WEEKLY NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCTION REPORT - WEEK ENDING MARCH 16, 2002

DEARBORN, MI, March 21, 2002 - Ford Motor Company's North American vehicle production for the week ending March 16 is summarized below:

 Car  Truck Total 
United States 23,292 44,871 68,163 
Canada 4,965 7,837 12,802 
Mexico 4,067 802 4,869 
Total 32,324 53,510 85,834 



The following U.S. and Canadian assembly plants are working overtime this week: Dearborn (Ford Mustang), Kansas City (Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute), Kansas City (Ford F-Series), Lorain (Ford Econoline), Louisville (Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer), Norfolk (Ford F-Series), Ontario (Ford F-Series), and Wayne (Ford Focus). In addition, Saturday overtime is scheduled at Dearborn and Kansas City (Ford F-Series) on March 23.


Next week (March 25), all North American assembly plants will be operating except Cuautitlan, which produces the Ford Ikon and F-Series truck models for the Mexican domestic market. Production will resume on April 8.