Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production - 10/17/03
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Oct. 17, 2003 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 331,804 units, up 0.6 percent from the 329,689 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.
Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 13,163,501 vehicles, down 3.8 percent from like-2002's pace.
In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 257,069 vehicles this week, up 1.5 percent from the 253,218 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2003 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 9,741,665 units, down 2.9 percent from the 10,027,792 vehicles built in like-2002.
This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 48,742, a 7.4 percent increase from the 45,385 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2003 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,062,044 units, down 4.9 percent compared to the 2,169,319 vehicles produced in like-2002.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 31.1 percent; Ford Motor Co., 27.2 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.7 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.5 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 6.3 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 4.8 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.4 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.3 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.5 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.9 percent; Subaru Automotive Inc., 1.0 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.7 percent.
NORTH AMERICA FACTORY PRODUCTION This Week Last Week Same Week To Date To Date Pct. Change Estimated Revised Last Year 2003 2002 2003 vs. 2002 U.S. Cars 88,325 87,794 94,199 3,662,887 4,143,971 -11.6 Trucks 168,744 165,424 160,778 6,078,778 5,883,821 3.3 TOTAL 257,069 253,218 254,977 9,741,665 10,027,792 -2.9 Canada Cars 23,138 19,305 25,566 1,107,251 1,115,758 -0.8 Trucks 25,604 26,080 21,863 954,793 1,053,561 -9.4 TOTAL 48,742 45,385 47,429 2,062,044 2,169,319 -4.9 Mexico Cars 12,921 13,652 19,893 684,216 799,657 -14.4 Trucks 13,072 17,434 17,832 675,576 682,559 -1.0 TOTAL 25,993 31,086 37,725 1,359,792 1,482,216 -8.3 U.S.\Canada\Mexico Cars 124,384 120,751 139,658 5,454,354 6,059,386 -10.0 Trucks 207,420 208,938 200,473 7,709,147 7,619,941 1.2 GRAND 331,804 329,689 340,131 13,163,501 13,679,327 -3.8 TOTAL Note: All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production.