Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 362,860 units, down from the 367,231 cars and trucks built the previous week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
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Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 6,314,548 vehicles, up 5.7% from like-2001’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 266,297 vehicles last week, down 1.9% from the 271,451 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2002 US vehicle output totals an estimated 4,631,786 units, up 7.9% from the 4,294,082 vehicles built in like-2001.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 60,270, a 1.2% decrease from the 60,990 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,030,414 units, up 2.6% compared to the 1,004,539 vehicles produced in like-2001.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 34.5%; Ford Motor Co., 28.9%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.3%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.6%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.1%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.2%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.8%; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.3%; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.6%; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.7%; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.7%; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0%; and other manufacturers, 1.3%.
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