Advocacy

The Impact of the U.S. Vehicle Supplier Industry

The vehicle supplier industry is the largest sector of manufacturing jobs in the United States, an industry:

• Operating in all 50 states; 

• Directly employing almost one million Americans;
• With direct, indirect, and induced vehicle supplier employment accounting for more than 4.8 million U.S. jobs;
• Contributing 2.5% of the U.S. GDP; 
• And with an average U.S. wage for direct vehicle supplier jobs of $80,300 — exceeding the average of all U.S. manufacturing sectors;¹
• Vehicle suppliers conceive, design, and manufacture the OE components and technologies that make up more than 77% of the value in new vehicles. 
• Vehicle suppliers also manufacture aftermarket parts and materials for the maintenance and repair of over 290 million vehicles on our roads.