Colorado is an Auto State

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Auto industry workers: a technician in a hard hat, an assembler at a workbench, a designer sketching a car, and a battery-line worker.

134.0K Jobs

Automaker Facilities

Built in Colorado

Facility	Organization	City	State	Type
Denver Test Lab	Honda	Denver	Colorado	R&D / Engineering
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Zone Office	Honda	Englewood	Colorado	Offices & Training Centers
Denver Regional Office	Ford Motor Company	Greenwood Village	Colorado	Offices & Training Centers
Ford Credit Colorado Springs Business Center	Ford Motor Company	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Offices & Training Centers
GM Financial -- Denver Branch Office	General Motors Company	Greenwood Village	Colorado	Offices & Training Centers
Subaru Service Training Center - Denver	Subaru	Aurora	Colorado	Offices & Training Centers
Western Region	Subaru	Glendale	Colorado	Offices & Training Centers
Western Region - Zone 1 Denver (DEN)	Subaru	Glendale	Colorado	Offices & Training Centers
Customer Care & Aftersales - Parts Distribution Center - Denver	General Motors Company	Aurora	Colorado	Logistics
Denver High Velocity Center VC	Ford Motor Company	Denver	Colorado	Logistics
Denver Parts Distribution Center	Stellantis NV	Denver	Colorado	Logistics
RDC - Denver	Subaru	Aurora	Colorado	Logistics
American Honda Education Corp	Honda	Estes Park	Colorado	Other

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Source: Alliance for Automotive Innovation — Member Facility Directory, Colorado, 2024.

Vehicles Sold

285.4K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$11.65B

The average age of Colorado vehicles is 13.1 years

Compared to the national average of 12.2 years

Source: Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024; average age compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, vehicles in operation as of December 31, 2024; New vehicle sales revenue derived from NADA Data.

285.4K

new vehicles sold across Colorado in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

182.6K UVs (63.99%)
53.2K Pickups (18.64%)
39.5K Cars (13.83%)
10.1K Vans/Minivans (3.54%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

221.6K ICE / Hybrid (77.66%)
47.4K Electric (16.60%)
16.4K Plug-in Hybrid (5.74%)

Source: Registration figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility as of December 31, 2024; new purchase figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility representing new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024.

Consumers

66% of Colorado households own their homes, and 66% of workers drive alone to work.

Median Household Income

$92.9K

Owner Occupied Housing

66%

Rental Occupied Housing

34%

Commutingto Work

Drove Alone to Work (66%)
Worked from Home (20%)
Carpooled (8%)
Other (5%)
Public Transit (2%)

HousingType

Single-Family (61%)
20+ Unit Buildings (13%)
1-Unit (Attached) (8%)
10-19 Units (6%)
2-4 Units (5%)
5-9 Units (5%)
Mobile / RV / Boat (3%)

Source: Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2023.

Employment

Jobs Across the State

Headquarters, assembly plants, R&D centers, and supplier operations across the state — led by Colorado’s largest automotive employers.