Manufacturing Economy Monitor
Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing in Idaho
Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing added $252M of value to Idaho's economy in 2025, down 4.7% year over year. That ranks Idaho 35th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 1.9% of Idaho's manufacturing output. Nationally, motor vehicles and parts is a $185B industry (the 7th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Output and rank
- Value added: $252M in 2025, #35 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
- Growth: -4.7% year over year.
- Share of Idaho's manufacturing: 1.9% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
- National context: motor vehicles and parts is a $185B industry nationally, #7 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-3% year over year).
- Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3361MV).
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the motor vehicles and parts industry in Idaho? Motor Vehicles and Parts added $252M of value in Idaho in 2025, ranking the state 35th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
- Is motor vehicles and parts growing in Idaho? Idaho's motor vehicles and parts output shrank 4.7% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
- What share of Idaho's manufacturing is motor vehicles and parts? Motor Vehicles and Parts is 1.9% of Idaho's total manufacturing value added in 2025, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
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.