Auto Industry Now Facing A Labor Shortage For Next Few Years

It seems counterintuitive, but the auto industry could face a labor shortage within the next few years, says the head of the Center for Automotive Research.

While 228,000 auto jobs have been shed in the past two years, the industry is poised to add about 15,000 this year and could need up to 100,000 new workers a year from 2011 through 2013 as the recession recovery continues, says David Cole, chairman of the non-profit organization that looks at trends related to the auto industry and society.

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Joe_Limon - 6/7/2010 12:37:43 PM

+1 Boost

Replace those jobs with robots. Problem solved. Technology is cheaper now than when the robotized push was first introduced.

TheDepressingTruth - 6/12/2010 2:47:57 PM

+2 Boost

This is a Crock...The "Big3" automakers plan to move more of it's manufacturing out of Canada and the US over the next decade to Mexico...
Just as soon as they pay off their "Loans" from the Feds.

A Mexican Auto worker working for Chrysler at it's Toluca Mexico Plant ...makes $27.50...PER DAY!