North Carolina is home to more than 160 companies in the motor vehicle parts industry employing more than 17,000 people. 34 of the top 150 North American OEM suppliers have facilities in the state and 19 of those have more than one facility.
The strengths of North Carolina's Automotive cluster include:
- Home to several leading truck manufacturers including Daimler, Mack and Volvo Trucks
- Home to the headquarters of two leading bus manufacturers - Daimler and Thomas Built Buses
- Home to leading heavy equipment manufacturers including Caterpillar and John Deere
- Home to leading racing and motor sports teams including 82% of Sprint Cup Teams, 72% of Nationwide Series Teams and 55% of Craftsman Truck Series Teams
North Carolina’s auto workers perform a variety of jobs for major manufacturers:
- Assemble school and transit buses for Thomas Built Buses.
- Manufacture heavy duty trucks for Daimler Trucks, formerly Freightliner.
- Build transmissions for AW North Carolina Inc.
- Produce construction machinery for Caterpillar.
- Make suspension components for ZF Lemforder.
- Assemble small engines for lawn mowers and power equipment for Honda Power Equipment Manufacturing.
- Manufacture power train equipment for Getrag Corp.
- Design high-performance race vehicles for NASCAR championship winners.
For more information, download the 
North Carolina Automotive, Truck and Heavy Equipment Brochure.