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Autos Drive California Forward

Industry Impact

506.5K
506.5 Thousand total auto jobs in California
2.10%
2.10% depend on the auto industry for jobs
$34.6B
Total Labor Income Annually
$67.1B
Total Car Sales in 2018
2M
Total New Cars Sold in 2018
Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2018 data year; compiled by Auto Alliance with data provided by IHS Markit, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.

Tax Revenue

$4.6B
total state tax revenue
2.60%
% of state tax revenue
$4.7B
new vehicle sales taxes
$2.6B
used vehicle sales taxes
$1B
sales tax on auto parts and services
$11.3B
vehicle use taxes (including gas taxes), licenses and fees
$117.5M
corporate profits tax
$561.9M
state income taxes

Registrations

31.5M
Registered

By Body Style

  • Cars 16,139,269 (51.22%)
  • CUVs 5,384,758 (17.09%)
  • SUVs 3,196,677 (10.15%)
  • Pickups 4,970,536 (15.78%)
  • Vans/Minivans 1,816,091 (5.76%)

By Powertrain

  • Gas 29,175,432 (92.6%)
  • Diesel 755,144 (2.4%)
  • Hybrid 1,095,231 (3.48%)
  • Electric 262,481 (0.83%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 219,043 (0.7%)
The California average age of vehicles is 11.23 years.

Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by IHS Markit as of December 31, 2018.

New Purchases

2M
Vehicles Sold

By Body Style

  • Cars 896,007 (45.73%)
  • CUVs 620,328 (31.66%)
  • SUVs 135,071 (6.89%)
  • Pickups 228,563 (11.67%)
  • Vans/Minivans 79,274 (4.05%)

By Powertrain

  • Gas 1,681,631 (85.83%)
  • Diesel 45,243 (2.31%)
  • Hybrid 77,198 (3.94%)
  • Electric 92,900 (4.74%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 62,271 (3.18%)

Auto-related Activity at Ports

Economic Activity From Past Decade

  • 74.7B 74.7 Billion Total Imports
  • 391.9B 391.9 Billion Total Imports

Economic Activity from 2018

  • 9.3B 9.3 Billion Total Imports
  • 46B 46 Billion Total Imports

Compiled by the Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by USA Trade Online, figures represent port activity over the past decade and between January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2018.

Fueling

  • Gasoline Stations 15057
  • Electric Charging Stations 5060
  • Biodiesel Stations 11
  • Compressed Natural Gas Stations 169
  • Hydrogen Stations 40
  • Liquefied Natural Gas Stations 18
  • Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stations 251

Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, figures represent fueling stations as of April 9, 2019.

Consumers
$34.2K
Average MSRP Per New Car
$71.8K
Median Household Income
$6K
Median Monthly Household Income
$521.42
Median Monthly New Car Payment
8.71%
Car Payment As Percent Of Monthly Income

Commuting to Work

  • Drive Alone to Work (73%)
  • Carpool to Work (10%)
  • Take Public Transportation (5%)
  • Other (11%)

Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by IHS Markit, U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey 2017 and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Median Monthly New Car Payment computed for a 60-month loan based on MSRP with 20% down and an APR of 5.36%.

Automaker's Facilities

BMW Group Location Employees
BMW Technology Office Mountain View CA 45
BMW iVentures Mountain View CA 13
BMW of North America Regional Office Newbury Park CA 94
Designworks (BMW Group) Newbury Park CA 15
BMW of North America Training Center Ontario CA 20
BMW of North America Engineering and Emission Test Center Oxnard CA 52
BMW of North America Vehicle Distribution Center Oxnard CA 10
BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center Redlands CA 4
BMW Group Representative Office Sacramento CA 1
BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center Stockton CA 4
BMW Performance Center West Thermal CA 3
Ford Motor Company Location Employees
Los Angeles Regional Office Irvine CA 91
Sacramento High Velocity Center Manteca CA 72
Ford Research and Innovation Center Palo Alto CA 250
Ontario High Velocity Center Rancho Cucamonga CA 47
San Francisco Regional Office San Ramon CA 22
General Motors Location Employees
GM Financial -- So. California Branch Office Cerritos CA 63
Customer Care & Aftersales - ACDelco, Parts Distribution Center -- Fontana Fontana CA 24
LA Training Center Glendale CA 4
North Hollywood Design Center North Hollywood CA 66
Palo Alto Advanced Technology Office Palo Alto CA
Customer Care & Aftersales - Parts Distribution Center - Rancho Cucamonga Rancho Cucamonga CA 101
Cruise Automation - San Francisco San Francisco CA
GM Cruise - 349 9th Street San Francisco CA
GM Cruise - 360 9th Street San Francisco CA
GM Cruise San Francisco HQ San Francisco CA
GM Cruise South San Francisco South San Francisco CA
Global Propulsion Systems -- Advanced Technology Center -- Torrance Torrance CA 9
Sales, Service and Marketing -- Western Regional Office Westlake Village CA 59
Honda Location Employees
Honda Proving Center of California Cantil CA
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Parts Center Chino CA
American Honda Finance Corp. Office Cypress CA
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Parts Center French Camp CA
Honda Innovations, Inc. Mountain View CA
Silicon Valley Research Office San Jose CA
Honda Performance Development Santa Clarita CA
American Honda Finance Corp. Office Torrance CA
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Torrance CA
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. Zone Office Torrance CA
R&D Business Unit Torrance CA
Hyundai/Kia Location Employees
Mobis Parts America, LLC (Hyundai/Kia) Fountain Valley CA
Mobis Parts Distribution Center (Kia) Riverside CA
Karma Location Employees
Headquarters Irvine CA
Kia Location Employees
Kia Design Center America Irvine CA 55
Kia Motors America Irvine CA 339
Kia Regional Office Irvine CA 32
Kia Training Center Irvine CA 2
Mazda Location Employees
Mazda Port Facility Benicia CA 2
Mazda North American Operations Irvine CA 357
Mazda R&D Irvine Irvine CA 134
Mazda Regional Office Irvine CA 49
Mazda Technical Service Irvine CA 44
Mercedes-Benz Location Employees
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Carlsbad CA 30
Mercedes-Benz USA Fontana CA 3
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Long Beach CA 120
Mercedes-Benz USA Long Beach CA 132
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Sunnyvale CA 250
Stellantis Location Employees
California (Los Angeles) Business Center Newport Beach CA 67
Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center Ontario CA 72
Subaru of America Location Employees
Western Region - Zone 4 Los Angeles (LAX) Costa Mesa CA 17
SRDI - Cypress Cypress CA 0
Satellite Office - CA El Segundo CA 1
RDC - Ontario Fontana CA 21
Subaru Service Training Center - Ontario, CA Fontana CA 2
Port - Port Hueneme, CA Oxnard CA 4
Western Region - Zone 3 San Francisco (SFO) Pleasanton CA 11
Port - Richmond, CA Richmond CA 5
SRDI - Tustin Tustin CA 0
Subaru Service Training Center - Stockton, CA West Sacramento CA 1
Toyota Location Employees
TABC Long Beach CA 302
Volkswagen Group of America Location Employees
Future Center California UX Belmont CA 24
Innovation and Engineering Center California Belmont CA 193
Port-Benicia Benicia CA
Audi DesignLoft Malibu CA 6
Port-San Diego National City CA 4
Parts Distribution Center Los Angeles Ontario CA 43
Testcenter California Oxnard CA 50
Parts Distribution Center Sacramento Rocklin CA 27
Audi San Francisco San Francisco CA 8
Audi on Demand San Francisco CA 2
Audi Santa Clara Santa Clara CA 7
Design Center Santa Monica CA 14
Audi Western Woodland Hills CA 27
VW Pacific Regional Office Woodland Hills CA 28
Volkswagen Credit Pacific Office Woodland Hills CA 2