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There are xx employees in the Global Automobile & Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing industry in Global, which is expected to grow at xx% over the next five years. Operators in the Global Car and Automobile Manufacturing industry manufacture chassis for automobiles and light-duty motor vehicles, and assemble final automobiles and light-duty motor vehicles. These vehicles include passenger cars, pickup trucks, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles and vans.
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There is 1,921,157 people employed in the Global Automobile & Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing as of 2026.
The number of people employed in the Global Automobile & Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing declined -3.6% on average over the five years between 2021 and 2026.
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The average Global Automobile & Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing business is 2,422.6 employees.
The average business in the Global Automobile & Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing now employs less workers than it did five years ago.
The revenue per employee for the average business in the Global Automobile & Light-Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing has increased in the last five years.