Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing in North Carolina

Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing added $3.4B of value to North Carolina's economy in 2025, down 7.4% year over year. That ranks North Carolina 14th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 3% of North Carolina'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: $3.4B in 2025, #14 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
  • Growth: -7.4% year over year.
  • Share of North Carolina's manufacturing: 3% 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 North Carolina? Motor Vehicles and Parts added $3.4B of value in North Carolina in 2025, ranking the state 14th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
  • Is motor vehicles and parts growing in North Carolina? North Carolina's motor vehicles and parts output shrank 7.4% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
  • What share of North Carolina's manufacturing is motor vehicles and parts? Motor Vehicles and Parts is 3% of North Carolina'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.