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What are the major industries in Alabama?
The major industries in Alabama are agriculture (corn, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, livestock, and poultry), mining (iron ore, limestone, coal), hydroelectric power, and steel making.
There is a substantial automotive industry in Alabama:
Toyota has an engine plant in Huntsville,
Hynda has a plant south of Montgomery,
Mercedes Benz has a plant near Tuscaloosa,
International Harvester has a plant in Huntsville,
Honda makes mini vans in the SW part of the state,
and there is another plant in the Talledega area (forget the brand).
Chrysler had a large presence in Huntsville for a long time, beginning with the
space contracts they had, and also their automotive electronics plants.
Chrysler made the first stage of the Saturn I rocket in the 1960's, and
Decatur now has the Delta rocket plant
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