Motor Industry and the New Year

Hope everyone had a great holiday and a successful year in 2007.

I was reviewing the Department of Commerce figures for electric motors. Hey, its just something I do.

A few years ago when I was hired to help a young high tech motor company in Denver understand the marketplace, we started with the Department of Commerce data for electric motors and generators. We studied the data and went into an interesting exercise in analyzing the market. At that time the US produced approximately $12B in electric motors. That includes all the industrial and high tech stuff, as well as starter motors on cars, alternators, generators and fractional horsepower fans you find around the house. Big numbers, lots of parts. Read more