Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 354,017 units, up from the 304,617 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 5,800,186 vehicles, down 2.4% from like-2002’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 255,261 vehicles last week, up 12.5% from the 226,957 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2003 US vehicle output totals an estimated 4,268,596 units, down 2.2% from the 4,364,445 vehicles built in like-2002.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 60,441, a 15.5% increase from the 52,328 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2003 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 928,085 units, down 4.2% compared to the 968,800 vehicles produced in like-2002.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 32.9%; Ford Motor Co., 26.9%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.6%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.9%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.5%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.3%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.0%; Subaru Automotive Inc., 1.0%; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.6%; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.5%; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.7%; BMW of North America Inc., 1.4%; and other manufacturers, 1.7%.
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