America's automobile industry doesn't just manufacture the passenger cars and light trucks that millions of Americans depend on for work, shopping, vacation and other mobility needs. Auto manufacturers, along with their suppliers and dealers, drive the U.S. economy, and that economic engine has more horsepower than people realize.
MICHIGAN
MICHIGAN

  Michigan has 89 automotive facilities including production facilities in Craft Center, Grand River, Sterling Heights, Warren, Wixom, Lansing, Flint, Orion, Pontiac, Detroit, Dearborn, Wayne, Flat Rock and Hamtramck. "Automotive facilities" may include parts distribution, corporate offices, research and development, sales and marketing centers, financial centers, and engineering and design facilities. Michigan has the highest automobile industry employment in the country. Almost 22 percent of the state's workforce is employed in either the automobile industry or in a job dependent on the auto industry. Other pertinent facts on the contribution of the automobile industry in Michigan follow:
 
   
1,007,500 2,687,547
   
 
 Production Facilities
 
 DaimlerChrysler has two plants in Detroit; one that produces the Plymouth Prowler and Dodge Viper, and another that produces the Jeep Grand Cherokee; a plant in Sterling Heights that produces the Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus; and a plant in Warren that produces the Dodge Dakota and Dodge Ram.
 
 
 Ford has the Dearborn Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Mustang; Wayne Assembly that produces the Ford Focus; Michigan Truck Assembly Plant that produces the Ford Expedition and Mercury Navigator; and Wixom Assembly Plant that produces the Lincoln Continental, Lincoln LS and Lincoln Town Car and the 2002 Thunderbird.
 
 
 GM has a plant in Craft Center that produces the Saturn EV1; Flint that produces the Pontiac Bonneville, Chevy C/K, and Buick LeSabre; Hamtramck that produces the Cadillac Eldorado, Cadillac Fleetwood Deville, Buick LeSabre, and Cadillac Seville; Lansing Pontiac Alero, Chevrolet Cavalier, Pontiac Grand Am, Pontiac Sunfire; Orion that produces the Oldsmobile Aurora Pontiac Bonneville, Buick LeSabre, and Buick Park Avenue; and the Pontiac East plant that produces the Chevrolet Silverado and the GMC Sierra.
 
 
 The co-owned (Ford and Mazda) Auto Alliance Plant in Flat Rock produces the MAZADA6 models.
 
 Percent of Total Workforce
 22
 Direct Employment  
 289,300
 Auto Related Employment  
 296,100
 Auto Dependent Employment  
 1,007,500
 Wages
 $44.7 Million
 New Vehicle Dealerships
 818
 Dealership Annual Sales
 $30.1 Billion
 Production Facilities
 13
 Vehicles Produced
 2,687,547
 New Registrations
 864,133
 Registered Vehicles
 8,435,721
 Publicly Owned Vehicles
 139,390
 Licensed Drivers
 6,925,000
 Total Miles Driven
 97.7 Billion
 
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is a trade association of 9 car and light truck manufacturers including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen. One out of every 10 jobs in the U.S. is dependent on the automotive industry. No other industry is linked to so much U.S. manufacturing or generates more retail business and employment. For more information, visit the Alliance website at http://www.autoalliance.org/.
The landmark study, "Contribution Of The Automotive Industry To The U.S. Economy," was prepared by the University of Michigan and the Center for Automotive Research. In addition to the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, the Association of Internal Automobile Manufacturers also sponsered the study. For more information, including state-by-state economic contribution and employment figures, log on to http://www.autoalliance.org/.

All facts and figures are from the 2003 "Ward's Motor Vehicle Facts & Figures," which is a reference book documenting the performance and impact of the U.S. auto industry. For more information, contact Ward's at (248) 357-8000 or visit their website at http://www.wardsauto.com/.