Automotive Manufacturing

Automotive-related production accounts for one in three Tennessee manufacturing jobs, employing more than 105,000 people. 

Volkswagen's Chattanooga, TN Plant
This article details the growth and impact of the auto industry in Tennessee.
Volkswagen in Chattanooga, TN
Volkswagen’s new $1 billion assembly plant is bringing jobs and investments beyond Chattanooga to other areas of Tennessee. Roane County, about 90 minutes from Chattanooga, has been selected for a $40 million VW distribution center.
Nissan Plant in Smyrna, TN
Volkswagen recently joined General Motors and Nissan in building new vehicles in Tennessee, part of the automotive ecosystem that employees 105,000 people and generates a payroll of more than $5.5 billion.