How big is the motor vehicles and parts industry in Tennessee?

Motor Vehicles and Parts added $8.2B of value in Tennessee in 2025, ranking the state 8th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

Is motor vehicles and parts growing in Tennessee?

Tennessee's motor vehicles and parts output shrank 7.5% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.

What share of Tennessee's manufacturing is motor vehicles and parts?

Motor Vehicles and Parts is 12% of Tennessee's total manufacturing value added in 2025, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.

Manufacturing Economy Monitor

Motor Vehicles and Parts Manufacturing in Tennessee

Motor Vehicles and Parts manufacturing added $8.2B of value to Tennessee's economy in 2025, down 7.5% year over year. That ranks Tennessee 8th of 50 states and DC for this industry. It is 12% of Tennessee'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: $8.2B in 2025, #8 of 50 states and DC for this industry.
Growth: -7.5% year over year.
Share of Tennessee's manufacturing: 12% 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 Tennessee? Motor Vehicles and Parts added $8.2B of value in Tennessee in 2025, ranking the state 8th of 50 states and DC for this industry, per BEA state GDP-by-industry data.
Is motor vehicles and parts growing in Tennessee? Tennessee's motor vehicles and parts output shrank 7.5% year over year to 2025. The chart above traces the full annual series since 1997.
What share of Tennessee's manufacturing is motor vehicles and parts? Motor Vehicles and Parts is 12% of Tennessee'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.