From at least 1997 to the present manufacturing as a percentage of total US GDP has been falling. But the total output in dollars has been growing. And since 2010 employment in manufacturing has been rising steadily. Employment in manufacturing is clearly not what it used to be in the US but still plays a
US car production has recently dropped to 1.4 million units in June 2021, a low point in a long decline since the 1970s. Competitors around the world have been taking making share and American manufacturers have also been outsourcing production to save money. The chip shortage in recent times has slowed down production further. Read