Automotive

Mississippi has a proven track record of success in the automotive industry.

Mississippi has emerged as a key player in the automative sector, starting with the arrival of Nissan in 2003, continuing with PACCAR in 2007 and Toyota in 2011, and into the present with a multitude of automotive suppliers. Mississippi is a right-to-work state, offering a low overall cost of doing business, the nation’s lowest cost of living and a wealth of attractive tax and financing incentives.

“Made in Mississippi is a stamp of quality worldwide”
Dan Bednarzyk
VP for Total Delivered Cost , Nissan

Sector Spotlight

9 models of vehicles are manufactured in Mississippi.

Annual production in Mississippi exceeds half million.

Over 200 automotive related manufactures employing more than 20,000 skilled workers.

Automotive Snapshot

Success Stories

Toyota Mississippi

“We need people who are multi-skilled in a number of areas… We have been available to develop team members with all of those skills that we need for the workforce.”

Bethanie Humphries , Training and Development Specialist Toyota – Blue Springs