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.

Tax Revenue Generation

$914.56M

in state tax revenue generated by the automotive industry’s economic activity.

of total state tax revenue

$946.49M

Federal income taxes

$1.22B

Vehicle use tax / licenses / fees

$337.93M

New vehicle sales taxes

$81.55M

Parts & services sales tax

$68.74M

Corporate profits taxes

$197.69M

Used vehicle sales taxes

Source: Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2023 data year.

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.

Employment

Jobs Across the State

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