West Virginia 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.

27.7K Jobs

Automaker Facilities

Built in West Virginia

Facility	Organization	City	State	Type
TMMWV	Toyota	Buffalo	West Virginia	Parts Manufacturing
Customer Care & Aftersales -- Parts Distribution Center -- Martinsburg	General Motors Company	Martinsburg	West Virginia	Logistics

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

Vehicles Sold

74.8K

2024 Vehicle Sales

$3.73B

The average age of West Virginia vehicles is 13.5 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.

74.8K

new vehicles sold across West Virginia in 2024

Purchases ByBody Style

44.0K UVs (58.90%)
19.2K Pickups (25.74%)
9.7K Cars (13.02%)
1.7K Vans/Minivans (2.34%)

Purchases ByPowertrain

73.0K ICE / Hybrid (97.70%)
1.2K Electric (1.57%)
545 Plug-in Hybrid (0.73%)

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.

Activity at Ports

West Virginia’s Auto Trade Footprint

West Virginia’s ports move vehicles and parts for the auto industry every year.

2024 Imports

2024 Exports

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Vehicles & parts entering WV ports

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Vehicles & parts shipped from WV ports

Past Decade Totals

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Vehicles & parts entering WV ports

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Vehicles & parts shipped from WV ports

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. International Trade Statistics — West Virginia ports of entry, 2024.

Employment

Jobs Across the State

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