Vehicle production this Christmas holiday week in the US, Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 263,862 units, down 25.7% from the 355,179 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 16,257,525 vehicles, down 0.3% from like-2003’s pace.
In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 190,404 vehicles this week, down 27.9% from the 264,073 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2004 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 12,016,973 units, down 0.7% compared to the 12,104,143 vehicles built in like-2003.
This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 46,212, a decrease of 19.0% from the 57,043 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2004 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,703,854 units, up 6.1% compared to the 2,547,697 vehicles produced in like-2003.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 31.3%; Ford Motor Co., 21.2%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.4%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 7.0%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.3%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 7.1%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.1%; BMW of North America Inc., 1.2%; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.7%; AutoAlliance International Inc., 2.1%; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.0%; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.8%; and other manufacturers, 2.8%.
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