Ford Kansas City Assembly Plant
Claycomo, Missouri. 7,465 employees – F-150 pickups, Transit vans
GM Wentzville Assembly
Wentzville, Missouri , 3,734 employees – Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickups, Chevy Express and GMC Savana commercial vans
Orange EV
Kansas City, Missouri , 30 employees – Electric terminal trucks for airports
Smith Electric Vehicles
Kansas City, Missouri , 40 employees – Newton electric delivery and service truck, payload ratings as high as 8 tons
57% automotive manufacturing employment growth from 2013 to 2014
Educational resources
Alliance for Collaborative Research in Alternative Fuels Technology – University of Missouri at Columbia researching natural gas, hydrogen storage
Emerson Center for Engineering Manufacturing – St. Louis Community College featuring skills training and lab space for CAD, engineering, manufacturing, materials, quality assurance, electrical
Institute of Materials Science & Engineering – Washington University in St. Louis offers support from more than 30 engineers, physicists, chemists, earth scientists
Missouri State University Center for Applied Science and Engineering (CASE) – Jordan Valley Innovation Center in Springfield develops advanced materials and electronics including sensors