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Industry Impact

772.1K
772.1 Thousand total auto jobs in California
3.30%
3.30% depend on the auto industry for jobs
$64.41B
Total Labor Income Annually
$142.6B
Total Car Sales in 2022
1.59M
Total New Cars Sold in 2022
Multi-industry contribution analysis of the economic impact of automotive manufacturing, selling, repairing, renting, and additional maintenance modeled using IMPLAN economic analysis data software, 2021 data year; compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by S&P Global Mobility, sales figures represent new vehicle registrations between January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022.

Tax Revenue

$8.91B
total state tax revenue
3.59%
% of state tax revenue
$5.18B
new vehicle sales taxes
$3.64B
used vehicle sales taxes
$1.1B
sales tax on auto parts and services
$13.27B
vehicle use taxes (including gas taxes), licenses and fees
$401.34M
corporate profits tax
$2.78B
federal income taxes

Registrations

31.28M
Registered

By Body Style

  • Cars 14,172,326 (45.3%)
  • UVs 10,140,543 (32.41%)
  • Pickups 5,095,279 (16.29%)
  • Vans/Minivans 1,616,887 (5.17%)

By Powertrain

  • ICE / Hybrid 30,133,725 (96.32%)
  • Electric 800,058 (2.56%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 337,004 (1.08%)
  • Fuel Cell 13,702 (0.04%)
The California average age of vehicles is 11.8 years; The national average is 12.2.
Figures compiled by Powerbase Associates with data provided by S&P Global Mobility as of December 31, 2022.

New Purchases

1.59M
Vehicles Sold

By Body Style

  • Cars 498,543 (31.29%)
  • UVs 835,916 (52.46%)
  • Pickups 211,223 (13.26%)
  • Vans/Minivans 47,635 (2.99%)

By Powertrain

  • ICE / Hybrid 1,276,537 (80.12%)
  • Electric 270,198 (16.96%)
  • Plug-In Hybrid 43,929 (2.76%)
  • Fuel Cell 2,653 (0.17%)

Auto-related Activity at Ports

Economic Activity From Past Decade

  • 91.33B 91.33 Billion Total Exports
  • 467.91B 467.91 Billion Total Imports

Economic Activity from 2022

  • 7.58B 7.58 Billion Total Exports
  • 50.23B 50.23 Billion Total Imports
Compiled by Powerbase Associates with data provided by USA Trade Online, figures represent port activity over the past decade and between January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022.

Fueling

  • Gasoline Stations 10,986
  • EV Level 2 Charging Ports 26738
  • EV Level 2 Charging Stations 11607
  • EV DC Fast Charging Ports 3251
  • EV DC Fast Charging Stations 1324
  • Hydrogen Stations 60
Compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided by U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center, figures represent fueling data as of January 1, 2023.
Consumers
$84.9K
Median Household Income
55.90%
Owner Occupied Housing
44.10%
Rental Occupied Housing
79.00%
Owner Occupied Single Family Homes

Commuting to Work

  • Drive Alone to Work (63.68%)
  • Carpool to Work (8.40%)
  • Take Public Transportation (2.07%)
  • Work From Home (21.40%)
  • Other (4.44%)

Housing Type

  • Single Family Home (57.20%)
  • 1-Unit (7.50%)
  • 2-4 Units (7.70%)
  • 5-9 Units (5.70%)
  • 10-19 Units (4.80%)
  • 20+ Units (13.40%)
  • Mobile / RV / Boat (3.60%)
Figures compiled by Alliance for Automotive Innovation with data provided U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey 2021.

Automaker’s Facilities

BMW Group Location Employees
BMW iVentures Mountain View, CA 11
BMW Technology Office Mountain View, CA 35
BMW of North America Training Center Ontario, CA 23
BMW of North America Engineering and Emission Test Center Oxnard, CA 60
BMW of North America Vehicle Distribution Center Oxnard, CA 137
BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center Redlands, CA 82
BMW National Workshop Riverside, CA 18
BMW Group Representative Office Sacramento, CA 2
BMW of North America Regional Office Santa Monica, CA 60
Designworks (BMW Group) Santa Monica, CA 55
BMW of North America Regional Parts Distribution Center Stockton, CA 63
BMW Performance Center West Thermal, CA 20
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 America Irvine, CA 339
Kia Design Center America Irvine, CA 55
Kia Regional Office Irvine, CA 32
Kia Training Center Irvine, CA 2
Magna Location Employees
Magna Operations CA 50
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 22
Mercedes-Benz USA Fontana , CA 1
Mercedes-Benz USA Irvine, CA 20
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Long Beach, CA 163
Mercedes-Benz USA Long Beach, CA 106
Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America Sunnyvale, CA 168
Stellantis Location Employees
Los Angeles Parts Distribution Center Ontario, CA 150
Subaru of America Location Employees
Western Region - Zone 4 Los Angeles (LAX) Costa Mesa, CA 15
North American Subaru Inc. Cypress, CA 1
Subaru Research & Development, Inc. Cypress, CA 10
Satellite Office - CA El Segundo, CA 1
Port - Port Hueneme, CA Oxnard, CA 5
Western Region - Zone 3 San Francisco (SFO) Pleasanton, CA 14
RDC - Ontario Rialto, CA 21
Subaru Service Training Center - Ontario, CA Rialto, CA 2
Port - Richmond, CA Richmond, CA 5
Subaru Research & Development, Inc. Tustin, CA 10
Subaru Service Training Center - Stockton, CA West Sacramento, CA 1
Tesla Location Employees
Fremont Factory Freemont, CA 4500
Toyota Location Employees
TABC Long Beach, CA 350
Volkswagen Group of America Location Employees
Innovation and Engineering Center California Belmont ?, CA 193
Future Center California UX Belmont, CA 24
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
Volvo Location Employees
Volvo Car Design Studio Camarillo, CA 24
Volvo Car USA Irvine, CA 23
Volvo Car USA Los Angeles, CA 2
Volvo Car Technology Mountain View, CA 0
Volvo Car USA Parts Distribution Center Ontario, CA 30
Volvo Car Technology Sunnyvale, CA 105