What is the meaning of "gear" in the following sentence: " . . . a village geared around mass producing trucks

Answer 1

Economically speaking, this village or community is dependent on its truck production for sustaining incomes.

Answer 2

It means that, as the village's main occupation is the production of trucks, the whole of the lifestyle of the village revolves around this activity. I imagine that most people, in this case would be involved in the industry, or in an occupation or lifestyle that supports it, in some way.