Robots Installed in U.S. Auto Industry Up by Double Digits
美国汽车行业机器人安装量实现两位数增长

May 8, 2025 - Automakers in the United States have invested in more automation: total installations of industrial robots in the car industry increased by 10.7%, reaching 13,700 units in 2024. These are preliminary results, presented by the International Federation of Robotics (IFR).

2025 年 5 月 8 日——美国汽车制造商在自动化领域持续加码，2024 年汽车行业工业机器人安装总量同比增长 10.7%，达 13,700 台。这是国际机器人联合会（IFR）公布的初步统计数据。

"The United States has one of the most automated car industries in the world: The ratio of robots to factory workers ranks fifth, tied with Japan and Germany and ahead of China," saidTakayuki Ito, president of the International Federation of Robotics. "This is a great achievement of modernization. However, in other key areas of manufacturing automation, the US lags behind its competitors.”

"美国拥有全球自动化程度最高的汽车产业之一，其工厂机器人密度排名世界第五，与日本、德国并列，领先于中国。"国际机器人联合会主席伊藤隆之表示，"这是现代化进程的重大成就。不过，在制造业自动化的其他关键领域，美国仍落后于竞争对手。"

Robots from abroad

海外机器人主导市场

The majority of industrial robots are imports from overseas, as there are few robot manufacturers producing in the United States. Globally, 70% of installations are produced by four countries: Japan, China, Germany and South Korea. Within this group, Chinese manufacturers are the most dynamic, with production for their huge domestic market more than tripling in five years (2019-2023). This puts them in second place after Japan. China´s success is based on their national robotics strategy. Its manufacturing industry installed a total of about 280,000 units per year between 2021 and 2023, compared to a total of 34,300 installations in the United States in 2024.

由于本土机器人制造商不多，美国市场工业机器人主要依赖进口。全球范围内，70% 的工业机器人产自日本、中国、德国和韩国四国。其中中国厂商增长势头最猛，为满足庞大内需，其产量在五年间（2019-2023年）增长逾三倍，目前已跃居全球第二大生产国。中国的成功得益于国家机器人战略实施——2021 至 2023 年间，中国制造业年均安装量约 28 万台，远超美国 2024 年的 34,300 台年度总量。

In China, robotics and automation are penetrating all levels of production. This is evidenced by its high robot density of 470 robots per 10,000 employees in manufacturing, the third highest in the world, surpassing Germany and Japan in 2023. The United States, on the other hand, ranks only tenth among the world's most automated manufacturing countries with a robot density of 295 robots per 10,000 employees. The country’s automation is heavily concentrated in the car sector: Around 40% of all new industrial robot installations in 2024 are in automotive.

在中国，机器人与自动化技术已渗透到生产的各个层面。2023 年，中国制造业机器人密度（每万名员工配备的机器人数量）达到 470 台，全球排名第三，超过德国和日本。相比之下，美国以 295 台的机器人密度在全球自动化程度最高的制造业国家中仅列第十位。美国的自动化高度集中在汽车领域：2024 年新增工业机器人中，约 40% 应用于汽车行业。

This is followed by the metal and machinery industry with 3,800 units representing a market share of 11%. Installations in the US electrical and electronics industry has a market share of 9% with 2,900 units sold.

紧随其后的是金属与机械行业，安装量为 3800 台，占市场份额 11%；美国电气与电子行业安装量为 2900 台，占 9% 的市场份额。

At the Automate Show 2025 in Detroit, IFR Vice President Jane Heffner will present the preliminary figures on industrial robot installations for the North American market on Wednesday, 14 May. The Robotics Executive Roundtable by IFR will then discuss the trends and technologies driving the industry today.

在底特律举办的 2025 年 Automate 展会上，国际机器人联合会副主席 Jane Heffner 将于 5 月 14 日星期三公布北美市场工业机器人安装量的初步数据。随后，IFR 举办的机器人高管圆桌会议将探讨推动当前行业发展的趋势与技术。