Contrive Datum Insights has published "Automotive Motors Market Size, Share & Industry Analysis, By Motor type (Brushed Motors, Brushless Motors, Stepper Motors), Ev motor type (Brushed Motors, Brushless Motors, Induction Motors, Traction Motors, Stepper Motors, Others), Vehicle type (Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles, Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs), Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEVs), Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs), Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs)), Function (Performance Motors, Comfort Motors, Safety Motors), Sales channel (OEM, Aftermarket), and Regional Forecast, 2026-2034". The study sizes the global automotive motors market at USD 24.4 billion in 2025 and projects growth from USD 26.4 billion in 2026 to USD 50.7 billion by 2034, a compound annual growth rate of 8.5% across the forecast period.
Automotive motors are the electric motors installed in road vehicles to power drivetrain propulsion, comfort features and safety systems, ranging from small permanent-magnet units driving window lifts and seat adjusters to high-torque traction motors that propel electrified vehicles. Buyers are vehicle manufacturers specifying motors for new-vehicle assembly and, to a smaller degree, aftermarket parts distributors and repair channels replacing worn units in vehicles already in service.
Growth in electric vehicle production and traction motor adoption
Growth in electric vehicle production and traction motor adoption is the largest single contributor to the market's growth over the forecast period, and the study rates its impact high. Against a market growing at 8.5% a year, the motor type lines exposed to it move fastest: Stepper Motors compounds at 11.98%, taking its share of revenue from 9% to 12% and its value from USD 2.2 billion to USD 6.08 billion.
On the upside, the study's bull case assumes faster than expected battery electric vehicle production growth and quicker adoption of electric power steering and braking across mid-market vehicle segments lift motor content per vehicle beyond the base case, which would take 2034 revenue to USD 56.78 billion rather than the USD 50.7 billion base case.
However, slower battery electric vehicle production ramp-up and continued cost pressure on brushless motor and control electronics pricing hold motor content per vehicle and average selling prices below the base case, which would hold 2034 revenue to USD 44.62 billion. Brushed Motors, which carries 44% of 2025 revenue, already grows at only 3.9% against the market's 8.5%, so the largest part of the base is also its slowest.
Key Players Compete on Brushless Motors Volume and Stepper Motors Growth
Competition in the global automotive motors market runs along the motor type axis rather than the regional one. Brushless Motors holds 47% of 2025 revenue at USD 11.47 billion and remains the largest line through 2034 at 58%, making it the position hardest for a challenger to take. Stepper Motors, growing at 11.98%, is where share actually changes hands. A supplier established in one is not thereby established in the other, which is what sustains a field of this size in a market of USD 24.4 billion.
Further Report Findings
| Segment | Led 2025 by | Share & value | Fastest-growing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor type | Brushless Motors | 47% · USD 11.47 billion | — |
| Ev motor type | Brushless Motors | 34% · USD 8.3 billion | Traction Motors 13.47% |
| Vehicle type | Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Vehicles | 58% · USD 14.15 billion | Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) 21.37% |
| Function | Performance Motors | 40% · USD 9.76 billion | — |
| Sales channel | OEM | 78% · USD 19.03 billion | Aftermarket 10.49% |
- Based on regional analysis, Asia Pacific led the global automotive motors market in 2025 with 46% of global revenue at USD 11.22 billion, reaching USD 24.84 billion by 2034.
- Asia Pacific takes a rising share of global revenue over the forecast period, from 46% in 2025 to 49% in 2034, with revenue growing from USD 11.22 billion to USD 24.84 billion.
- Middle East and Africa remains the smallest region throughout, at 4% of 2025 revenue and 4% by 2034.
- Stepper Motors is projected to grow at 11.98% over the forecast period, the fastest of any motor type line.
- China is the largest single country market at USD 5.05 billion in 2025, 20.7% of global revenue.
The report segments the market across five axes; by motor type, and by ev motor type, vehicle type, function and sales channel; with revenue and a growth rate for every line in every year from 2020 to 2034, alongside bear, base and bull scenarios for the headline total at USD 44.62 billion and USD 56.78 billion by 2034. It covers all five regions with country-level breakdowns, the competitive landscape, and the research methodology behind every estimate. Delivered as a PDF; a free sample is available on request.