Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 346,980 units, up 36.1% from the 254,955 cars and trucks built the previous week, according to WardsAuto.com.
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The previous week included the Thanksgiving holiday when factories often shut down for at least part of the period.
Including last week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 15,359,092 vehicles, up 0.7% from like-2004’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 243,341 vehicles last week, up 61.5% from the 150,640 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2005 US vehicle output totals an estimated 11,262,401 units, down 0.1% compared to the 11,271,113 vehicles built in like-2004.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 62,338, an increase of 0.7% from the 61,910 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar 2005 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,518,820 units, down 0.9% compared to the 2,542,199 vehicles produced in like-2004.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 26.1%; Ford Motor Co., 23.2%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.4%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 8.1%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.2%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 7.6%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.3%; AutoAlliance International Inc., 2.4%; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.1%; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0%; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.0%; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.9%; and other manufacturers, 4.7%.
