Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 379,973 units, down from the 386,906 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.

Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 7,452,468 vehicles, up 3.7 percent from like-1999’s pace.

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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 290,986 vehicles this week, an increase of 2.7 percent from the 283,221 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2000 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 5,468,109 units, up 2.8 percent from the 5,317,907 vehicles built in like- 1999.

This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 52,509, a 23.1 percent decrease from the 68,311 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2000 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,289,764 units, up 2.4 percent from the 1,259,407 vehicles produced in like-1999.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 34.3 percent; Ford Motor Co., 29.8 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.1 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 4.7 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 4.3 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.8 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.4 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.6 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.3 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.1 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 0.5 percent; and other manufacturers, 2.5 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       125,176   121,792    126,418   2,345,442 2,301,199   1.9
     Trucks     165,810   161,429    166,218   3,122,667 3,016,708   3.5
     TOTAL      290,986   283,221    292,636   5,468,109 5,317,907   2.8
     Canada
     Cars        27,626    35,072     29,369     668,272   673,695  -0.8
     Trucks      24,883    33,239     25,531     621,492   585,712   6.1
     TOTAL       52,509    68,311     54,900   1,289,764 1,259,407   2.4
     Mexico
     Cars        22,687    22,251     21,978     433,153   417,909   3.6
     Trucks      13,791    13,123     11,514     261,442   193,543  35.1
     TOTAL       36,478    35,374     33,492     694,595   611,452  13.6
     U.S.CanadaMexico
     Cars       175,489   179,115    177,765   3,446,867 3,392,803   1.6
     Trucks     204,484   207,791    203,263   4,005,601 3,795,963   5.5
     GRAND      379,973   386,906    381,028   7,452,468 7,188,766   3.7
     TOTAL


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

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