Vehicle production last week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 367,276 units, up from the 359,991 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 5,580,571 vehicles, up 5.8 percent from like-2001’s pace.
In the U.S., automakers were expected to produce 273,245 vehicles last week, up 4.4 percent from the 261,812 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2002 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 4,095,614 units, up 8.7 percent from the 3,766,785 vehicles built in like-2001.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 62,097, a 2.0 percent increase from the 60,893 units assembled the previous week.
Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 909,664 units, up 1.4 percent compared to the 897,008 vehicles produced in like-2001.
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By GlobalDataOf the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 33.7 percent; Ford Motor Co., 29.5 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.6 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.5 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.7 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.0 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.8 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.1 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, 1.1 percent.
