Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 361,921 units, up from the 350,874 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 10,960,060 vehicles, up 5.9% from like-2001’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 262,405 vehicles last week, up 3.8% from the 252,874 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2002 US vehicle output totals an estimated 8,022,761 units, up 7.6% from the 7,454,348 vehicles built in like-2001.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 63,136, a 5.8% increase from the 59,656 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,753,849 units, up 3.6% compared to the 1,693,006 vehicles produced in like-2001.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 33.3%; Ford Motor Co., 27.4%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.2%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.8%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.2%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.4%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.2%; Subaru-Isuzu 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., 0.9%; and other manufacturers, 1.6%.
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