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America's auto industry is mid-transition to electrification. Major OEM and supplier investments are reshaping the historic Midwest-to-Southeast "auto alley" and creating an emerging "battery belt" across the Southeast. Plant-level employment is typically smaller than the 1980s assembly plants of the same footprint, but capital-per-vehicle is significantly higher.

Projects
10
Investment
$38.25B
Jobs
42,000
Companies
10
States
7
Geographic Distribution

Projects across the country

Largest announced project
Automotive

Hyundai Motor Group

Ellabell, Georgia
Investment
$7.60B
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Largest employer by jobs
Automotive

Hyundai Motor Group

Ellabell, Georgia
Expected jobs
8,100
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Top investing states

Automotive by state

  1. Georgia
    3 projects
    18,600 jobs
    $18.40B
  2. Tennessee
    1 projects
    6,000 jobs
    $5.60B
  3. Michigan
    2 projects
    4,900 jobs
    $4.85B
  4. Nevada
    1 projects
    3,000 jobs
    $3.60B
  5. Alabama
    1 projects
    4,000 jobs
    $2.30B
  6. South Carolina
    1 projects
    4,000 jobs
    $2.00B
  7. Illinois
    1 projects
    1,500 jobs
    $1.50B
Top companies

By announced investment

  1. Hyundai Motor Group
    1 projects
    8,100 jobs
    $7.60B
  2. Hyundai
    1 projects
    3,000 jobs
    $5.80B
  3. Ford Motor Company
    1 projects
    6,000 jobs
    $5.60B
  4. Rivian
    1 projects
    7,500 jobs
    $5.00B
  5. General Motors
    1 projects
    4,000 jobs
    $4.00B
  6. Tesla
    1 projects
    3,000 jobs
    $3.60B
  7. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing
    1 projects
    4,000 jobs
    $2.30B
  8. Scout Motors
    1 projects
    4,000 jobs
    $2.00B
  9. Stellantis
    1 projects
    1,500 jobs
    $1.50B
  10. Ford
    1 projects
    900 jobs
    $850.0M
Timeline

Announcement chronology

  1. Nov 13, 2025Hyundai (Metaplant Phase 2)Ellabell, Georgia · Automotive$5.80B
  2. Sep 9, 2025Stellantis (Belvidere Reopening)Belvidere, Illinois · Automotive$1.50B
  3. Apr 15, 2024Ford (Flat Rock EV)Flat Rock, Michigan · Automotive$850.0M
  4. Jan 25, 2024TeslaSparks, Nevada · Automotive$3.60B
  5. Mar 3, 2023Scout Motors (VW)Blythewood, South Carolina · Automotive$2.00B
  6. May 20, 2022Hyundai Motor GroupEllabell, Georgia · Automotive$7.60B
  7. Jan 25, 2022General Motors (Orion EV Trucks)Orion Township, Michigan · Automotive$4.00B
  8. Dec 16, 2021RivianSocial Circle, Georgia · Automotive$5.00B
  9. Sep 27, 2021Ford Motor CompanyStanton, Tennessee · Automotive$5.60B
  10. Jan 10, 2018Mazda Toyota ManufacturingHuntsville, Alabama · Automotive$2.30B
Every tracked project

Automotive ledger · 10

CompanyIndustryLocationStatusInvestmentJobsAnnounced
Hyundai (Metaplant Phase 2)AutomotiveEllabell, GeorgiaPlanning$5.80B3,000Nov 13, 2025
Stellantis (Belvidere Reopening)AutomotiveBelvidere, IllinoisPlanning$1.50B1,500Sep 9, 2025
Ford (Flat Rock EV)AutomotiveFlat Rock, MichiganUnder Construction$850.0M900Apr 15, 2024
TeslaAutomotiveSparks, NevadaUnder Construction$3.60B3,000Jan 25, 2024
Scout Motors (VW)AutomotiveBlythewood, South CarolinaUnder Construction$2.00B4,000Mar 3, 2023
Hyundai Motor GroupAutomotiveEllabell, GeorgiaOperational$7.60B8,100May 20, 2022
General Motors (Orion EV Trucks)AutomotiveOrion Township, MichiganUnder Construction$4.00B4,000Jan 25, 2022
RivianAutomotiveSocial Circle, GeorgiaPlanning$5.00B7,500Dec 16, 2021
Ford Motor CompanyAutomotiveStanton, TennesseeUnder Construction$5.60B6,000Sep 27, 2021
Mazda Toyota ManufacturingAutomotiveHuntsville, AlabamaOperational$2.30B4,000Jan 10, 2018
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