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Automotive Facilities

California Facilities

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Built in Every Corner of the Country

Facility Organization City State Type
Fremont Factory Tesla Fremont California Assembly
Global Propulsion Systems -- Advanced Technology Center -- Torrance General Motors Company Torrance California Parts Manufacturing
Magna Operations Magna Goleta California Parts Manufacturing
TABC Toyota Long Beach California Parts Manufacturing
Audi DesignLoft Volkswagen Group Malibu California R&D / Engineering
Audi on Demand Volkswagen Group San Francisco California R&D / Engineering
Audi San Francisco Volkswagen Group San Francisco California R&D / Engineering
BMW iVentures BMW Group Mountain View California R&D / Engineering
BMW of North America Engineering and Emission Test Center BMW Group Oxnard California R&D / Engineering
BMW Technology Office BMW Group Mountain View California R&D / Engineering
Design Center Volkswagen Group Santa Monica California R&D / Engineering
Designworks (BMW Group) BMW Group Santa Monica California R&D / Engineering
Ford Research and Innovation Center Ford Motor Company Palo Alto California R&D / Engineering
Future Center California UX Volkswagen Group Belmont California R&D / Engineering
Honda Innovations, Inc. Honda Mountain View California R&D / Engineering
Honda Performance Development Honda Santa Clarita California R&D / Engineering
Honda Proving Center of California Honda Cantil California R&D / Engineering
Innovation and Engineering Center California Volkswagen Group Belmont California R&D / Engineering
Kia Design Center America Kia Irvine California R&D / Engineering
Mazda R&D Irvine Mazda Irvine California R&D / Engineering
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Mercedes-Benz Long Beach California R&D / Engineering
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Mercedes-Benz Carlsbad California R&D / Engineering
NASI-Research & Development Subaru Tustin California R&D / Engineering
NASI-Research & Development Subaru Cypress California R&D / Engineering
North Hollywood Design Center General Motors Company North Hollywood California R&D / Engineering
Palo Alto Advanced Technology Office General Motors Company Palo Alto California R&D / Engineering
R&D Business Unit Honda Torrance California R&D / Engineering
Silicon Valley Research Office Honda San Jose California R&D / Engineering
Testcenter California Volkswagen Group Oxnard California R&D / Engineering
Volvo Car Design Studio Volvo Camarillo California R&D / Engineering
Volvo Car Technology Volvo Mountain View California R&D / Engineering
Volvo Car Technology Volvo Sunnyvale California R&D / Engineering
American Honda Finance Corp. Office Honda Torrance California Offices & Training Centers
American Honda Finance Corp. Office Honda Cypress California Offices & Training Centers
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Honda Torrance California Offices & Training Centers
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Zone Office Honda Torrance California Offices & Training Centers
Audi Santa Clara Volkswagen Group Santa Clara California Offices & Training Centers
Audi Western Volkswagen Group Woodland Hills California Offices & Training Centers
BMW National Workshop BMW Group Riverside California Offices & Training Centers
BMW of North America Regional Office BMW Group Santa Monica California Offices & Training Centers
BMW of North America Training Center BMW Group Ontario California Offices & Training Centers
GM Financial -- So. California Branch Office General Motors Company Cerritos California Offices & Training Centers
Headquarters Karma Automotive LLC Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Kia America Kia Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Kia Regional Office Kia Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Kia Training Center Kia Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Los Angeles Regional Office Ford Motor Company Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Mazda North American Operations Mazda Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Mazda Regional Office Mazda Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Mazda Technical Service Mazda Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Mercedes-Benz Sunnyvale California Offices & Training Centers
Mercedes-Benz USA Mercedes-Benz Long Beach California Offices & Training Centers
Mobis Parts America, LLC (Hyundai/Kia) Hyundai Fountain Valley California Offices & Training Centers
Sales, Service and Marketing -- Western Regional Office General Motors Company Westlake Village California Offices & Training Centers
San Francisco Regional Office Ford Motor Company San Ramon California Offices & Training Centers
Satellite Office - CA Subaru El Segundo California Offices & Training Centers
Subaru Service Training Center - Ontario, CA Subaru Rialto California Offices & Training Centers
Subaru Service Training Center - Stockton, CA Subaru West Sacramento California Offices & Training Centers
Volkswagen Credit Pacific Office Volkswagen Group Woodland Hills California Offices & Training Centers
Volvo Car USA Volvo Los Angeles California Offices & Training Centers
Volvo Car USA Volvo Irvine California Offices & Training Centers
VW Pacific Regional Office Volkswagen Group Woodland Hills California Offices & Training Centers
Western Region - Zone 3 California (CAL) Subaru Pleasanton California Offices & Training Centers
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Parts Center Honda French Camp California Logistics
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Parts Center Honda Chino California Logistics
BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center BMW Group Stockton California Logistics
BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center BMW Group Redlands California Logistics
Customer Care & Aftersales - Parts Distribution Center - Rancho Cucamonga General Motors Company Rancho Cucamonga California Logistics
Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center Stellantis NV Ontario California Logistics
Mazda Port Facility Mazda Benicia California Logistics
Mercedes-Benz USA Mercedes-Benz Fontana California Logistics
Mobis Parts Distribution Center (Kia) Hyundai Riverside California Logistics
Ontario High Velocity Center Ford Motor Company Rancho Cucamonga California Logistics
Parts Distribution Center Los Angeles Volkswagen Group Ontario California Logistics
Parts Distribution Center Sacramento Volkswagen Group Rocklin California Logistics
Port - Port Hueneme, CA Subaru Oxnard California Logistics
Port - Richmond, CA Subaru Richmond California Logistics
Port-Benicia Volkswagen Group Benicia California Logistics
Port-San Diego Volkswagen Group National City California Logistics
RDC - Ontario Subaru Rialto California Logistics
Sacramento High Velocity Center Ford Motor Company Manteca California Logistics
Volvo Car USA Parts Distribution Center Volvo Ontario California Logistics
BMW Group Representative Office BMW Group Sacramento California Other
BMW of North America Vehicle Distribution Center BMW Group Oxnard California Other
BMW Performance Center West BMW Group Thermal California Other
LA Training Center General Motors Company Glendale California Other
Mercedes-Benz USA Mercedes-Benz Irvine California Other
North American Subaru Inc. Subaru Cypress California Other
Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, California, 2024.

Facilities by Manufacturer

BMW Group Facilities

  • BMW iVentures

    Mountain View, CA

    Employees: 11

  • BMW Group Representative Office

    Sacramento, CA

    Employees: 2

  • BMW National Workshop

    Riverside, CA

    Employees: 18

  • BMW of North America Engineering and Emission Test Center

    Oxnard, CA

    Employees: 60

  • BMW of North America Regional Office

    Santa Monica, CA

    Employees: 60

  • BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center

    Stockton, CA

    Employees: 63

  • BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center

    Redlands, CA

    Employees: 82

  • BMW of North America Training Center

    Ontario, CA

    Employees: 23

  • BMW of North America Vehicle Distribution Center

    Oxnard, CA

    Employees: 137

  • BMW Performance Center West

    Thermal, CA

    Employees: 20

  • BMW Technology Office

    Mountain View, CA

    Employees: 35

  • Designworks (BMW Group)

    Santa Monica, CA

    Employees: 55

Ford Motor Company Facilities

  • Ford Research and Innovation Center

    Palo Alto, CA

    Employees: 250

  • Los Angeles Regional Office

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 91

  • Ontario High Velocity Center

    Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    Employees: 47

  • Sacramento High Velocity Center

    Manteca, CA

    Employees: 72

  • San Francisco Regional Office

    San Ramon, CA

    Employees: 22

General Motors Company Facilities

  • Customer Care & Aftersales - Parts Distribution Center - Rancho Cucamonga

    Rancho Cucamonga, CA

    Employees: 101

  • Global Propulsion Systems -- Advanced Technology Center -- Torrance

    Torrance, CA

    Employees: 9

  • GM Financial -- So. California Branch Office

    Cerritos, CA

    Employees: 63

  • LA Training Center

    Glendale, CA

    Employees: 4

  • North Hollywood Design Center

    North Hollywood, CA

    Employees: 66

  • Palo Alto Advanced Technology Office

    Palo Alto, CA

    Employees: —

  • Sales, Service and Marketing -- Western Regional Office

    Westlake Village, CA

    Employees: 59

Honda Facilities

  • American Honda Finance Corp. Office

    Torrance, CA

    Employees: —

  • American Honda Finance Corp. Office

    Cypress, CA

    Employees: —

  • American Honda Motor Co., Inc.

    Torrance, CA

    Employees: —

  • American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Parts Center

    French Camp, CA

    Employees: —

  • American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Parts Center

    Chino, CA

    Employees: —

  • American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Zone Office

    Torrance, CA

    Employees: —

  • Honda Innovations, Inc.

    Mountain View, CA

    Employees: —

  • Honda Performance Development

    Santa Clarita, CA

    Employees: —

  • Honda Proving Center of California

    Cantil, CA

    Employees: —

  • R&D Business Unit

    Torrance, CA

    Employees: —

  • Silicon Valley Research Office

    San Jose, CA

    Employees: —

Hyundai Facilities

  • Mobis Parts America, LLC (Hyundai/Kia)

    Fountain Valley, CA

    Employees: —

  • Mobis Parts Distribution Center (Kia)

    Riverside, CA

    Employees: —

Karma Automotive LLC Facility

  • Headquarters

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: —

Kia Facilities

  • Kia America

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 339

  • Kia Design Center America

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 55

  • Kia Regional Office

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 32

  • Kia Training Center

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 2

Magna Facility

  • Magna Operations

    Goleta, CA

    Employees: 50

Mazda Facilities

  • Mazda North American Operations

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 357

  • Mazda Port Facility

    Benicia, CA

    Employees: 2

  • Mazda R&D Irvine

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 134

  • Mazda Regional Office

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 49

  • Mazda Technical Service

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 44

Mercedes-Benz Facilities

  • Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

    Long Beach, CA

    Employees: 163

  • Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

    Carlsbad, CA

    Employees: 22

  • Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America

    Sunnyvale, CA

    Employees: 168

  • Mercedes-Benz USA

    Fontana, CA

    Employees: 1

  • Mercedes-Benz USA

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 20

  • Mercedes-Benz USA

    Long Beach, CA

    Employees: 106

Stellantis NV Facility

  • Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center

    Ontario, CA

    Employees: 150

Subaru Facilities

  • NASI-Research & Development

    Tustin, CA

    Employees: 11

  • NASI-Research & Development

    Cypress, CA

    Employees: 10

  • North American Subaru Inc.

    Cypress, CA

    Employees: 1

  • Port - Port Hueneme, CA

    Oxnard, CA

    Employees: 5

  • Port - Richmond, CA

    Richmond, CA

    Employees: 6

  • RDC - Ontario

    Rialto, CA

    Employees: 21

  • Satellite Office - CA

    El Segundo, CA

    Employees: 1

  • Subaru Service Training Center - Ontario, CA

    Rialto, CA

    Employees: 2

  • Subaru Service Training Center - Stockton, CA

    West Sacramento, CA

    Employees: 3

  • Western Region - Zone 3 California (CAL)

    Pleasanton, CA

    Employees: 24

Tesla Facility

  • Fremont Factory

    Fremont, CA

    Employees: 4,500

Toyota Facility

  • TABC

    Long Beach, CA

    Employees: 350

Volkswagen Group Facilities

  • Audi DesignLoft

    Malibu, CA

    Employees: 6

  • Audi on Demand

    San Francisco, CA

    Employees: 2

  • Audi San Francisco

    San Francisco, CA

    Employees: 8

  • Audi Santa Clara

    Santa Clara, CA

    Employees: 7

  • Audi Western

    Woodland Hills, CA

    Employees: 27

  • Design Center

    Santa Monica, CA

    Employees: 14

  • Future Center California UX

    Belmont, CA

    Employees: 24

  • Innovation and Engineering Center California

    Belmont, CA

    Employees: 193

  • Parts Distribution Center Los Angeles

    Ontario, CA

    Employees: 43

  • Parts Distribution Center Sacramento

    Rocklin, CA

    Employees: 27

  • Port-Benicia

    Benicia, CA

    Employees: —

  • Port-San Diego

    National City, CA

    Employees: 4

  • Testcenter California

    Oxnard, CA

    Employees: 50

  • Volkswagen Credit Pacific Office

    Woodland Hills, CA

    Employees: 2

  • VW Pacific Regional Office

    Woodland Hills, CA

    Employees: 28

Volvo Facilities

  • Volvo Car Design Studio

    Camarillo, CA

    Employees: 24

  • Volvo Car Technology

    Mountain View, CA

    Employees: 0

  • Volvo Car Technology

    Sunnyvale, CA

    Employees: 105

  • Volvo Car USA

    Los Angeles, CA

    Employees: 2

  • Volvo Car USA

    Irvine, CA

    Employees: 23

  • Volvo Car USA Parts Distribution Center

    Ontario, CA

    Employees: 30

Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation, 2024

Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, IHS Markit, NHTSA, U.S. Census Bureau, 2024

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