Today's Stat

Camaros at Chicago Auto Show


$55.00 / hour
is the average hourly rate that General Motors pays workers in the U.S.  Compare that to:

$7.00 / hour for GM workers in Mexico
$4.50 / hour for GM workers in China
$1.00 / hour for GM workers in India

In Mexico, China, and India GM is considered a high paying employer.

Data form Overhaul: An Insider's Account of the Obama Administration's Emergency Rescue of the Auto Industry by Steven Rattner.  Rattner was the head of the 14 person Auto Team in