Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production- December 12, 2003
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Dec. 12, 2003 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 362,878 units, up 0.7 percent from the 360,293 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.
Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 15,834,844 vehicles, down 3.2 percent from like-2002's pace.
In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 279,911 vehicles this week, up 2.2 percent from the 273,846 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2003 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 11,752,972 units, down 2.1 percent from the 12,006,411 vehicles built in like-2002.
This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 54,496, a 1.3 percent increase from the 53,817 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2003 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,473,788 units, down 4.9 percent compared to the 2,600,088 vehicles produced in like-2002.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 32.7 percent; Ford Motor Co., 25.2 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 15.6 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.2 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.9 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 5.1 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.8 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.1 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.5 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.9 percent; Subaru Automotive Inc., 0.9 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent; and other manufacturers, 1.5 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 98,384 94,097 110,518 4,401,788 4,927,753 -10.7 Trucks 181,527 179,749 171,290 7,351,184 7,078,658 3.8 TOTAL 279,911 273,846 281,808 11,752,972 12,006,411 -2.1 Canada Cars 26,577 24,023 30,993 1,309,239 1,346,459 -2.8 Trucks 27,919 29,794 21,978 1,164,549 1,253,629 -7.1 TOTAL 54,496 53,817 52,971 2,473,788 2,600,088 -4.9 Mexico Cars 12,394 14,907 17,670 796,389 953,385 -16.5 Trucks 16,077 17,723 9,970 811,695 806,837 0.6 TOTAL 28,471 32,630 27,640 1,608,084 1,760,222 -8.6 U.S.\Canada\Mexico Cars 137,355 133,027 159,181 6,507,416 7,227,597 -10.0 Trucks 225,523 227,266 203,238 9,327,428 9,139,124 2.1 GRAND 362,878 360,293 362,419 15,834,844 16,366,721 -3.2 TOTAL Note: All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production. ON THE WEB: www.wardsauto.com