Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit
an estimated 305,870 units, up from the 279,450 cars and trucks built last week,
according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.
Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals
812,275 vehicles, down 20.3 percent from like-2000’s pace.
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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 214,519 vehicles this week,
up 9.2 percent from the 196,496 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar
2001 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 573,269 units, down 21.5 percent
from the 730,245 vehicles built in like-2000.
This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 55,926, a 7.1 percent
increase from the 52,214 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2001
Canadian vehicle production now stands at 148,584 units, down 22.5 percent compared
to the 191,604 vehicles produced in like-2000.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General
Motors Corp. accounted for 28.8 percent; Ford Motor Co., 27.0 percent; Chrysler
of DaimlerChrysler, 16.1 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.3 percent; Toyota
Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.1 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.9 percent; New United
Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.2 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 2.0 percent; Mitsubishi
Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 2.2 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.8
percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.8 percent; BMW of North America
Inc., 0.9 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.9 percent.
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