Demographic Diversity in U.S. Automotive Manufacturing

This EBOT explores demographic trends in the automotive manufacturing workforce. While women are underrepresented in the industry, Black workers are represented at a higher level relative to total labor force participation. Both Black and female employment in the automotive industry increased as a share of total automotive employment from 1995 to 2019. However, at the leadership level, the automotive industry appears to lack both gender and racial diversity. Given the strong correlation between executive diversity and positive financial performance, increasing the number of women and Black people in leadership positions may increase the competitiveness of U.S. automotive firms