CHICAGO, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Michigan led the country by hosting the largest number of Chinese-owned automotive facilities in the United States, according to an Automotive News report.
Citing the latest research by ZoZo Go LLC, the report said Sunday there are a total of 84 Chinese-owned automotive sites in Michigan, or 43 percent of the nation's total. Most of these facilities are in the Detroit area.
California took the second place with 45 sites, which are mainly in the Los Angeles and Silicon Valley regions. A total of 24 states have at least one Chinese-owned auto enterprise.
According to the Michigan-China Innovation Center, since 2000, some 300 Chinese companies have invested 4.2 billion U.S. dollars in Michigan, much of it in manufacturing. Chinese firms account for 6,000 jobs across the state, ranking Michigan No. 3 in the country for the number of investment deals by Chinese companies.
