 The current state of the motor vehicle industry in Ohio is mixed and dotted . In 2002 , the Ohio motor vehicle industry produced about $ 16 billion of items . This is about 14 % of the automobile production of the United States , and Ohio outputs every state in production of motor vehicles except for Michigan . These $ 16 billion account for approximately 4 @.@ 1 % of Ohio 's gross state product ; however , the motor vehicle industry only accounts for 1 @.@ 1 % of the United States ' output . In 2003 , Ohio was able to produce about 1 @,@ 885 @,@ 000 motor vehicles , accounting for 15 @.@ 6 % of the United States ' production , and , again , more than any state except for Michigan , in which 928 @,@ 000 of these were automobiles . 
