Breakdown of car production by USA State
- Into 12 million vehicles (PC + LUV) produced in the US in 2015, nearly 8 million were light trucks (American segmentation: SUVs, minivans, pickups, vans) and slightly more than 4 million were passenger cars (American segmentation: sedans, station wagons, coupes, convertibles). The production of light trucks exceeded that of passenger cars in the early 2000s and the gap between the two volumes has grown steadily since.
- The production of GM, Ford and Chrysler represents only 52.5% of US production in 2015, whereas it represented nearly 100% even in the 80s.
- Formerly concentrated in Michigan (around Detroit), US production has gradually migrated to a dozen other states, especially since the arrival of Japanese manufacturers (in the 80s) and German manufacturer (in the 90s). This change was accompanied by a wave of plant closures at GM, Ford and Chrysler in Michigan.
- Result: Michigan now accounts for a quarter of US production (2.9 million units) against almost 100% into the 80's. It lost almost two thirds of its production volume compared to 1970.
- Ohio became the second producer of state vehicles and now produces almost as much as Michigan (2.7 million units), thanks to Honda and Nissan. Michigan and Ohio account for 45.5% of US production.
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