Robots Installed in U.S. Auto Industry Up by Double Digits
美國汽車行業機器人安裝量實現兩位數增長

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——美國汽車制造商在自動化領域持續加碼，2024 年汽車行業工業機器人安裝總量同比增長 10.7%，達 13,700 臺。這是國際機器人聯合會（IFR）公布的初步統計數據。

"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.”

"美國擁有全球自動化程度最高的汽車產業之一，其工廠機器人密度排名世界第五，與日本、德國并列，領先于中國。"國際機器人聯合會主席伊藤隆之表示，"這是現代化進程的重大成就。不過，在制造業自動化的其他關鍵領域，美國仍落后于競爭對手。"

Robots from abroad

海外機器人主導市場

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.

由于本土機器人制造商不多，美國市場工業機器人主要依賴進口。全球范圍內，70% 的工業機器人產自日本、中國、德國和韓國四國。其中中國廠商增長勢頭最猛，為滿足龐大內需，其產量在五年間（2019-2023年）增長逾三倍，目前已躍居全球第二大生產國。中國的成功得益于國家機器人戰略實施——2021 至 2023 年間，中國制造業年均安裝量約 28 萬臺，遠超美國 2024 年的 34,300 臺年度總量。

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.

在中國，機器人與自動化技術已滲透到生產的各個層面。2023 年，中國制造業機器人密度（每萬名員工配備的機器人數量）達到 470 臺，全球排名第三，超過德國和日本。相比之下，美國以 295 臺的機器人密度在全球自動化程度最高的制造業國家中僅列第十位。美國的自動化高度集中在汽車領域：2024 年新增工業機器人中，約 40% 應用于汽車行業。

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.

緊隨其后的是金屬與機械行業，安裝量為 3800 臺，占市場份額 11%；美國電氣與電子行業安裝量為 2900 臺，占 9% 的市場份額。

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.

在底特律舉辦的 2025 年 Automate 展會上，國際機器人聯合會副主席 Jane Heffner 將于 5 月 14 日星期三公布北美市場工業機器人安裝量的初步數據。隨后，IFR 舉辦的機器人高管圓桌會議將探討推動當前行業發展的趨勢與技術。