Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 378,001 units, up 1.2% from the 373,576 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 15,637,242 vehicles, down 1.3% from like-2003’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 284,421 vehicles last week, down 0.3% from the 285,263 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2004 US vehicle output totals an estimated 11,560,991 units, down 1.6% compared to the 11,752,392 vehicles built in like-2003.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 58,628, an increase of 5.3% from the 55,657 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2004 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,600,584 units, up 5.0% compared to the 2,476,810 vehicles produced in like-2003.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 31.2%; Ford Motor Co., 26.4%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.3%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.8%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 6.2%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 6.2%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.0%; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0%; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.6%; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.8%; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.0%; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.1%; and other manufacturers, 2.4%.
