Vehicle production last week in the US, Canada and Mexico is expected to have hit an estimated 299,856 units, 8.8% down on the 328,874 cars and trucks built the previous week, according to estimates issued by Ward’s Automotive Reports.

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Including this week’s estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 1,092,468 vehicles, up 3.3% from like-2001’s pace.

Ward’s says that in the US, automakers produced an estimated 214,776 vehicles last week, down 11.3% from the 242,184 cars and trucks built in the previous week. To date, calendar 2002 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 799,159 units, up 8% from the 740,231 vehicles built in like-2001.

Last week’s Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 48,580, 7.4% down on the previous week. Estimated calendar-2002 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 172,036 units, down 9.7% on the same period of 2001.

Ward’s reports that of the cars and trucks slated for production last week in the US, General Motors Corp. accounted for 31.5%; Ford Motor Co., 29.0%; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.7%; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 7.0%; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 6.1%; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.2%; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.4%; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.3%; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 2.0%; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.1%; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.7%; BMW of North America Inc., 1.3%; and other manufacturers, 1.7%.

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(Please note that all Ward’s estimated figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production)