The report is to be released today, the Associated Press reports.
Productivity is measured by the number of worker hours it takes to build a vehicle.
Ford averaged 23.23 hours per vehicle, while GM averaged 28.41 and DaimlerChrysler AG averaged 30.05. Nissan had the best average productivity of 18.22 hours per vehicle, followed by Honda at 20.26, and Toyota with 21.75. GM spokesman Tom Wickham told AP that internal research estimated productivity at the No. 1 automaker had increased 8 percent. Legislation Calls for Adding Renewable Fuels to Gasoline Farm state Senators have introduced legislation that would require gasoline to contain a small portion of renewable fuels, Reuters reports. The bill would require all motor fuels sold in the United States to contain either biodiesel or ethanol from corn or biomass.