DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. General Motors Co auto workers make on average 21 percent more than their counterparts at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles , a study of 2014 labor costs by the Center for Automotive Research (CAR) shows.
Labor costs at GM including benefits total $58 per hour, compared to $48 per hour at Fiat Chrysler. Ford Motor Co is right behind GM at $57 per hour, CAR said.
Germany's DAIMLER (DAI.XE)AG workers at its plant in Alabama make the most per hour among U.S. auto workers, at an average of $65, while Volkswagen AG at $38 per hour and BMW at $39 paid the least, the study shows.
These hourly costs include benefits in addition to the hourly pay for the auto workers.
