Advanced industries like the auto sector—with its significant R&D investment and STEM-worker intensity—are important because they drive regional and national prosperity in the United States. For its part, Tennessee’s auto industry has led the state’s post-recession recovery and has managed to increase its share of North American motor vehicle manufacturing employment since the Recession. However, with fundamental changes in the global auto industry ratcheting up competitive pressures, Tennessee will need to find new ways to compete in the years ahead.