Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 336,653 units, down from the 337,882 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
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Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 1,764,422 vehicles, up 5.8 percent from like-2001’s pace.
In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 243,000 vehicles this week, down 0.4 percent from the 243,993 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2002 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 1,287,541 units, up 10.2 percent from the 1,168,127 vehicles built in like-2001.
This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 60,180, a 0.2 percent decrease from the 60,318 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 288,888 units, down 3.4 percent compared to the 299,074 vehicles produced in like-2001.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 33.8 percent; Ford Motor Co., 26.1 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.6 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.2 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.6 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.9 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.1 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.2 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.7 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.5 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.7 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.1 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.5 percent.
