Vehicle production last week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico was expected to hit an estimated 352,685 units, down from the 361,569 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 6,665,481 vehicles, up 5.4% from like-2001’s pace.
In the US, automakers were expected to produce 271,416 vehicles last week, up 2.4% from the 264,946 cars and trucks built the previous week. To date, calendar 2002 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 4,901,851 units, up 7.7% from the 4,549,779 vehicles built in like-2001.
Last week’s Canadian vehicle production was estimated at 44,474, a 27.4% decrease from the 61,299 units assembled the previous week. Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,075,923 units, up 1.8% compared to the 1,057,415 vehicles produced in like-2001.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 35.2%; Ford Motor Co., 28.7%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.1%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.6%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.0%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.4%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.7%; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.1%; 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., 1.0%; and other manufacturers, 1.2%.
