Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit
an estimated 343,306 units, up from the 310,989 cars and trucks built last week,
according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals
12,554,337 vehicles, down 12.4 percent from like-2000’s pace.
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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 254,056 vehicles this week,
up 9.6 percent from the 231,806 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar
2001 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 9,058,056 units, down 13.1 percent
from the 10,425,628 vehicles built in like-2000.
This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 49,390, a 23.2 percent
increase from the 40,087 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2001
Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,035,269 units, down 14.9 percent
compared to the 2,392,437 vehicles produced in like-2000.
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