Kentucky 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.

160.4K Jobs

Automaker Facilities

Built in Kentucky

Facility	Organization	City	State	Type
Bowling Green Assembly	General Motors Company	Bowling Green	Kentucky	Assembly
Kentucky Truck Plant	Ford Motor Company	Louisville	Kentucky	Assembly
Louisville Assembly Plant	Ford Motor Company	Louisville	Kentucky	Assembly
TMMK	Toyota	Georgetown	Kentucky	Assembly
Magna Operations	Magna	Bowling Green	Kentucky	Parts Manufacturing

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

Vehicles Sold

139.5K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$6.56B

The average age of Kentucky vehicles is 13.8 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.

139.5K

new vehicles sold across Kentucky in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

80.8K UVs (57.87%)
31.6K Pickups (22.63%)
21.9K Cars (15.73%)
5.3K Vans/Minivans (3.77%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

134.1K ICE / Hybrid (96.09%)
4.3K Electric (3.09%)
1.1K Plug-in Hybrid (0.82%)

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 Kentucky’s largest automotive employers.