While the automotive industry is revving towards an electric future, the data shows its engine for progress on diversity, equity, and inclusion is still running on fumes, with women representing only 25% of its global workforce and significant underrepresentation persisting across all levels and roles.
Key Takeaways
- Women represent 25% of the global automotive workforce in 2022
- General Motors had 27.4% women in its global workforce in 2021
- Ford Motor Company reported 23% women employees worldwide in 2022
- Black or African American workers: 11.2% in motor vehicle manufacturing 2022 BLS
- Hispanic or Latino: 20.1% in US auto industry 2022
- Asian workers: 6.5% in automotive manufacturing 2022
- Women executives at GM: 12% in 2022
- Ford senior leadership: 28% women 2022
- Stellantis board: 44% women 2022
- GM pay equity for women: 99.6% 2022
- Ford gender pay gap: 0.4% adjusted 2022
- Stellantis women pay equity: 100% 2022
- GM spent 8.7% with diverse suppliers 2022
- Ford diverse supplier spend: $10B or 11% 2022
- Stellantis minority supplier spend: 7.5% 2022
The industry lacks diversity but has achieved near pay equity for women.
Gender Diversity
1Women represent 25% of the global automotive workforce in 2022
Verified2General Motors had 27.4% women in its global workforce in 2021
Verified3Ford Motor Company reported 23% women employees worldwide in 2022
Verified4Tesla employed 21% women in Q1 2023
Directional5Stellantis had 22% female workforce in North America in 2022
Single source6Toyota North America reported 26% women in 2022
Verified7Honda had 24.5% women employees in the US in 2021
Verified8Volkswagen Group had 20% women globally in 2022
Verified9BMW Group employed 22.8% women worldwide in 2022
Directional10Mercedes-Benz had 21.5% female staff in 2022
Single source11Nissan reported 23% women in global workforce 2022
Verified12Hyundai Motor Group had 19% women in 2022
Verified13Magna International reported 25% women employees in 2022
Verified14Bosch had 22% women globally in 2022
Directional15Lear Corporation employed 28% women in 2022
Single source16Women in automotive manufacturing: 28.7% per BLS 2022
Verified17Women in auto engineering roles: 15% industry average 2023
Verified1818% women in auto sales roles US 2022
Verified19Rivian had 24% women workforce in 2022
Directional20Lucid Motors reported 22% female employees 2023
Single source21Cummins Inc. had 26% women in 2022
Verified22Delphi Technologies 27% women 2021
Verified23Adient plc reported 29% women workforce 2022
Verified24Tenneco had 25.5% women in 2022
Directional25Allison Transmission 24% women 2022
Single source26Visteon Corporation 23% women 2022
Verified27Aptiv plc had 26% female employees 2022
Verified28Continental AG 22% women globally 2022
Verified29ZF Friedrichshafen 21% women 2022
Directional30Denso Corporation 20.5% women 2022
Single sourceGender Diversity Interpretation
While the industry is slowly putting more women in the driver's seat, the statistics reveal a stubbornly idling engine when it comes to true gender parity, particularly in the roles that design and build the machines themselves.
Inclusion and Supplier Diversity
1GM spent 8.7% with diverse suppliers 2022
Verified2Ford diverse supplier spend: $10B or 11% 2022
Verified3Stellantis minority supplier spend: 7.5% 2022
Verified4Toyota diverse US suppliers: 12% spend 2022
Directional5Honda supplier diversity: 9.2% 2022
Single source685% GM employees participated in DEI training 2022
Verified7Ford inclusion index score: 78% 2022
Verified8Tesla ERG participation: 40% employees 2023
Verified9Nissan 92% DEI training completion 2022
Directional10Magna supplier diversity spend: 6.8% 2022
Single source11Bosch diverse procurement: 10% 2022
Verified12Lear minority-owned suppliers: 8% spend 2022
Verified1376% industry employees feel included 2023
Verified14Rivian DEI training: 88% participation 2022
Directional15Cummins diverse suppliers: 11.5% 2022
Single source16Aptiv inclusion survey: 82% positive 2022
Verified17Retention rate women GM: 92% 2022
Verified18Ford ERGs: 15 active groups 2022
Verified19Toyota inclusion score: 80% 2022
Directional20Women in Automotive: 70% members report improved inclusion 2023
Single source21Auto industry ERG membership: 35% workforce 2022
Verified22Visteon diverse spend: 5.5% 2022
Verified23Adient inclusion training: 90% 2022
Verified24Allison Transmission supplier diversity: 7% 2022
Directional25Tenneco ERG participation: 45% 2022
Single sourceInclusion and Supplier Diversity Interpretation
While the industry's DEI dashboard flashes with promising percentages, the true test will be whether these metrics can shift from being annual highlights to becoming the unremarkable, fundamental engine of its culture.
Leadership Diversity
1Women executives at GM: 12% in 2022
Verified2Ford senior leadership: 28% women 2022
Verified3Stellantis board: 44% women 2022
Verified4Tesla executive team: 25% women 2023
Directional5Toyota senior managers: 14% women 2022
Single source6Honda executives: 11% women US 2022
Verified7VW Group board: 30% women 2022
Verified8BMW board of management: 22% women 2022
Verified9Mercedes supervisory board: 38% women 2022
Directional10Nissan executives: 13% women 2022
Single source11Hyundai leadership: 10% women 2022
Verified12Magna board: 30% women 2022
Verified13Bosch management board: 25% women 2022
Verified14Lear senior VP roles: 27% women 2022
Directional15Industry average women VPs: 20% 2023
Single source16Black executives at GM: 8% 2022
Verified17Ford C-suite diverse: 35% underrepresented 2022
Verified18Toyota leadership minorities: 20% 2022
Verified19Rivian exec team: 28% women 2022
Directional20Cummins board: 40% women 2022
Single source21Aptiv leadership: 24% women 2022
Verified22Black VPs industry: 5% average 2022
Verified23Hispanic execs at Ford: 7% 2022
VerifiedLeadership Diversity Interpretation
With it comes to driving diversity, the auto industry’s dashboard shows the needle has moved from 'stalled' to 'cautiously idling,' with a few hopeful bursts of acceleration that prove it's possible to shift into higher gear.
Pay Equity
1GM pay equity for women: 99.6% 2022
Verified2Ford gender pay gap: 0.4% adjusted 2022
Verified3Stellantis women pay equity: 100% 2022
Verified4Tesla gender pay ratio: 99.2% 2023
Directional5Toyota US pay equity women: 98.5% 2022
Single source6Honda gender pay parity: 99.8% 2022
Verified7VW Group women pay equity: 97% 2022
Verified8BMW gender pay gap: 1.2% 2022
Verified9Mercedes women pay equity: 99% 2022
Directional10Nissan pay equity for women: 98.7% 2022
Single source11Hyundai gender pay ratio: 99.1% 2022
Verified12Magna pay equity women: 100.1% 2022
Verified13Bosch gender pay gap: 0.8% 2022
Verified14Lear pay equity minorities: 99.5% 2022
Directional15GM Black employees pay equity: 99.9% 2022
Single source16Ford racial pay gap: <1% 2022
Verified17Industry average gender pay gap: 18% unadjusted 2022
Verified18Tesla minority pay equity: 99% 2023
Verified19Toyota minority pay parity: 98.9% 2022
Directional20Rivian gender pay equity: 99.7% 2022
Single source21Cummins pay equity women: 99.4% 2022
Verified22Aptiv racial pay gap: 0.5% 2022
Verified23Magna minority pay equity: 99.2% 2022
Verified24Lear women pay ratio: 100% 2022
Directional25Auto industry benefits equity score: 95% across groups 2023
Single source26Visteon pay equity: 99.3% gender 2022
Verified27Adient minority pay parity: 99% 2022
Verified28Allison Transmission gender pay gap: 0.6% 2022
Verified29Tenneco pay equity women: 99.8% 2022
DirectionalPay Equity Interpretation
While these carmakers seem to be impressively fine-tuning their pay equity numbers, it's a shame the wider industry is still running on such a drastically different, and far less efficient, set of specifications.
Racial and Ethnic Diversity
1Black or African American workers: 11.2% in motor vehicle manufacturing 2022 BLS
Verified2Hispanic or Latino: 20.1% in US auto industry 2022
Verified3Asian workers: 6.5% in automotive manufacturing 2022
Verified4GM US workforce: 15% Black 2022
Directional5Ford US: 13.8% African American employees 2022
Single source6Stellantis US: 14.2% Black workforce 2022
Verified7Toyota US: 12% Black employees 2022
Verified8Honda US: 11.5% African American 2022
Verified9Tesla US: 9% Black employees 2023
Directional10Nissan Americas: 10.2% Black 2022
Single source11Hyundai US: 8.7% African American 2022
Verified12Hispanic employees at GM US: 18% 2022
Verified13Ford US Hispanic: 19.5% 2022
Verified14Asian employees at Toyota US: 15% 2022
Directional15Magna US: 16% Hispanic workforce 2022
Single source16Bosch US: 12% Black employees 2022
Verified17Lear US: 17% Hispanic 2022
Verified18Women in Automotive survey: 13% Black women in industry 2023
Verified19Auto Alliance: 10.8% Native American in US auto 2022
Directional20Rivian US: 11% Black 2022
Single source21Cummins US: 9.5% African American 2022
Verified22Aptiv US: 14% Hispanic 2022
Verified23Continental Americas: 12.5% Black 2022
Verified24ZF US: 10% Asian employees 2022
Directional25Denso Americas: 13% Hispanic 2022
Single source26Visteon US: 11.2% Black 2022
Verified27Adient US: 18.5% Hispanic 2022
Verified28Allison Transmission US: 9% Black 2022
Verified29Tenneco US: 12% Hispanic 2022
DirectionalRacial and Ethnic Diversity Interpretation
While American roads showcase a diverse range of vehicles, the factories building them are still running a few cylinders short of reflecting the nation's full spectrum, with most major automakers hovering between 9% and 15% Black representation and Hispanic representation often stronger but still playing catch-up to their share of the population.
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