The productivity boom in the British car industry benefited workers, with a caveat

Productivity growth can play an important role in raising wages. The UK car industry experienced fast productivity growth over the past 40 years, and by the 2010s car workers were earning about 37 per cent more than the average manufacturing employee. Andreas Teichgraeber and Tim Obermeier write that while wages have gone up, the share of the productivity gains going to workers has declined.