Volkswagen Joins Automakers Raising U.S. Factory Worker Wages

The 11% pay increase follows significant wage hikes by other automakers in the wake of UAW's successful negotiations with the Detroit Three.

Volkswagen has announced an 11% pay increase for production workers at its Chattanooga assembly plant in Tennessee, effective from December.
The wage hike follows significant pay and benefit increases won by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union from the Detroit Three automakers.
Other non-union automakers in the U.S., including Honda, Toyota, and Hyundai, have also raised wages for their U.S. factory workers in recent weeks.
Hyundai has announced a 25% increase over the next four years for non-union production workers in Alabama and Georgia.
Despite the trend, Tesla, which enjoys an operating profit advantage over other automakers, has not announced any salary hikes in the U.S.