Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 307,607 units, up 0.3% from the 306,821 cars and trucks built the previous week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
Including last week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 14,317,756 vehicles, down 1.5% from like-2003’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 223,182 vehicles last week, down 2.5% from the 228,795 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2004 US vehicle output totals an estimated 10,586,408 units, down 1.8% compared to the 10,783,080 vehicles built in like-2003.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 54,964, an increase of 2.2% from the 53,797 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2004 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,375,782 units, up 5.0% compared to the 2,261,931 vehicles produced in like-2003.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 32.7%; Ford Motor Co., 18.6%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.6%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 7.4%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.9%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 7.9%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.3%; BMW of North America Inc., 1.2%; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.6%; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.8%; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.2%; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.8%; and other manufacturers, 3.0%.

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