Iowa 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.

68.5K Jobs

Automaker Facilities

Built in Iowa

Facility	Organization	City	State	Type
Magna Operations	Magna	Montezuma	Iowa	Parts Manufacturing
Magna Operations	Magna	Victor	Iowa	Parts Manufacturing
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Parts Center	Honda	Davenport	Iowa	Logistics

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

Vehicles Sold

121.7K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$5.56B

The average age of Iowa vehicles is 13.9 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.

121.7K

new vehicles sold across Iowa in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

69.3K UVs (56.94%)
34.7K Pickups (28.54%)
12.0K Cars (9.84%)
5.7K Vans/Minivans (4.68%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

117.2K ICE / Hybrid (96.27%)
3.3K Electric (2.69%)
1.3K Plug-in Hybrid (1.05%)

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.

Fueling

Iowa’s Fueling Network

Gasoline still anchors the network statewide, with 439 public EV charging stations across Iowa.

Gasoline Stations

1,669

EV Level 2 Charging Ports

605

EV DC Fast Charging Ports

411

Source: U.S. Department of Energy, Alternative Fuels Data Center — Iowa, 2024.

Employment

Jobs Across the State

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