VW Rejection Shows UAW Share of U.S. Carmaking Slumping

The United Auto Workers’ failure to organize employees at an assembly plant in Tennessee operated by Germany’s Volkswagen AG underscores how the union’s members are building a smaller share of vehicles made in the U.S.

The CHART OF THE DAY shows that the number of cars and trucks produced by UAW workers declined to 54 percent of all vehicles in 2013 from 86 percent 15 years ago, as overseas automakers build more vehicles in the U.S.