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[–] ihavenopeopleskills@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

IKR especially considering the space program, shipbuilding and aerospace & automotive manufacturing explosions down South in the last 30 years. To name a few:

  • Airbus

    • Mobile AL
    • (somewhere in FL)
  • Austal USA - Mobile AL

  • BMW - Spartanburg SC

  • ~~Boeing - North Charleston SC~~ (whoops...bad example)

  • Ford

    • Atlanta GA
    • Norfolk VA
  • GE Aviation (somewhere in NC)

  • Geely (owns Volvo Cars) - (somewhere in SC)

  • GM:

    • Shreveport LA
    • (somewhere in TX)
  • Haas F1 team (somewhere in NC)

  • Honda:

    • Swepsonville NC
    • Greensboro NC
    • Lincoln AL
    • Timmonsville SC
    • (some transmission plant in GA)
    • (some parts facility in GA)
  • Hyundai - Montgomery AL

  • Kia (somewhere in GA)

  • Mercedes-Benz - Vance AL

  • Nissan

    • Canton MS
    • (somewhere in TN)
  • Volvo Trucks - Dublin VA

I'm probably missing a Toyota plant in Texas. Ole Miss aided with the HondaJet program.