Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 374,240 units, up from the 367,170 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.

Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 14,754,542 vehicles, up 2.4 percent from like-1999’s pace.

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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 276,271 vehicles this week, an increase of 2.0 percent from the 270,778 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2000 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 10,742,202 units, up 0.7 percent from the 10,667,744 vehicles built in like-1999.

This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 57,151, an 8.1 percent increase from the 52,883 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2000 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,450,614 units, down 0.9 percent compared to the 2,473,997 vehicles produced in like-1999.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 33.8 percent; Ford Motor Co., 31.5 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 12.7 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 4.7 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 4.6 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.9 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.8 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.5 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 2.0 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.8 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.4 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 0.7 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.6 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     118,176   118,512    127,020    4,684,865    4,609,765    1.6
     Trucks   158,095   152,266    162,001    6,057,337    6,057,979      0
     TOTAL    276,271   270,778    289,021   10,742,202   10,667,744    0.7
     Canada
     Cars      29,686    27,002     35,437    1,277,590    1,321,256   -3.3
     Trucks    27,465    25,881     29,042    1,173,024    1,152,741    1.8
     TOTAL     57,151    52,883     64,479    2,450,614    2,473,997   -0.9
     Mexico
     Cars      23,450    23,812     18,488      927,245      815,866   13.7
     Trucks    17,368    19,697     10,923      634,481      450,202   40.9
     TOTAL     40,818    43,509     29,411    1,561,726    1,266,068   23.4
     U.S.CanadaMexico
     Cars     171,312   169,326    180,945    6,889,700    6,746,887    2.1
     Trucks   202,928   197,844    201,966    7,864,842    7,660,922    2.7
     GRAND    374,240   367,170    382,911   14,754,542   14,407,809    2.4
     TOTAL
 
     Note: All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production.

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