Weekly Auto Production From Ward's

Production by Country, Week Ending 10/13/01

U.S., Canada, Mexico Output

10/12/2001

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Ward's North American Vehicle Production Summary
	Week Ending			January - September
	2001*	2001+	2000	Units		% Share		Vol
	Oct 13	Oct 6	Oct 14	Current	Year-Ago	Cur	Yra	% Chg.
U.S. Car	109,420	96,014	118,539	3,716,539	4,291,037	31.2	31.6	-13.4
U.S. Light Truck	138,846	130,126	147,661	4,663,502	5,273,385	39.2	38.8	-11.6
Total Light Vehicle	248,266	226,140	266,200	8,380,041	9,564,422	70.4	70.4	-12.4
U.S. Med/Hvy Truck	5,790	5,666	5,525	199,345	315,423	1.7	2.3	-36.8
Total U.S. Vehicle	254,056	231,806	271,725	8,579,386	9,879,845	72.1	72.7	-13.2
Canada Car	25,948	26,537	27,012	974,916	1,196,966	8.2	8.8	-18.6
Canada Light Truck	22,792	12,900	25,321	931,398	1,046,357	7.8	7.7	-11.0
Total Light Vehicle	48,740	39,437	52,333	1,906,314	2,243,323	16.0	16.5	-15.0
Canada Med/Hvy Truck	650	650	670	22,795	38,938	0.2	0.3	-41.5
Total Canada Vehicle	49,390	40,087	53,003	1,929,109	2,282,261	16.2	16.8	-15.5
Mexico Car	20,026	19,903	23,812	752,792	848,741	6.3	6.2	-11.3
Mexico Light Truck	18,919	18,429	18,654	611,718	542,367	5.1	4.0	12.8
Total Light Vehicle	38,945	38,332	42,466	1,364,510	1,391,108	11.5	10.2	-1.9
Mexico Med/Hvy Truck	915	764	982	31,546	39,185	0.3	0.3	-19.5
Total Mexico Vehicle	39,860	39,096	43,448	1,396,056	1,430,293	11.7	10.5	-2.4
Total Car	155,394	142,454	169,363	5,444,247	6,336,744	45.7	46.6	-14.1
Total Light Truck	180,557	161,455	191,636	6,206,618	6,862,109	52.1	50.5	-9.6
Total Light Vehicle	335,951	303,909	360,999	11,650,865	13,198,853	97.9	97.1	-11.7
Total Med/Hvy Truck	7,355	7,080	7,177	253,686	393,546	2.1	2.9	-35.5
Total Vehicle	343,306	310,989	368,176	11,904,551	13,592,399	100.0	100.0	-12.4
*Latest week is estimated by Ward's and manufacturers.
+Previous and year-ago weeks and data for year through latest full month are reported actuals.
Source: Ward's AutoInfoBank. ©Copyright 2001, Ward's Communications, Southfield, MI 48075 USA.
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