. Conditions Precedent to Closing. The obligations of the Company and
the Management Investor to consummate each Closing are subject to the
satisfaction or written waiver by both the Company and the Management Investor
on or prior to the Closing Date for such Closing of the following conditions:

          (i)  the Transaction shall have been consummated pursuant to the
               Purchase Agreement; and

          (ii) no laws shall have been adopted or promulgated, and no temporary
               restraining order, preliminary or permanent injunction or other
               order issued by a court or other Governmental Body of competent
               jurisdiction shall be in effect, having the effect of making the
               purchase of the Shares by the Management Investor and the other
               transactions contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibiting
               consummation thereof; and

          (iii) no voluntary or involuntary proceeding, or filing of any
               petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief,
               under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency,
               receivership or similar law shall have been made with respect to
               the Company.

          9. Termination.

          (a) This Agreement shall terminate on September 30, 2005.

          (b) If this Agreement terminates pursuant to Section 9(a), such
     termination shall be without liability of any party (or any Affiliate,
     stockholder, general partner, limited

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     partner, member, director, officer, employee, agent, consultant or
     representative of such party or of its Affiliates) to the other party to
     this Agreement and this Agreement shall become void and of no further force
     or effect, except in the case of a material breach of this Agreement prior
     to any such termination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of
     Sections 10(g), (h) and (i) shall survive any termination hereof pursuant
     to Section 9(a).

          10. Miscellaneous.

          (a) Notices. All notices and other communications required or
     permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed effectively
     given: (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when
     sent by confirmed facsimile if sent during normal business hours of the
     recipient, if not, then on the next Business Day, provided that a copy of
     such notice is also sent via nationally recognized overnight courier,
     specifying next day delivery, with written verification of receipt; (c)
     five (5) days after having been sent by registered or certified mail,
     return receipt requested, postage prepaid; or (d) one (1) Business Day
     after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight courier, specifying
     next day delivery, with written verification of receipt. All communications
     shall be sent to such party's address as set forth below or at such other
     address as the party shall have furnished to each other party in writing in
     accordance with this provision:

          (1) If to the Company:

          CSA Acquisition Corp.
          c/o The Cypress Group L.L.C.
          65 East 55th Street
          New York, New York 10022
          Attn: David P. Spalding
          Telecopy: (212) 705-0199

          with a copy to:

          GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P.
          85 Broad Street
          New York, New York 10004
          Attn: Gerald Cardinale
          Telecopy: (212) 357-5505

          with a copy to:

          Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
          425 Lexington Avenue
          New York, New York 10017
          Attn: William E. Curbow
          Telecopy: (212) 455-2502

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          and

          Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
          One New York Plaza
          New York, New York 10004
          Attn: Steven J. Steinman
          Telecopy: (212) 859-4000

          (2) If to the Management Investor:
          To the address set forth below such
          Management Investor's signature
          hereto

          (b) Amendment and Waiver.

          (i)  No failure or delay on the part of any party hereto in exercising
               any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver
               thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such
               right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise
               thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. The
               remedies provided for herein are cumulative and are not exclusive
               of any remedies that may be available to the parties hereto at
               law, in equity or otherwise.

          (ii) Any amendment, supplement or modification of or to any provision
               of this Agreement, any waiver of any provision of this Agreement,
               and any consent to any departure by any party from the terms of
               any provision of this Agreement, shall be effective against a
               party to this Agreement only if it is made or given in writing
               and signed by such party.

          (c) Specific Performance. Each party hereto acknowledges that money
     damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the
     covenants or agreements in this Agreement are not performed in accordance
     with its terms, and it is therefore agreed that in addition to and without
     limiting any other remedy or right it may have, the non-breaching party
     will have the right to an injunction, temporary restraining order or other
     equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such
     breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof.

          (d) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of
     reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.

          (e) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement
     shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under
     applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be
     invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law
     or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or
     unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other
     jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced
     in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision
     had never been contained herein.

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          (f) Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein,
     this Agreement together with the Stockholders Agreement and the
     Registration Rights Agreement embodies the complete agreement and
     understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
     hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or
     representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have
     related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

          (g) Expenses. Each of the parties hereto shall bear its own expenses
     (including fees and disbursements of counsel, accountants and other
     experts) incurred by it in connection with the preparation, negotiation,
     execution, delivery and performance hereof, each of the other documents and
     instruments executed in connection herewith or contemplated hereby and the
     consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.

          (h) GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION; WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THIS AGREEMENT
     SHALL BE GOVERNED AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF
     NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED ENTIRELY WITHIN
     SUCH STATE. Any claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement may be
     instituted in Federal or State court in the State of New York (unless
     personal or subject matter jurisdiction cannot be obtained therein), and
     each party agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or
     otherwise, in any such claim, that it is not subject personally to the
     jurisdiction of such court, that the claim is brought in an inconvenient
     forum, that the venue of the claim is improper or that this Agreement or
     the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such court. Each
     party further irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of such courts in any
     such claim. Any and all service of process and any other notice in any such
     claim shall be effective against any party if given personally or by
     registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, or by any other
     means of mail that requires a signed receipt, postage prepaid, mailed to
     such party as herein provided. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to
     affect the right of any party to serve process in any manner permitted by
     law or to commence legal proceedings or otherwise against any other party
     in any other jurisdiction.

          (i) No Recourse. Notwithstanding anything else that may be expressed
     or implied in this Agreement, the Management Investor hereby covenants,
     agrees and acknowledges that no recourse under this Agreement or any
     documents or instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement or any
     of the transactions contemplated hereby shall be had against any current or
     future director, officer, employee, general or limited partner, member or
     Affiliate (including The Cypress Group L.L.C. and GS Capital Partners 2000,
     L.P.) of the Company or of any of the foregoing, whether by the enforcement
     of any assessment or by any legal or equitable proceeding, or by virtue of
     any statute, regulation or other applicable law, it being expressly agreed
     and acknowledged that no personal liability whatsoever shall attach to, be
     imposed on or otherwise be incurred by any current or future officer, agent
     or employee of the Company or any current or future stockholder of the
     Company or any current or future director, officer, employee, general or
     limited partner, member or Affiliate (including The Cypress Group L.L.C.
     and GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P.) of any of the foregoing, as such, for

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     any obligation of the Company under this Agreement or any documents or
     instruments delivered in connection with this Agreement or any of the
     transactions contemplated hereby or for any claim based on, in respect of
     or by reason of such obligations of the Company or their creation.

          (j) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and
     inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective permitted
     successors and assigns, including Permitted Transferees (as defined in the
     Stockholders Agreement) of the Management Investor. Unless otherwise
     specifically provided for herein, this Agreement is not assignable.

          (k) Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed
     in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all
     of which together shall constitute one instrument. This Agreement may be
     executed by facsimile signature(s).

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed, or have caused to
be executed, this Agreement on the date first written above.

                                         CSA ACQUISITION CORP.

                                         By: /s/ Allen J. Campbell
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Name: Allen J. Campbell
                                             Title: Vice President

                                         By: /s/ James W. Pifer
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             Name: James W. Pifer

                        Management Subscription Agreement

                                                                       Exhibit C

                         POST-TRANSACTION CAPITALIZATION
                            OF CSA ACQUISITION CORP.

                                                         PRO FORMA COMMON
                                                      STOCK OWNERSHIP AS OF        SHARES
STOCKHOLDER                                             DECEMBER 23, 2004     SUBSCRIBED FOR*
-----------                                           ---------------------   ---------------

Cypress Merchant Banking Partners II L.P.                 1,508,152.1964                0

Cypress Merchant B II C.V.                                   64,113.9394                0

55th Street Partners II L.P.                                 14,553.8642                0

Cypress Side-by-Side LLC                                           3,180                0

GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P.                                   899,797                0

GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P.                          326,952                0

GS Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG               37,609                0

GS Capital Partners 2000 Employee Fund, L.P.                     285,892                0

Goldman Sachs Direct Investment Fund 2000, L.P.                   39,750                0

James S. McElya                                                   10,000            5,000**

S.A. Johnson                                                       2,000            3,000

Kenneth L. Way                                                         0            2,500

Larry J. Beard                                                         0        3,227.725

Allen J. Campbell                                                      0        3,038.985

Paul C. Gilbert                                                        0         3,009.07

Edward A. Hasler                                                       0         2,709.33

Gary T. Phillips                                                       0         3,029.93

James W. Pifer                                                         0         3,454.03

Michael C. Verwilst                                                    0         2,598.83

Helen T. Yantz                                                         0         1,024.77

*    Shares referred to in this column will be purchased after the date hereof
     pursuant to Subscription Agreements entered into as of the date hereof.

**   At the option of the Stockholder, the maximum number of shares such
     Stockholder may purchase may be increased to 12,000.EXHIBIT 10.23

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

                                (JAMES W. PIFER)

          EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "AGREEMENT") dated December 23, 2004 by and
between COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC. (the "COMPANY") and JAMES W. PIFER (the
"EXECUTIVE").

          WHEREAS, the CSA Acquisition Corp. ("CSA"), the parent company of the
Company, has entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement among Cooper Tire &
Rubber Company, Cooper Tyre & Rubber Company UK Limited and the Company dated as
of September 16, 2004 (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT");

          WHEREAS, effective upon, and subject to the occurrence of, the Closing
on the Closing Date (each as defined in the Purchase Agreement), the Company
desires to employ Executive on the terms set forth in this Agreement and the
Executive desires to accept and continue such employment with the Company under
the terms of this Agreement.

          NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as
follows:

          1. Effectiveness/Term of Employment.

                    a. This Agreement constitutes a binding obligation of the
parties as of the date hereof; provided that notwithstanding any other provision
of this Agreement, the operative provisions of this Agreement shall become
effective only upon the occurrence of the Closing on the Closing Date (as each
such term defined in the Purchase Agreement) (such date being hereinafter
referred to as the "EFFECTIVE DATE"). In the event the Purchase Agreement is
terminated for any reason without the Closing having occurred, or if the Closing
fails to occur on or prior to March 31, 2005, this Agreement shall be terminated
without further obligation or liability of either party.

                    b. Subject to the provisions of Section 7 of this Agreement,
Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on the
Effective Date and ending on December 31, 2007 (the "EMPLOYMENT TERM") on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided,
however, that commencing with December 31, 2007 and on each December 31
thereafter (each an "EXTENSION DATE"), the Employment Term shall be
automatically extended for an additional one-year period, unless the Company or
Executive provides the other party hereto 60 days prior written notice before
the next Extension Date that the Employment Term shall not be so extended.

          2. Position.

                    a. During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the
Company's Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing. In such position,
Executive shall have such duties and authority as is customarily associated with
such position at other privately held companies similar to the Company and shall
have such duties, consistent with Executive's

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position, as may be assigned from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of
the Company (the "CEO") or the Board of Directors of the Company (the "BOARD").

                    b. During the Employment Term, Executive will devote
Executive's full business time and best efforts to the performance of
Executive's duties hereunder and will not engage in any other business,
profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or
interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly,
without the prior written consent of the Board; provided that nothing herein
shall preclude Executive, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from
accepting appointment to or continue to serve on any board of directors or
trustees of any business corporation or any charitable organization; provided in
each case, and in the aggregate, that such activities do not conflict or
interfere with the performance of Executive's duties hereunder or conflict with
Section 8.

          3. Base Salary. During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay
Executive a base salary at the annual rate of $305,000, payable in regular
installments in accordance with the Company's usual payment practices. Executive
shall be entitled to such increases in Executive's base salary, if any, as may
be determined from time to time by the compensation committee of the Board,
based upon the recommendation of the CEO. Executive's annual base salary, as in
effect from time to time, is hereinafter referred to as the "BASE SALARY."

          4. Bonus Incentives. With respect to each full fiscal year during the
Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an
"ANNUAL BONUS") of forty-five percent (45%) of Executive's Base Salary (the
"TARGET") based upon and subject to the achievement of annual performance
targets established by the Board (or a committee thereof) within the first three
months of each fiscal year during the Employment Term. In addition, during the
Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in such long-term
cash incentive plans and programs of the Company as are generally provided to
the Company's other senior executives.

          5. Employee Benefits. During the Employment Term, Executive shall be
entitled to participate in the Company's employee benefit plans (other than
annual bonus and long-term incentive programs, which are addressed in Section 4)
as in effect from time to time (collectively "EMPLOYEE BENEFITS"), on the same
basis as those benefits are generally made available to other senior executives
of the Company; provided that in any event, Executive shall be provided health,
life and disability and retirement and fringe benefits that are substantially
comparable in the aggregate to the level of such benefits provided to Executive
by Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, immediately prior to the Effective Date;
provided further that the Company may reduce such level of benefits to the
extent such reduction applies to at least half of the senior executives of the
Company.

          6. Business Expenses. During the Employment Term, reasonable business
expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive's duties
hereunder shall be reimbursed by the Company in accordance with Company
policies.

          7. Termination. The Employment Term and Executive's employment
hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason;
provided that Executive will be

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required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any
resignation of Executive's employment. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 7 shall exclusively govern
Executive's rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its
affiliates.

                    a. By the Company For Cause or By Executive Resignation
Without Good Reason.

               (i) The Employment Term and Executive's employment hereunder may
be terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined in Section 7(a)(ii) and shall
terminate automatically upon Executive's resignation without Good Reason (as
defined in Section 7(c)); provided that Executive will be required to give the
Company at least 60 days advance written notice of a resignation without Good
Reason.

               (ii) For purposes of this Agreement, "CAUSE" shall mean:

                    (A) During the period from the Effective Date through and
          including the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the meaning
          specified in the Cooper Tire & Rubber Company Change in Control
          Severance Pay Plan (as in effect on September 16, 2004); and

                    (B) During the period after the second anniversary of the
          Effective Date, (I) the Executive's willful failure to perform duties
          or directives which is not cured following written notice, (II) the
          Executive's commission of a (x) felony or (y) crime involving moral
          turpitude, (III) the Executive's willful malfeasance or misconduct
          which is demonstrably injurious to the Company or its affiliate, or
          (IV) material breach by the Executive of the restrictive covenants,
          including, without limitation, Sections 8 and 9 hereof and any
          non-compete, non-solicitation or confidentiality provisions to which
          the Executive is bound.

               (iii) If, during the Employment Term, Executive's employment is
terminated by the Company for Cause or Executive resigns without Good Reason,
Executive shall be entitled to receive:

                    (A) the Base Salary through the date of termination;

                    (B) any Annual Bonus earned but unpaid as of the date of
          termination for any previously completed fiscal year;

                    (C) reimbursement for any unreimbursed business expenses
          properly incurred by Executive in accordance with Company policy prior
          to the date of Executive's termination; and

                    (D) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive
          may be entitled under the employee benefit plans of the Company (the
          amounts described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to
          as the "ACCRUED RIGHTS").

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          Following such termination of Executive's employment by the Company
for Cause or resignation by Executive without Good Reason, except as set forth
in this Section 7(a)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any
compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

                    b. Disability or Death.

               (i) The Employment Term and Executive's employment hereunder
shall terminate upon Executive's death and may be terminated by the Company if
Executive becomes physically or mentally incapacitated and is therefore unable
for a period of six (6) consecutive months or for an aggregate of nine (9)
months in any twenty-four (24) consecutive month period to perform Executive's
duties (such incapacity is hereinafter referred to as "DISABILITY"). Any
question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which
Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a
qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the
Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent
physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall
select a third who shall make such determination in writing. The determination
of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and
conclusive for all purposes of the Agreement.

               (ii) Upon termination of Executive's employment hereunder during
the Employment Term for either Disability or death, Executive or Executive's
estate (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

                    (A) the Accrued Rights; and

                    (B) a pro rata portion of any Annual Bonus, if any, that
          Executive would have been entitled to receive pursuant to Section 4
          hereof in such year based upon the percentage of the fiscal year that
          shall have elapsed through the date of Executive's termination of
          employment, payable when such Annual Bonus would have otherwise been
          payable had Executive's employment not terminated.

          Following Executive's termination of employment due to death or
Disability, except as set forth in this Section 7(b)(ii), Executive shall have
no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this
Agreement.

                    c. By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive
for Good Reason.

               (i) The Employment Term and Executive's employment hereunder may
be terminated by the Company without Cause or by Executive's resignation for
Good Reason.

               (ii) For purposes of this Agreement,

                    (A) "GOOD REASON" shall mean (i) a substantial diminution in
          Executive's position or duties; adverse change in reporting lines; or
          assignment of duties materially inconsistent with Executive's
          position; (ii) any reduction in Executive's Base Salary or Annual
          Bonus opportunity; (iii) any reduction in Executive's long-

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          term cash incentive compensation opportunities, other than reductions
          generally affecting other senior executives participating in the
          applicable long-term incentive compensation programs or arrangements;
          (iv) the failure of the Company to pay Executive any compensation or
          benefits when due hereunder; (v) relocation of Executive's principal
          place of work in excess of fifty (50) miles from Executive's current
          principal place of work or (vi) any material breach by the Company of
          the terms of the Agreement; provided that none of the events described
          in this Section 7(c)(ii)(A) shall constitute Good Reason unless the
          Company fails to cure such event within 10 calendar days after receipt
          from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Good
          Reason.

                    (B) "CHANGE OF CONTROL" shall mean the occurrence of any of
          the following events after the Effective Date: (i) the sale or
          disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or
          substantially all of the assets of CSA to any "person" or "group" (as
          such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the
          Exchange Act) other than Permitted Holders or (ii) any person or
          group, other than Permitted Holders, is or becomes the "beneficial
          owner" (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act),
          directly or indirectly, of greater than or equal to 50% of the total
          voting power of the voting stock of CSA, including by way of merger,
          consolidation or otherwise, except where one or more of Cypress
          Merchant Banking Partners II L.P., Cypress Merchant Banking II C.V.,
          55th Street Partners II L.P., Cypress Side-By-Side LLC, GS Capital
          Partners 2000, L.P., GS Capital Partners 2000 Offshore, L.P., GS
          Capital Partners 2000 GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG, GS Capital Partners
          2000 Employee Fund, L.P. and Goldman Sachs Direct Investment Fund
          2000, L.P. (collectively, the "SPONSORS") and/or their respective
          affiliates, immediately following such merger, consolidation or other
          transaction, continue to have the ability to designate or elect a
          majority of the Board of Directors of CSA (or the board of directors
          of the resulting entity or its parent company). For purposes of this
          Agreement, "Permitted Holder" shall mean, as of the date of
          determination, any and all of (x) an employee benefit plan (or trust
          forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the Company or its affiliate
          or (B) any corporation or other person of which a majority of its
          voting power of its voting equity securities or equity interest is
          owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or its affiliate and (y)
          the Sponsors and any of their respective affiliates. Notwithstanding
          that a transaction or series of transactions does not constitute a
          Change of Control, with respect to Executive it shall be deemed to be
          a Change of Control for purposes of Executive's entitlement's
          hereunder if clause (i), above, is satisfied in respect of the
          business or division in which Executive is principally engaged. For
          the avoidance of doubt, a Change of Control pursuant to the
          immediately preceding sentence shall not apply to Executive if his
          employment is not primarily with and for the business or division that
          is sold.

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               (iii) If during the Employment Term Executive's employment is
terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or
Disability) or Executive resigns for Good Reason, Executive shall be entitled to
receive, subject to Executive's execution (without subsequent revocation) of a
release of claims substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the "RELEASE"):

                    (A) Termination On or Prior to the Second Anniversary of the
          Effective Date. If such termination of employment occurs on or prior
          to the second anniversary of the Effective Date, the Accrued Rights,
          but no further payments or benefits pursuant to the terms of this
          Agreement; provided, however, that Executive shall be entitled (albeit
          without duplication of amounts payable in respect of the Accrued
          Rights) to the payments and benefits provided under the Cooper Tire &
          Rubber Company Change in Control Severance Pay Plan (the "EXISTING
          CHANGE IN CONTROL SEVERANCE PLAN"), subject to the terms thereof;
          provided, further, that the Existing Change in Control Severance Plan
          shall be deemed amended such that (i) references to the "Company" and
          the "Employer" shall be deemed to be references to Cooper-Standard
          Automotive Inc., except that references to the "Company" for purposes
          of the definition of Change in Control (as defined in the Existing
          Change in Control Severance Plan) shall be deemed amended to be
          references to CSA Acquisition Corp., (ii) the provisions relating to
          accelerated vesting and cash-out of equity securities will not apply
          to equity securities of the Company or its affiliates, (iii) the
          grantor trust ("RABBI TRUST") funding requirements applicable to the
          Change in Control (as defined in the Existing Change in Control
          Severance Plan) resulting from the transactions contemplated by the
          Purchase Agreement will be satisfied by Cooper & Tire Rubber Company,
          rather than the Company, and any claims for severance or termination
          benefits will be made against the rabbi trust first and exclusively,
          except to the extent there are not sufficient assets in the trust, in
          which event the remaining balance will be payable by the Company, (iv)
          Executive will waive any claims or rights Executive has to termination
          or severance benefits thereunder, other than as a result of the
          termination of Executive's employment during the Severance Period (as
          defined in the Existing Change in Control Severance Plan) (x) by the
          Company without Cause (as defined in the Existing Change in Control
          Severance Plan) or (y) by Executive for Good Reason (as defined
          herein); and (v) the Existing Change in Control Severance Plan shall
          not apply to any Change in Control occurring after the Effective Date
          (i.e., "Change in Control" as defined in the Existing Change in
          Control Severance Plan shall not include any transaction regarding the
          Company which occurs after the Effective Date) (it being understood
          that Executive will be covered solely by the New Change of Control
          Severance Plan (as defined in Section 7(c)(iii)(C)) with respect to
          any Change of Control that occurs after the Effective Date).

                    (B) Termination Prior to a Change of Control and After the
          Second Anniversary of the Effective Date. If such termination of
          employment occurs prior to a Change of Control and after the second
          anniversary of the Effective Date, then:

                    (i)  the Accrued Rights;

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                    (ii) a pro rata portion of any Annual Bonus, if any, that
                         Executive would have been entitled to receive pursuant
                         to Section 4 hereof in respect of such year based upon
                         the percentage of the fiscal year that shall have
                         elapsed through the date of Executive's termination of
                         employment, payable when such Annual Bonus would have
                         otherwise been payable had Executive's employment not
                         terminated;

                    (iii) a single lump sum cash payment within five (5) days
                         following the expiration of such revocation period
                         provided for in the Release equal to two (2) times the
                         sum of Executive's (i) Base Salary plus (ii) Target
                         Annual Bonus for the year prior to such termination of
                         employment;

                    (iv) a single lump sum cash payment within five (5) days
                         following the expiration of such revocation period
                         provided for in the Release equal to the actuarial
                         equivalent (determined using all of the same mortality,
                         interest rate and other methods and assumptions as are
                         used from time to time to determine "actuarial
                         equivalence" under the applicable Retirement Plan (as
                         defined below)) of the excess of (A) the retirement
                         pension (determined as a straight line annuity
                         commencing at age sixty-five (65)) which Executive
                         would have accrued under the terms of any tax qualified
                         defined benefit plan or scheme sponsored by the Company
                         in which Executive participates in (the "RETIREMENT
                         PLAN"), determined as if the Executive had accumulated
                         (after the date of termination) twenty-four (24)
                         additional months of service credit thereunder at
                         Executive's then current rate of compensation (but in
                         no event shall Executive be deemed to have accumulated
                         additional months of service credit after his
                         sixty-fifty (65th) birthday), over (B) the retirement
                         pension (determined as a straight life annuity
                         commencing at age sixty-five (65)) which Executive had
                         then accrued pursuant to the provisions of such
                         Retirement Plan; and

                    (v)  for twenty-four (24) months following his date of
                         termination, the Company shall arrange to provide
                         Executive with life, accident and health insurance
                         benefits on the same basis applicable to active
                         employees of the Company. Benefits otherwise receivable
                         by Executive pursuant to this Subsection (v) shall
                         become secondary to comparable benefits that are
                         actually received by Executive during the remainder of
                         such period following his termination, and any such
                         benefits actually received by Executive shall be
                         reported to the Company.

                    (C) Termination Following a Change of Control and After the
          Second Anniversary of the Effective Date. If such termination of
          employment occurs following a Change of Control and after the second
          anniversary of the Effective Date,

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          the Accrued Rights, but without further payments or benefits
          hereunder, however, Executive shall be entitled (albeit without
          duplication of amounts payable in respect of the Accrued Rights) to be
          covered by the Company's Change of Control Severance Pay Plan,
          substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the "NEW CHANGE OF CONTROL
          SEVERANCE PLAN").

          Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate amounts payable to
Executive pursuant to this Section 7(c)(iii) shall be reduced by the present
value of any other cash severance or termination benefits payable to Executive
under any other plans, programs or arrangements of the Company or its affiliates
including, without limitation, under the New Change of Control Severance Plan.
Following Executive's termination of employment by the Company without Cause (as
defined herein or under the Existing Change in Control Severance Plan) (other
than by reason of Executive's death or Disability) or by Executive's resignation
for Good Reason (or resignation pursuant to Section 4(c) of the Existing Change
in Control Severance Plan), except as set forth in this Section 7(c), Executive
shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under
this Agreement.

                    d. Expiration of Employment Term.

               (i) Election Not to Extend the Employment Term. In the event
either party elects not to extend the Employment Term pursuant to Section 1,
unless Executive's employment is earlier terminated pursuant to paragraphs (a),
(b) or (c) of this Section 7, Executive's termination of employment hereunder
(whether or not Executive continues as an employee of the Company thereafter)
shall be deemed to occur on the close of business on the day immediately
preceding the next scheduled Extension Date and Executive shall be entitled to
receive the Accrued Rights.

          Following such termination of Executive's employment hereunder as a
result of either party's election not to extend the Employment Term, except as
set forth in this Section 7(d)(i), Executive shall have no further rights to any
compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

               (ii) Continued Employment Beyond the Expiration of the Employment
Term. Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, continuation of Executive's
employment with the Company beyond the expiration of the Employment Term in
accordance with Section 1(b) shall be deemed an employment at-will and shall not
be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and Executive's
employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive or the
Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this
Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive's
termination of employment hereunder.

                    e. Notice of Termination. Any purported termination of
employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive's death)
shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto
in accordance with Section 11(h) hereof. For purposes of this Agreement, a
"NOTICE OF TERMINATION" shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific
termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in
reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for
termination of employment under the provision so indicated.

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                    f. Board/Committee Resignation. Upon termination of
Executive's employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the
date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any
committees thereof) and the Board of Directors (and any committees thereof) of
any of the Company's affiliates.

          8. Non-Competition.

                    a. Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly
competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and
accordingly agrees as follows:

               (i) During the Executive's employment with the Company and for a
period of two years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the
Company, Executive will not:

                    (A) engage in any Competitive Activity (as defined in
          Section 8(b)); or

                    (B) induce or attempt to induce customers, business
          relations or accounts of the Company or any of its affiliates to
          relinquish their contracts or relationships with the Company or any
          its affiliates; or

                    (C) solicit, entice, assist or induce other employees,
          agents or independent contractors to leave the employ of the Company
          or any of its affiliates or to terminate their engagements with the
          Company and/or any of its affiliates or assist any competitors of the
          Company or any of its affiliates in securing the services of such
          employees, agents or independent contractors.

                    b. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, "COMPETITIVE
ACTIVITY" means Executive's participation, without the written consent of any
one of the Chief Executive Officer, or Chief Operating Officer (except where
Executive holds any of such positions, in which case the Board shall be required
to provide such written consent), if any, of the Company, in the management of
any business enterprise if such enterprise engages in substantial and direct
competition with the Company or any of its affiliates and such enterprise's
sales of any product or service competitive with any product or service of the
Company or any of its affiliates amounted to 5% of such enterprise's net sales
for its most recently completed fiscal year and if the Company's net sales of
said product or service amounted to 5% of, as applicable, the Company's or its
affiliate's net sales for its most recently completed fiscal year. "Competitive
Activity" will not include (i) the mere ownership of 5% or more of securities in
any such enterprise and the exercise of rights appurtenant thereto or (ii)
participation in the management of any such enterprise other than in connection
with the competitive operations of such enterprise.

          9. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property.

                    a. Confidentiality.

               (i) Executive acknowledges and agrees that in the performance of
his duties as an employee of the Company or an affiliate thereof, he was and
will continue to be brought into frequent contact with, had and will continue to
have access to, and became and will continue

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to become informed of confidential and proprietary information of the Company
and its affiliates and/or information which is a trade secret of the Company
and/or its affiliates (collectively, "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION"), as more fully
described in Subsection (ii) of this Section. Executive acknowledges and agrees
that the Confidential Information of the Company and its affiliates gained by
Executive during his association with the Company and its affiliates was, is and
will be developed by and/or for the Company and its affiliates through
substantial expenditure of time, effort and money and constitutes valuable and
unique property of the Company and its affiliates.

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               (ii) The Executive will keep in strict confidence, and will not,
directly or indirectly, at any time, disclose, furnish, disseminate, make
available, use or suffer to be used in any manner any Confidential Information
of the Company or its affiliates without limitation as to when or how Executive
may have acquired such Confidential Information (subject to subsection (iv).
Executive specifically acknowledges that Confidential Information includes any
and all information, whether reduced to writing (or in a form from which
information can be obtained, translated, or derived into reasonably usable
form), or maintained in the mind or memory of Executive and whether compiled or
created by the Company or its affiliates, which derives independent economic
value from not being readily known to or ascertainable by proper means by others
who can obtain economic value from the disclosure or use of such information,
that reasonable efforts have been put forth by the Company and its affiliates to
maintain the secrecy of Confidential Information, that such Confidential
Information is and will remain the sole property of the Company and its
affiliates, and that any retention (in tangible form) or use by Executive of
Confidential Information not in the good faith performance of his duties in the
best interest of the Company or, in any case, after the termination of
Executive's employment with and services for the Company and its affiliates
shall constitute a misappropriation of the Company's Confidential Information.

               (iii) The Executive further agrees that he shall return, within
ten (10) days of the effective date of his termination as an employee of the
Company and its affiliates, in good condition, all property of the Company and
its affiliates then in Executive's possession, including, without limitation,
whether in hard copy or in any other media (i) property, documents and/or all
other materials (including copies, reproductions, summaries and/or analyses)
which constitute, refer or relate to Confidential Information of the Company or
its affiliates, (ii) keys to property of the Company or its affiliates, (iii)
files and (iv) blueprints or other drawings.

               (iv) Executive further acknowledges and agrees that his
obligation of confidentiality shall survive until and unless such Confidential
Information of the Company or its affiliates shall have become, through no fault
of Executive, generally known to the industry or Executive is required by law
(after providing the Company with notice and opportunity to contest such
requirement) to make disclosure. Executive's obligations under this Section are
in addition to, and not in limitation or preemption of, all other obligations of
confidentiality which Executive may have to the Company and its affiliates under
general legal or equitable principles or statutes.

                    b. Intellectual Property.

               (i) If Executive has created, invented or contributed to any
works of authorship, inventions, software, databases, systems or other
intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product ("WORKS")
prior to Executive's employment, that are relevant to or implicated by such
employment ("PRIOR WORKS"), Executive hereby agrees not to seek royalties or
other compensation from the Company, and not to assert any infringement or
similar claim against the Company, for the Company's use of such Prior Works.

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               (ii) If Executive creates, invents or contributes to any Works at
any time during Executive's employment and within the scope of such employment
and/or with the use of any Company resources ("COMPANY WORKS"), Executive hereby
assigns and shall assign all rights and intellectual property rights therein to
the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally
in the Company.

          10. Specific Performance/Survival. Executive acknowledges and agrees
that the Company's remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of
the provisions of Section 8 or 9 would be inadequate and the Company would
suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In
recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach
or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without
posting any bond, shall be entitled to cease making any payments or providing
any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in
the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or
permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available.
In the event the Company wrongfully ceases making payments and providing
benefits in accordance with the prior sentence, Executive shall be entitled to
recover reasonable attorney fees, incurred in recovering such payments or
benefits. The provisions of Section 8, 9 and 10 shall survive the termination of
this Agreement.

          11. Miscellaneous.

                    a. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, without regard
to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

                    b. Entire Agreement/Amendments. This Agreement contains the
entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive
by the Company. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties,
covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter
herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement may not be
altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties
hereto.

                    c. No Waiver. The failure of a party to insist upon strict
adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered
a waiver of such party's rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to
insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

                    d. Severability. In the event that any one or more of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

                    e. Assignment. This Agreement, and all of Executive's rights
and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any
purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing
shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement may
be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is an affiliate, and
shall be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is a successor in

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interest to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon
such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall
become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or
entity.

                    f. Set Off; No Mitigation. The Company's obligation to pay
Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder
shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by
Executive to the Company or its affiliates. However, Executive shall not be
required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this
Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise.

                    g. Successors; Binding Agreement. This Agreement shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon personal or legal representatives,
executors, administrators, successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and
legatees.

                    h. Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and
all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight
courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail,
return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses
set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may
have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that
notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

          If to the Company:

          Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc.
          39550 Orchard Hill Place Drive
          Novi, MI 48375
          Phone: 248-596-5900
          Attention:

          If to Executive:

          To the most recent address of Executive set forth in the personnel
          records of the Company.

                    i. Executive Representation. Executive hereby represents to
the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and
the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive's duties hereunder
shall not constitute a breach of, or otherwise contravene, the terms of any
employment agreement or other agreement or policy to which Executive is a party
or otherwise bound.

                    j. Prior Agreements This Agreement supercedes all prior
agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive
and the Company and/or its affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of
Executive's employment with the Company and/or its affiliates including, without
limitation, the term sheet attached to the letter agreement dated September 16,
2004 between among The Cypress Group L.L.C., GS Capital Partners 2000, L.P. and
Executive. For the avoidance of doubt, this Agreement shall not supercede the

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Company's Change of Control Severance Pay Plan and any equity-based awards
granted to the Executive pursuant to the 2004 CSA Acquisition Corp. Stock
Incentive Plan.

                    k. Cooperation. Executive shall provide Executive's
reasonable cooperation in connection with any action or proceeding (or any
appeal from any action or proceeding) which relates to events occurring during
Executive's employment hereunder. This provision shall survive any termination
of this Agreement.

                    l. Withholding Taxes. The Company may withhold from any
amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may
be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

                    m. Survival. The provisions of Sections 8, 9, 10 and 11 of
this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive's
termination of employment hereunder

                    n. Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in
counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the
signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.            EXECUTIVE

/s/ Allen J. Campbell                      /s/ James W. Pifer
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By: Allen J. Campbell                      Name: James W. Pifer
Title: Vice President

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                        COOPER-STANDARD AUTOMOTIVE INC.

                                FORM OF RELEASE

     WHEREAS, James W. Pifer's (the "EXECUTIVE") employment has been terminated
in accordance with Section 7(c) of the Employment Agreement dated as of December
23, 2004 between Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. ("COOPER") and the Executive
(the "EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT"); and

     WHEREAS, the Executive is required to sign this Release in order to receive
the severance and termination benefits described in Section 7(c) of the
Employment Agreement.

     NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and agreements contained
herein and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of
which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Executive
agrees as follows:

     1. This Release is effective on the date hereof and will continue in effect
as provided herein.

     2. In consideration of the payments to be made and the benefits to be
received by the Executive pursuant to the Employment Agreement, which the
Executive acknowledges are in addition to payments and benefits which the
Executive would be entitled to receive absent the Employment Agreement, the
Executive, for himself and his dependents, successors, assigns, heirs, executors
and administrators (and his and their legal representatives of every kind),
hereby releases, dismisses, remises and forever discharges Cooper, its
predecessors, parents, subsidiaries, divisions, related or affiliated companies,
officers, directors, stockholders, members, employees, heirs, successors,
assigns, representatives, agents and counsel (the "COMPANY") from any and all
arbitrations, claims, including claims for attorney's fees, demands, damages,
suits, proceedings, actions and/or causes of action of any kind and every
description, whether known or unknown, which Executive now has or may have had
for, upon, or by reason of any cause whatsoever ("CLAIMS"), against the Company,
including but not limited to:

          (a) any and all claims arising out of or relating to Executive's
     employment by or service with the Company and his termination from the
     Company;

          (b) any and all claims of discrimination, including but not limited to
     claims of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, age, national origin,
     marital status, religion or handicap, including, specifically, but without
     limiting the generality of the foregoing, any claims under the Age
     Discrimination in Employment Act, as amended, Title VII of the Civil Rights
     Act of 1964, as amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act, The
     Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, the Michigan Handicappers' Civil Rights
     Act, the Michigan Wage Payment Act (MCLA Section 408.471), the Polygraph
     Protection Act of 1981, the Michigan Whistleblower's Protection Act (MCLA
     Section 15.361), the common law of

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     the State of Michigan, and any other applicable state statutes and
     regulations; and provided, however, that the foregoing shall not apply to
     claims to enforce rights that Executive may have as of the date hereof or
     in the future under any of Cooper's health, welfare, retirement, pension or
     incentive plans, under any indemnification agreement between the Executive
     and Cooper, under Cooper's indemnification by-laws, under the directors'
     and officers' liability coverage maintained by Cooper, under the applicable
     provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or that Executive may
     have in the future under the Employment Agreement or under this Release.

          (c) any and all claims of wrongful or unjust discharge or breach of
     any contract or promise, express or implied.

     3. Executive understands and acknowledges that the Company does not admit
any violation of law, liability or invasion of any of his rights and that any
such violation, liability or invasion is expressly denied. The consideration
provided for this Release is made for the purpose of settling and extinguishing
all claims and rights (and every other similar or dissimilar matter) that
Executive ever had or now may have against the Company to the extent provided in
this Release. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that no representations,
promises or inducements have been made by the Company other than as appear in
the Employment Agreement.

     4. Executive further agrees and acknowledges that:

          (a) The release provided for herein releases claims to and including
     the date of this Release;

          (b) Executive has been advised by the Company to consult with legal
     counsel prior to executing this Release, has had an opportunity to consult
     with and to be advised by legal counsel of his choice, fully understands
     the terms of this Release, and enters into this Release freely, voluntarily
     and intending to be bound;

          (c) Executive has been given a period of 21 days to review and
     consider the terms of this Release, prior to its execution and that he may
     use as much of the 21 day period as he desires; and

          (d) Executive may, within 7 days after execution, revoke this Release.
     Revocation shall be made by delivering a written notice of revocation to
     the General Counsel at Cooper. For such revocation to be effective, written
     notice must be actually received by the General Counsel at Cooper no later
     than the close of business on the 7th day after Executive executes this
     Release. If Executive does exercise his right to revoke this Release, all
     of the terms and conditions of the Release shall be of no force and effect
     and Cooper shall not have any obligation to make payments or provide
     benefits to Executive as set forth in the Employment Agreement.

     5. Executive agrees that he will never file a lawsuit or other complaint
asserting any claim that is released in this Release.

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     6. Executive waives and releases any claim that he has or may have to
reemployment after the date of this Release.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has executed and delivered this Release on the
date set forth below.

Dated:
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                                           James W. Pifer
                                           Executive

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