Ward's Reports Estimated Weekly North American Vehicle Production - August 5, 2005

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 5, 2005 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 337,557 units, up 2.6 percent from the 328,879 cars and trucks built last week, according to http://wardsauto.com/ .

Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 9,641,676 vehicles, down 0.7 percent from like-2004's pace.

In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 247,492 vehicles this week, up 3.3 percent from the 239,701 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2005 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 7,160,185 units, down 0.6 percent compared to the 7,202,149 vehicles built in like-2004.

This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 55,525, an increase of 0.3 percent from the 55,371 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2005 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,552,681 units, down 3.4 percent compared to the 1,607,939 vehicles produced in like-2004.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 29.3 percent; Ford Motor Co., 22.5 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 15.1 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 7.7 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.1 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 6.4 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.2 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.9 percent; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.1 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.8 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.4 percent; and other manufacturers, 3.5 percent.

                     NORTH AMERICA FACTORY PRODUCTION
          This Week  Last Week  Same Week  To Date   To Date   Pct. Change
          Estimated  Revised    Last Year    2005      2004    2005 vs. 2004
  U.S.
  Cars      82,756     84,413     86,684   2,612,435  2,567,708     1.7
  Trucks   164,736    155,288    152,384   4,547,750  4,634,441    -1.9
  TOTAL    247,492    239,701    239,068   7,160,185  7,202,149    -0.6
  Canada
  Cars      27,602     29,351     27,071     763,190    783,141    -2.5
  Trucks    27,923     26,020     28,074     789,491    824,798    -4.3
  TOTAL     55,525     55,371     55,145   1,552,681  1,607,939    -3.4
  Mexico
  Cars      16,621     15,087     13,533     483,900    453,080     6.8
  Trucks    17,919     18,720     15,983     444,910    447,191    -0.5
  TOTAL     34,540     33,807     29,516     928,810    900,271     3.2
  U.S.\Canada\Mexico
  Cars     126,979    128,851    127,288   3,859,525  3,803,929     1.5
  Trucks   210,578    200,028    196,441   5,782,151  5,906,430    -2.1
  GRAND    337,557    328,879    323,729   9,641,676  9,710,359    -0.7
  TOTAL

  Note:  All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production.

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