Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 372,161 units, up from the 367,630 cars and trucks built the previous week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
Including last week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 5,955,337 vehicles, up 5.8 percent from like-2001’s pace.
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In the US, car makers were expected to produce 276,465 vehicles last week, up 3.1 percent from the 268,044 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2002 US vehicle output totals an estimated 4,368,928 units, up 8.4 percent from the 4,031,757 vehicles built in like-2001.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 60,270, a 2.8 percent decrease from the 62,025 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 969,862 units, up 2.1 percent compared to the 949,651 vehicles produced in like-2001.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 34.7 percent; Ford Motor Co., 29.3 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.1 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.5 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.0 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.3 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.0 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.1 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.5 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.7 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.2 percent.
