Workers assemble BMW AG X3 sport utility vehicles (SUV) on the production line at the BMW South Africa Pty Ltd. Rosslyn plant in Midrand, South Africa, on Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018. South Africa's government is close to agreeing to new tax breaks for international carmakers including Toyota Motor Corp., Ford Motor Co. and BMW AG in return for initiatives to boost jobs and exports, according to Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies. Photographer: Stefan Kleinowitz/Bloomberg
Car-industry employees concerned that robots will put them out of work needn’t worry – at least for now.
Of the 13 publicly traded automakers with at least 100,000 workers at the end of their most-recent fiscal year, 11 had more staff compared with year-end 2013, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Combined, they had 3.1 million employees, or 11% more than four years earlier, the data show.
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