FACT SHEET

The U.S. Auto Industry's

Economic Footprint
 FACT SHEET
The U.S. Auto Industry’s Economic Footprint1

Ford Motor Company, along with General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC sold 8.5 million vehicles
in the United States last year and supported millions of American jobs, both directly and through
suppliers and dealers in all 50 states.

Employment
• At the end of 2007, Chrysler, Ford and General Motors directly employed about 240,000
American workers and indirectly supported over 4.5 million workers in the United
States.
• A liquidation of the auto companies would result in the loss of 3 million U.S. jobs
(according to a study by the Center for Automotive Research).
• The auto industry works with thousands of suppliers in all 50 states and has 13,600
dealers (which employ 720,000 workers with a total annual payroll of $36 billion).

Benefits
• In 2007, Ford, GM and Chrysler spent $22.2 billion in payroll and $8.9 billion on health
care.
• Last year, the companies provided health care to almost two million Americans and paid
pension benefits to 775,000 retirees or their survivors.

Support for U.S. Government

• The industry is responsible for $1.2 billion in annual state taxes and spends $12 billion
annually in research and development.
• The automotive industry is the largest U.S. export sector.
• It represents almost 4 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product and 10 percent of U.S.
industrial production by value.
• The government stands to lose over $156 billion in federal taxes (over three years), if
the U.S. auto industry were to collapse (according to a study by the Center for
Automotive Research).
• According to an October 28 Wall Street Journal article, “The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corp. ended 2007 with an $11.2 billion deficit. Were GM to place its pension burden on
PBGC, it would more than double the agency's current shortfall, a burden that could fall
on taxpayers.” Note: The worldwide market declines mean that 366 companies among
the S&P 500 have underfunded pensions, according to a Credit Suisse study.

Support for Other Industries

• Ford, GM and Chrysler are among the nation’s largest purchasers of U.S.-manufactured
steel, aluminum, iron, copper, plastics, rubber, electronic, and computer chips.

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2007 figures
 Ford – Information by State2

Total Ford
No. of No. of Ford Dealership Health-Care
State Supplier
Employees Suppliers Dealerships Employees Spending
Purchases

AL 15 33 $2B 72 2980 $16M

AK -- -- -- 8 450 $290,000

AZ 280 53 $33M 41 3470 $22M

AR 10 16 $176M 58 1810 $5M

CA 620 248 $247M 228 17,180 $42M

CO 725 40 $9M 45 2,310 $12M

CT 65 34 $27M 50 1,490 $1M

DC 5 7 $1M -- -- $240,000

DE 5 5 $11M 13 660 $440,000

FL 985 78 $255M 149 11,190 $93M

GA 340 128 $354M 127 5,280 $43M

HI 5 -- -- 7 700 $510,000

IA 30 24 $400M 107 2,675 $2M

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Total Ford supplier purchases and health care spending are annual numbers
 Total Ford
No. of No. of Ford Dealership Health-Care
State Supplier
Employees Suppliers Dealerships Employees Spending
Purchases

ID -- 3 $494,000 22 940 $750,000

IL 3,300 441 $1.3B 198 6,840 $36M

IN 2,610 288 $3.7B 108 4,125 $77M

KS 275 30 $60M 66 2,360 $7M

KY 5,615 224 $3.5B 61 2,580 $116M

LA 20 10 $52M 73 2,955 $2M

ME 5 5 $4M 31 1,095 $610,000

MD 30 42 $27M 58 3,630 $3M

MA 50 104 $125M 70 3,130 $3M

MI 38,380 3,111 $17B 167 7,530 $1B

MN 900 99 $90M 105 3,590 $26M

MS 70 15 $22M 52 1,855 $5M

MO 4,260 124 $1.6B 118 4,175 $97M

MT 5 -- -- 37 880 $670,000
 Total Ford
No. of No. of Ford Dealership Health-Care
State Supplier
Employees Suppliers Dealerships Employees Spending
Purchases

NE 310 18 $68M 56 1,385 $4M

NV 580 10 $5M 14 1,450 $13M

NH 10 18 $42M 28 1,000 $690,000

NJ 360 102 $116M 87 3,705 $26M

NM 5 2 $57,000 28 1,590 $2M

NY 1,210 195 $771M 187 6,660 $40M

NC 95 116 $711M 130 5,380 $16M

ND 5 -- -- 25 830 $280,000

OH 8,540 845 $3B 191 7,790 $291M

OK 10 21 $228M 77 2,400 $8M

OR 20 13 $23M 51 2,300 $2M

PA 110 151 $676M 205 7,980 $9M

RI 5 9 $85M 6 670 $130,000

SC 480 72 $614M 61 2,480 $14M

 Total Ford
No. of No. of Ford Dealership Health-Care
State Supplier
Employees Suppliers Dealerships Employees Spending
Purchases

SD 5 3 $402,000 36 770 $700,000

TN 1,300 133 $914M 85 3,760 $57M

TX 915 182 $715M 289 17,150 $30M

UT 10 14 $12M 28 1,130 $1M

VT 5 4 $5M 19 540 $150,000

VA 160 92 $317M 102 5,355 $20M

WA 75 27 $12M 70 3,985 $4M

WV 30 4 $49M 38 1,205 $5M

WI 160 107 $356M 133 3,645 $6M

WY -- -- -- 16 485 $370,000

Note: all of the above are 2007 numbers