The Columbus Region’s automotive industry generates more than $1.4 billion in output annually.

Excellent highway and rail connections facilitate the movement of motor vehicles and parts between

manufacturers and suppliers and to consumer markets. Universities and other research institutions

further enrich the automotive manufacturing ecosystem.

Automotive

Sector information

- The Columbus Region is home to Honda’s North American headquarters. The Region has more than 150 Japanese firms, many of which are in automotive manufacturing.

- With nearly 18,000 employees, the automotive sector’s share of Columbus Region employment is four times greater than its share nationwide (location quotient = 3.99).

- The Columbus Region has an output per worker of $148,301 in transportation equipment manufacturing, 15 percent higher than the U.S. average.

- From 2009 to October 2012, the Columbus Region has attracted approximately $1 billion in capital investment in the automotive sector.

- Foreign Trade Zone #138 comprises six pre-designated Magnet Sites and can provide FTZ designation to any site located within a 25-county service area in Central Ohio.

- Workers in production occupations in the Columbus metro area have an average hourly wage of $15.56, 5 percent lower than the U.S. average.

BuSineSS advantageS

- Ernst & Young and KPMG rank Ohio No. 3 in tax competitiveness.

- Private sector workforce unionization rate of 5.9 percent, highly competitive against other Midwest automotive manufacturing hubs in Michigan, Indiana and Kentucky: Detroit (10.3 percent), Evansville (8.1), Fort Wayne (8.9), Lexington (4.7), Louisville (10.5).

- More than 50,000 skilled and motivated people in production occupations, supported by at least 17 educational institutions ranging from vocational programs in welding and CNC machining to graduate engineering programs at The Ohio State University.

- No state level personal property, inventory or corporate income tax.

- Intermodal facilities handle a combined 800,000 container lifts annually, with land and capacity to grow.

- Ohio is an Electric Choice state. Businesses can choose their transmission and generation service from 20 different suppliers.

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Honda of America Mfg., Inc. 10,540

TS TECH Co., Ltd. 2,078

Commercial Vehicle Group, Inc. 1,125

Cardington Yutaka Technologies, Inc. 750

Jefferson Industries Corporation 750

AGC Glass Company North America, Inc. 640

Stanley Electric U.S., Co. 605

American Showa, Inc. 550

PPG Industries, Inc. 520

Keihin Thermal Technology of America, Inc. 440

Sutphen Corporation 380

Daido Metal Co., Ltd. 375

Nifco Inc. 365

FT Precision Inc. 290

Sanoh America, Inc. 280

Meritor, Inc. 267

Nissen Chemitec America 260

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one-daY marKet acceSSThe Columbus Region has the greatest reach to the U.S. and Canadian populations among all major logistics hubs.

Within a 10-hour drive from Columbus are 144 million Americans.

Cincinnati 107 milesCincinnati 107 miles

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Knox County

Licking County

Franklin County

Fairfield CountyPickawayCounty

MadisonCounty

DelawareCounty

MorrowCounty

MarionCounty

LoganCounty Union

County

Major Airport

Intermodal Terminal

Dual Rail Industrial Park

National Gateway Corridor

Heartland Rail Corridor National Freight Rail Line

Major Highways

FedEx Hub

UPS Hub

inStitutionaL reSourceS- Transportation Research Center is a world-leading provider of vehicular testing services located on 4,500 acres. It provides R&D

and compliance and certification testing for vehicles, and components for crash testing, emissions testing, dynamic testing and durability testing.

- The Ohio State University’s Center for Automotive Research, which is refining technology for electric cars, lightweight structures and materials.

- Sports Pavilion and Automotive Research Complex (SPARC), to be completed in 2014, will include a half-mile race track and an innovation center for automotive design in partnership with The Ohio State University and Columbus State Community College. Clean Fuels Ohio, a statewide nonprofit research organization, will be among the tenants.

- Ohio Manufacturing Institute, a university-based resource to help solve manufacturing problems, develops new processes and champions research in new manufacturing areas.

- Columbus State Community College, one of the nation’s largest community colleges, offers engineering certificate programs including manufacturing.

- Battelle, the world’s largest contract research and development organization, provides clients with solutions for specific product challenges and can manage efforts across the entire product development cycle.

- Edison Welding Institute, North America’s leading organization dedicated to the research and development of welding and materials joining technologies.

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