Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 374,332 units, up from the 291,906 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.

Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 10,564,640 vehicles, up 4.8 percent from like-1999’s pace.

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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 279,800 vehicles this week, an increase of 29.8 percent from the 215,610 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2000 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 7,691,302 units, up 3.6 percent from the 7,421,325 vehicles built in like- 1999.

This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 56,721, a 56.0 percent increase from the 36,356 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2000 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,785,816 units, up 2.0 percent from the 1,750,309 vehicles produced in like-1999.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 34.7 percent; Ford Motor Co., 31.2 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 12.2 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.0 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 4.5 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.7 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.6 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.5 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.8 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.4 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.5 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 0.6 percent; and other manufacturers, 2.3 percent.

NORTH AMERICA FACTORY PRODUCTION

This Week   Last Week   Same Week  To Date   To Date  Pct. Change
              Estimated   Revised     Last Year   2000      1999  2000 vs. 1999
     U.S.
     Cars     123,064      98,290      107,892  3,323,535   3,213,937    3.4
     Trucks   156,736     117,320      140,335  4,367,767   4,207,388    3.8
     TOTAL    279,800     215,610      248,227  7,691,302   7,421,325    3.6
     Canada
     Cars      27,210      21,894       31,938    929,460     938,777   -1.0
     Trucks    29,511      14,462       27,685    856,356     811,532    5.5
     TOTAL     56,721      36,356       59,623  1,785,816   1,750,309    2.0
     Mexico
     Cars      23,709      22,811       21,898    662,883     607,545    9.1
     Trucks    14,102      17,129        8,621    424,639     302,945   40.2
     TOTAL     37,811      39,940       30,519  1,087,522     910,490   19.4
     U.S.CanadaMexico
     Cars     173,983     142,995      161,728  4,915,878   4,760,259    3.3
     Trucks   200,349     148,911      176,641  5,648,762   5,321,865    6.1
     GRAND    374,332     291,906      338,369 10,564,640  10,082,124    4.8
     TOTAL

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Note: All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production.

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