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Automotive Information
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 Alabama is home to Mercedes-Benz, Honda, and Hyundai assembly plants. Others have also chosen Alabama to build their engines, including International Diesel, which produces advanced technology diesel engines in Huntsville. Today in Alabama, there are over 300 automotive related companies --- 286% increase since 1991.
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| ALABAMA’S AUTOMOTIVE MILESTONES |
| 1991: |
Alabama had 86 automotive related companies
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| 1993: |
Mercedes selected Vance, Alabama (Near Tuscaloosa), as the production location of the new M-Class
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1998:
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68,800 units were produced by Mercedes – Its first full year of production
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| 1999: |
Honda chooses Lincoln, Alabama (Near Talladega) as the production site to build the Honda Odyssey minivan and engines
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2000:
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Mercedes expands
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2001:
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Honda increases production – adds second assembly line |
| 2001: |
Toyota Motor Corporation announced it would produce 120,000 V-8 engines in Huntsville
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| 2002: |
Hyundai selects Montgomery as the home for its first US automotive manufacturing facility
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2002:
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Mercedes announces the Grand Sports Tourer will be produced at the Vance, AL plant
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| 2003: |
Honda consolidates all North American Odyssey production to Alabama and the second assembly line will now make the Honda Pilot
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| 2004: |
Toyota expands – facility will now produce V-8 engines to meet all of its North American needs
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| 2005: |
Combined production capacity at Mercedes, Honda, and Hyundai reaches 760,000 units per year
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| Vehicles Produced in the Southeast |
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| Company |
State |
Vehicles Produced |
| 1. Hyundai |
AL |
Santa Fe, Sonata |
| 2. Honda |
AL |
Odyssey, Pilot |
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3. Mercedes-Benz
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AL |
M-Class, Vision GST |
| 4. Toyota |
KY |
Avalon, Camry, Solara |
| 5. Ford |
KY |
Explorer, SportTrac, Mountaineer |
| 6. Ford |
KY |
F-Series SD, Excursion |
| 7. General Motors |
KY |
Corvette, Cadillac XLR |
| 8. General Motors |
LA |
Canyon, Colorado, S-10 |
| 9. Nissan |
MS |
Altima, Armada, Infiniti, QX56, Quest, Titan |
| 10. BMW |
SC |
X5, Z4 |
| 11. Nissan |
TN |
Altima, Frontier, Maxima, Pathfinder, Xterra |
| 12. General Motors |
TN |
Ion, Vue |
| 13. Ford |
VA |
F-Series |
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