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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Build your business with Ohio partners who can help you succeed.

Ohio is a manufacturing powerhouse at the center of the motor vehicle industry. Second only to Michigan in both assembly and parts operations, Ohio is also the third largest manufacturing state in the U.S.

Among the many advantages of locating your business in Ohio, you'll benefit from lower costs through easy access to a world-class automotive supply chain and profitable manufacturing markets.

Keep costs low in Ohio with proximity to world-class automotive manufacturing

Access to profitable markets
More than 68.2 percent of North American light vehicle production is done in Ohio or within 500 miles (805 kilometers) of the state's borders.

Automotive suppliers employ more than 72,000 people in Ohio
The greatest concentrations of industry employment are in:

• Metal stamping, (21.6 percent of U.S. business)
• Transmission and power train parts (15.1 percent of U.S. production)

Many of the nation's bestselling vehicles come from Ohio's six high-volume, light-vehicle plants

• Honda Accord and CR-V
• Jeep Wrangler
• Ford Econoline vans

High volume assembly and production

• Light vehicles produced in Ohio: 1.1 million
• Light trucks assembled in Ohio: 590,000

Fortune magazine's U.S. 1,000 or Global 500 with motor vehicle industry world headquarters in Ohio:
Cooper Tire & Rubber, Dana, Eaton, Goodyear Tire & Rubber, Parker-Hannifin, Thor Industries and Worthington Industries.

Ohio offers a strong economy and tax incentives for your business

Manufacturing powerhouse

• 3rd largest manufacturing state in the United States ($84.1 billion)
• 2nd only to Michigan in both motor vehicle assembly and parts operations

Ready workforce
Ohio's total labor force exceeds five million people.

Vibrant economy
8th largest source for Gross Domestic Product ($471.3 billion in GDP) among the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Business Friendly
Ohio's recent tax reform is designed to help reduce your business costs through lower taxes, incentives and additional assistance, including grants and loans.

To learn more download the Ohio Motor Vehicle Industry Snapshot