Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing in Kentucky

Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing added $10.7B of value to Kentucky's economy in 2024, up 5.6% year over year. That ranks Kentucky 7th of 51 states and DC for this industry. It is 21.8% of Kentucky's manufacturing output. Nationally, motor vehicles and parts is a $184B industry (the 7th-largest of the 19 manufacturing subsectors), per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Output and rank

  • Value added: $10.7B in 2024, #7 of 51 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: +5.6% year over year.
  • Share of Kentucky's manufacturing: 21.8% of the state's total manufacturing value added.
  • National context: motor vehicles and parts is a $184B industry nationally, #7 of the 19 manufacturing subsectors (-1% year over year).
  • Classification: durable goods manufacturing (BEA subsector 3361MV).

Frequently asked questions

  • How big is the motor vehicles and parts industry in Kentucky? Motor Vehicles and Parts added $10.7B of value in Kentucky in 2024, ranking the state 7th of 51 for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is motor vehicles and parts growing in Kentucky? Kentucky's motor vehicles and parts output grew 5.6% year over year to 2024. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of Kentucky's manufacturing is motor vehicles and parts? Motor Vehicles and Parts is 21.8% of Kentucky's total manufacturing value added in 2024, 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 2026-05-12.