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Automotive & Machinery 2021

The automotive and machinery benchmark contains organizations that manufacture automotive parts and cars as well as the distribution and selling of vehicles. These organizations have large workforces of factory employees.

  • ~2.5m

    Questions answered
    in last 12 months

  • /
  • ~40

    Organizations

These insights represent ~2.5m questions answered from ~40 organizations, ranging in size from 30 to 34,600 people, in the last 12 months.

The data meet our criteria as being robust and reliable; unlikely to substantially change over time; and representative of the wider industry. Read more about the methodology.

Data provided by ] Culture Amp

Industry breakdown

  • Automotive

    69%

  • Machinery

    22%

  • Mechanical or Industrial Engineering

    6%

  • Plastics

    3%

Region breakdown

  • Oceania

    77%

  • North America

    16%

  • Asia

    5%

  • Europe

    2%

Are employees committed to their organizations?

Engaged people are emotionally committed to their organization. These people stay at their organizations longer and are more productive and effective. Successful organizations have more engaged employees.

71% of Automotive and Machinery employees are engaged

This is in the bottom 19% compared with other industries.


The average eNPS score for organizations in this benchmark is 15 and is in the bottom 11% compared with other industries.

Understanding the engagement questions

Engagement is defined through these five industry-standard questions from Culture Amp’s engagement survey template.

I see myself still working at [Company] in two years' time

70%

3% above global average

I rarely think about looking for a job at another company

59%

Same as global average

[Company] motivates me to go beyond what I would in a similar role elsewhere

66%

5% below global average

I would recommend [Company] as a great place to work

79%

5% below global average

I am proud to work for [Company]

82%

5% below global average

The highest scoring question for Automotive & Machinery had 87% of people agreeing that they know what they need to do to be successful in their role (+1% compared to overall) while they were generally most positive about Alignment & Involvement.


People in Automotive & Machinery were generally least favourable about Learning & Development, and were most negative towards 'When it is clear that someone is not delivering in their role we do something about it' with 21% of people disagreeing (+5% above average).

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Automotive and Machinery organizations.

1

I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me

74% favorable


The factor this relates most closely to is Alignment & Involvement

Which questions matter the most?

Different things are important to different cultures. If you want to make more of your people engaged then you need to know what is important your people. These questions are most important to keeping people engaged in Automotive and Machinery organizations.

1

I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me

74% favorable

Alignment & Involvement
2

[Company] really allows us to make a positive difference

69% favorable

Social Connection
3

[Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals

61% favorable

Company Performance
4

[Company] is a great company for me to make a contribution to my development

70% favorable

Learning & Development
5

I have access to the things I need to do my job well

76% favorable

Enablement

How long do people stay?

In the short term, 16% of people in this benchmark are thinking of or actually seeking jobs elsewhere (-2% compared to overall) while on a longer time frame, 9% of people see themselves leaving within two years (-1% compared to overall).

The following questions had the biggest impact on whether individuals felt that they were planning to stay at their organization and not actively looking for alternative jobs.

1

[Company] effectively directs resources (funding, people and effort) towards company goals

61% favorable

Company Performance
2

[Company] really allows us to make a positive difference

69% favorable

Social Connection
3

I am happy with my current role relative to what was described to me

74% favorable

Alignment & Involvement
Average Glassdoor ratings

We’ve connected the employee feedback data for each company included in the benchmark with ratings from Glassdoor.com, which is one of the world’s largest job and recruiting sites combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings and more.

Overall Rating

3.4 stars (-0.4)

Culture and Values

3.3 stars (-0.6)

Work Life Balance

3.3 stars (-0.5)

Compensation and Benefits

3.4 stars (-0.2)

Career Opportunities

3.2 stars (-0.3)

Recommend to Friend

50.0% (-21)

CEO Approval

74.0% (-10)

How does Automotive and Machinery compare?

Organizations in Automotive & Machinery tend to be very similar to the global all industries insights, with no significant departures from the average.

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