Vehicle production this week in the US, Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 362,687 units, down from the 369,850 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 5,215,991 vehicles, up 6.1 percent from like-2001’s pace.
In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 270,701 vehicles this week, down 0.6 percent from the 272,470 cars and trucks built last week.
To date, calendar 2002 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 3,831,258 units, up 9.2 percent from the 3,507,113 vehicles built in like-2001.
This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 56,898, a 6.2 percent decrease from the 60,638 units assembled last week.
Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 843,572 units, up 0.6 percent compared to the 838,359 vehicles produced in like-2001.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 32.4 percent; Ford Motor Co., 30.8 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.7 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.6 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.1 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.3 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.7 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.2 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.6 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.8 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.2 percent.
