Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 357,787 units, up from the 297,616 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward’s Automotive Reports.

Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 12,903,189 vehicles, up 2.7 percent from like-1999’s pace.

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In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 258,759 vehicles this week, an increase of 24.3 percent from the 208,197 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2000 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 9,388,031 units, up 1.2 percent from the 9,279,445 vehicles built in like- 1999.

This week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 62,345, a 30.7 percent increase from the 47,712 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2000 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,162,379 units, down 0.5 percent compared to the 2,172,331 vehicles produced in like-1999.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 35.8 percent; Ford Motor Co., 27.2 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.5 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.1 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 4.9 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.1 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.9 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.8 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 2.2 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.7 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 0.8 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.4 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    118,858     95,447    122,987   4,092,973  4,008,498      2.1
     Trucks  139,901    112,750    154,536   5,295,058  5,270,947      0.5
     TOTAL   258,759    208,197    277,523   9,388,031  9,279,445      1.2
     Canada
     Cars     32,787     25,942     36,208   1,133,292  1,161,293     -2.4
     Trucks   29,558     21,770     30,732   1,029,087  1,011,038      1.8
     TOTAL    62,345     47,712     66,940   2,162,379  2,172,331     -0.5
     Mexico
     Cars     21,332     23,293     15,998     810,037    724,739     11.8
     Trucks   15,351     18,414      9,804     542,742    392,848     38.2
     TOTAL    36,683     41,707     25,802   1,352,779  1,117,587     21.0
     U.S.CanadaMexico
     Cars    172,977    144,682    175,193   6,036,302  5,894,530      2.4
     Trucks  184,810    152,934    195,072   6,866,887  6,674,833      2.9
     GRAND   357,787    297,616    370,265  12,903,189 12,569,363      2.7
     TOTAL
 
     Note: All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production.

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