Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit
an estimated 292,687 units, up from the 270,493 cars and trucks built last week,
according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals
1,352,422 vehicles, down 23.4 percent from like-2000’s pace.
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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 205,072 vehicles this week,
up 6.9 percent from the 191,765 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar
2001 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 948,458 units, down 25.9 percent
from the 1,279,652 vehicles built in like-2000.
This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 50,207, a 16.2 percent
increase from the 43,226 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2001
Canadian vehicle production now stands at 240,017 units, down 25.1 percent compared
to the 320,655 vehicles produced in like-2000.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General
Motors Corp. accounted for 29.8 percent; Ford Motor Co., 32.1 percent; Chrysler
of DaimlerChrysler, 9.7 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.6 percent; Toyota
Motor Mfg. Inc., 6.5 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.0 percent; New United
Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.6 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.7 percent; Mitsubishi
Motor Mfg. America Inc., 2.3 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.0 percent;
Mercedes-Benz U.S. ofDaimlerChrysler, 0.8 percent; BMW of North America Inc.,
1.2 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.7 percent.
