Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit
an estimated 327,778 units, up from the 309,389 cars and trucks built last week,
according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals
2,934,806 vehicles, down 19.7 percent from like-2000’s pace.
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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 238,064 vehicles this week,
up 5.7 percent from the 225,227 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar
2001 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 2,070,980 units, down 22.3 percent
from the 2,665,491 vehicles built in like-2000.
This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 51,486, an 11.3 percent
increase from the 46,256 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2001
Canadian vehicle production now stands at 512,622 units, down 21.7 percent compared
to the 654,865 vehicles produced in like-2000.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General
Motors Corp. accounted for 31.5 percent; Ford Motor Co., 29.5 percent; Chrysler
of DaimlerChrysler, 14.8 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.8 percent; Toyota
Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.4 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.4 percent; New United
Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.1 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.8 percent; Mitsubishi
Motor Mfg. America Inc., 1.7 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.8 percent;
Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.7 percent; BMW of North America Inc.,
1.0 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.5 percent.
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