Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 344,068 units, up from the 343,408 cars and trucks built the previous week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
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Including last week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 6,482,285 vehicles, down 2.8% from like-2002’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 264,450 vehicles this week, up 4.7% from the 252,499 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2003 US vehicle output totals an estimated 4,788,288 units, down 2.4% from the 4,905,851 vehicles built in like-2002.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 47,034, a 16.5% decrease from the 56,360 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2003 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,030,542 units, down 4.2% compared to the 1,076,270 vehicles produced in like-2002.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 31.4%; Ford Motor Co., 26.5%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 15.7%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.6%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.9%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 4.0%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.9%; Subaru Automotive Inc., 1.0%; 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., 1.3%; and other manufacturers, 1.7%.
