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Some Asian automakers are showering U.S. plant workers with bonuses averaging up to $10,000 while Detroit’s two biggest carmakers have scrapped profit-sharing checks this year because of mounting automotive losses, reports the Detroit News. Toyota awarded each of its 5,600 hourly employees at its largest U.S. plant in Georgetown, Ky., an average of $10,131 for 2005. The plant builds the Camry, the best-selling car in the nation. Honda handed out an average $4,923 to 10,000 associates at its four major Ohio plants. Ford and GM both cut bonuses from $600, and $195 down to $0. Chrysler has yet to announce bonuses, but last year it gave an average of $1500.

Richie

I hope Mercedes gets a great idea like that too!!

jracerlmn

lol dont count on it unless you're in management...

i used to work for mercedes....my goodness they were stingy...

rominl

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@(%*)@(*^(@, even chrysler gives out bonus more than all mine for the past 5 yrs total....

i should change jobs

but anyway, great news for toyota, that's how much money they are making

Hameed

Whoa!!! 10K average bonus??? Holy crap, I sure am in the wrong biz.

Anybody know what the bonuses were to their workers here in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada?

Working for MB are we?

GSteg

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i've heard of $500 bonuses, but $10k. Geeze. Shows you how filthy rich toyota is.

Faraaz23

I wonder if the large bonuses are also "incentive" not to try to unionize???

LexLaw

You raise a good question. But yeah thumbs up to Toyota for really trickling down their gains.

bitkahuna

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What do the hourly folks get?

xioix

Toyota awarded each of its 5,600 hourly employees at its largest U.S. plant in Georgetown, Ky., an average of $10,131 for 2005.

Shawnmack

Dang I work for BMW and we only got $3,500 but it help on getting me the GS