Mobility & Automotive
The Detroit Region is the largest automotive cluster in North America
From smart manufacturing to autonomous and electric vehicles, the Motor City is defining the future of the mobility and automotive industry.
- Michigan is the #1 U.S. state for both automotive R&D and production (2018; 2020).
- The Detroit Region has one of the largest and most skilled manufacturing and engineering workforces in the U.S.
- Michigan leads the nation in new mobility and automotive investments, accounting for 41% of all U.S. investments in the sector between 2009-2019.
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Mobility & Automotive Regional Facts
26
OEM Headquarters and Tech Centers
#1
State for Automotive R&D and Production
(2018; 2020)
#2
U.S. Metro for Concentration in Engineering Talent
in 2020
31
Testing Deployments and Proving Grounds
#1
for Operational and Planned U.S. DOT Connected Vehicle Deployments
U.S. Department of Transportation
1.7 Million
Vehicles Across 21 Models Assembled in the Detroit Region
in 2020
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The Detroit Region is leading the U.S. in automotive innovation and production.
Our industry sector is the largest, most productive cluster of automotive-related companies in the United States. In 2020, Michigan accounted for 18% of all automotive production in the U.S. That includes $41 billion worth of U.S. investment from 2010-2020, as our companies innovate new mobility and automotive technology.
- The Detroit Region is home to 26 OEM headquarters and tech centers.
- 96 of the Top 100 automotive suppliers are located in the Detroit Region, including 60 headquarters.
- Michigan is the #1 state for automotive R&D, accounting for nearly 70% of the U.S. total in 2018.
Our workforce is built for automotive manufacturing and engineering.
The Detroit Region is home to one of the largest and most skilled manufacturing and assembly workforces in the country. Companies benefit from the second largest concentration of engineering talent in the U.S. And our skilled talent is significantly more affordable than our coastal competitors—saving companies money while fueling their progress.
- Detroit is the #1 U.S. Metro for assembly talent with 50,000 employed in 2021 and the nation’s lowest turnover rate in 2020.
- Detroit is the #1 U.S. Metro for vehicle parts manufacturing talent with nearly 65,000 employed in 2021.
- Detroit is the #2 U.S. Metro for largest concentration of engineering talent with more than 80,000 engineers in 2021.
The Detroit Region is developing and deploying autonomous and electric vehicle technology.
As mobility technology advances, the Detroit Region is leading cutting-edge innovation. We are attracting the world’s top companies in electric vehicles, battery systems, and sensor technologies. We’re also home to the American Center for Mobility, the premier test bed for connected and automated vehicles.
- Michigan received $10.6 billion in investment from electric vehicle and autonomous vehicle firms between 2010-2020.
- 50% of our top OEMs and suppliers are working on autonomous, connected, and electric vehicles.
- The Detroit Region has 6 motor vehicle assembly plants producing electric vehicles.
Mobility & Automotive Sources: Automotive News, Center for Automotive Research, Emsi Economic Modeling, MICHauto, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
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