How big is motor vehicles and parts manufacturing in the U.S.?

Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing produced $185B of value added in 2025, or 6.3% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.6% of total GDP, per BEA GDP-by-industry data. It ranks 7 of 19 manufacturing subsectors by size.

Is motor vehicles and parts manufacturing growing or shrinking?

In the latest annual data (2025), motor vehicles and parts value added is down 3.0% year over year in dollar terms. The full quarterly series since 2005 is charted above and updates with each BEA release.

Which states produce the most motor vehicles and parts?

Michigan leads with $40.8B of motor vehicles and parts GDP in 2025, followed by Texas ($28.4B) and Indiana ($19.9B), per BEA state GDP data.

Is motor vehicles and parts a durable or nondurable goods industry?

BEA classes motor vehicles and parts manufacturing as durable goods. Durable goods (metals, machinery, electronics, vehicles) are products with a service life of three years or more.

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Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing

Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing produced $185B of value added in 2025. That is 6.3% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.6% of GDP, making it the 7th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors the Bureau of Economic Analysis tracks. Output shrank 3.0% year over year. It is classed as durable goods manufacturing; the largest producing state is Michigan ($40.8B in 2025).

Output and growth

Value added: $185B in 2025, 6.3% of all U.S. manufacturing and 0.6% of GDP.
Year-over-year change: -3% in dollar terms.
Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3361MV).

Top producing states

Michigan: $40.8B (2025)
Texas: $28.4B (2025)
Indiana: $19.9B (2025)

Frequently asked questions

How big is motor vehicles and parts manufacturing in the U.S.? Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing produced $185B of value added in 2025, or 6.3% of all U.S. manufacturing output and 0.6% of total GDP, per BEA GDP-by-industry data. It ranks 7 of 19 manufacturing subsectors by size.
Is motor vehicles and parts manufacturing growing or shrinking? In the latest annual data (2025), motor vehicles and parts value added is down 3.0% year over year in dollar terms. The full quarterly series since 2005 is charted above and updates with each BEA release.
Which states produce the most motor vehicles and parts? Michigan leads with $40.8B of motor vehicles and parts GDP in 2025, followed by Texas ($28.4B) and Indiana ($19.9B), per BEA state GDP data.
Is motor vehicles and parts a durable or nondurable goods industry? BEA classes motor vehicles and parts manufacturing as durable goods. Durable goods (metals, machinery, electronics, vehicles) are products with a service life of three years or more.

About this data

Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (public domain). National quarterly values are seasonally adjusted annual rates. Corporate-profit industry detail reflects inventory valuation adjustment without capital consumption adjustment, per NIPA table 6.16D conventions.

Last reviewed 2026-10-01.