Automotive

Automotive Clusters Thrive on Workforce Talent and Experience in the FirstEnergy Region

To bring new ideas to life requires experienced engineers and technicians, as well as opportunities to test and revise your design; then test and revise it again.

These opportunities are plentiful in the automotive industry clusters in the FirstEnergy region, particularly in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Here you will find designers, engineers and technicians with the best training, suppliers conveniently nearby, and prospective customers in your neighborhood. These are well-established clusters, with generations of workers who know the automotive market. There are manufacturers representing the entire supply chain, from controls and electronics through the powertrain, body and final assembly. In Ohio alone, there are 24 automotive manufacturers, including nine OEMS; 95 body and trailer manufacturers; and 479 automotive parts manufacturers.

$10 B

$10 B

annual gdp contribution*

7.7%

7.7%

annual growth rate since 2009 of automotive body and trailer manufacturing*

600 Miles

600 Miles

from Ohio to 72% of North America’s auto assembly plants

*In the FirstEnergy Region
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The Automotive Industry in the FirstEnergy Region

The automotive industry has strong clusters in northern and central Ohio, as well as southeastern Pennsylvania, but all five states have a significant number of automotive companies. The total GDP for the First Energy region is $10 billion.
Ohio 8,300,000,000
Pennsylvania 1,400,000,000
West Virginia 128,000,000
Maryland 106,000,000
New Jersey 166,000,000