New Mexico 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.

35.3K Jobs

Automaker Facilities

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

Tax Revenue Generation

$564.77M

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

of total state tax revenue

$160.36M

Federal income taxes

$517.60M

Vehicle use tax / licenses / fees

$151.37M

New vehicle sales taxes

$44.52M

Parts & services sales tax

$8.38M

Corporate profits taxes

$88.55M

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.

Consumers

69% of New Mexico households own their homes, and 75% of workers drive alone to work.

Median Household Income

$62.3K

Owner Occupied Housing

69%

Rental Occupied Housing

31%

Commutingto Work

Drove Alone to Work (75%)
Worked from Home (11%)
Carpooled (10%)
Other (4%)
Public Transit (1%)

HousingType

Single-Family (64%)
Mobile / RV / Boat (16%)
2-4 Units (6%)
20+ Unit Buildings (5%)
1-Unit (Attached) (4%)
5-9 Units (3%)
10-19 Units (2%)

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

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