Cooper Standard Layoff
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGOhio Department of Job and Family Services· filed December 15, 2025View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: New Lexington, OH (Perry County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on December 15, 2025.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the OH state workforce agency.
Summary
Cooper Standard announced the planned closure of its New Lexington, Ohio plant and a resulting workforce reduction affecting 228 employees. The company filed a WARN notice citing ongoing analysis of plant utilization and efforts to optimize its manufacturing footprint and operating efficiency. Separations are scheduled to begin Feb. 6, 2026, and the facility is slated to permanently close on July 1, 2027; union members with UAW Local 1686 will be notified at least 60 days before their last day. Hourly and salaried employees may be offered transfers to other facilities if feasible and if they meet eligibility requirements. The announcement frames the layoffs as part of operational optimization rather than an immediate termination action.
Cooper Standard disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the OH state workforce agency on December 15, 2025. The notice covers 228 employees in New Lexington, OH (Perry County).
That is roughly 2.3% of the 9,900 people Cooper Standard employs.
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