Ward's Reports Estimated North American Weekly Vehicle Production August 13, 2004

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Aug. 13, 2004 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 325,984 units, up 1.3 percent from the 321,730 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.

Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 10,036,656 vehicles, down 1.2 percent from like-2003's pace.

In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 237,342 vehicles this week, down 1.2 percent from the 240,142 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2004 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 7,438,784 units, down 0.2 percent compared to the 7,452,951 vehicles built in like-2003.

This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 54,263, an increase of 1.2 percent from the 53,629 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2004 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,660,213 units, up 2.4 percent compared to the 1,621,888 vehicles produced in like-2003.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 31.7 percent; Ford Motor Co., 23.4 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.6 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.7 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.6 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 6.1 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.4 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.9 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.1 percent; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.1 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.7 percent; and other manufacturers, 2.7 percent.

                     NORTH AMERICA FACTORY PRODUCTION
        This Week   Last Week   Same Week   To Date    To Date   Pct. Change
        Estimated    Revised    Last Year     2004       2003  2004 vs. 2003
  U.S.
  Cars    86,058     86,209     82,323    2,652,205    2,815,162     -5.8
  Trucks 151,284    153,933    147,147    4,786,579    4,637,789      3.2
  TOTAL  237,342    240,142    229,470    7,438,784    7,452,951     -0.2
  Canada
  Cars    23,850     26,454     19,239      806,211      874,715     -7.8
  Trucks  30,413     27,175     14,541      854,002      747,173     14.3
  TOTAL   54,263     53,629     33,780    1,660,213    1,621,888      2.4
  Mexico
  Cars    17,466     13,775     14,776      472,585      557,547    -15.2
  Trucks  16,913     14,184     13,964      465,074      525,212    -11.5
  TOTAL   34,379     27,959     28,740      937,659    1,082,759    -13.4
  U.S.\Canada\Mexico
  Cars   127,374    126,438    116,338    3,931,001    4,247,424     -7.4
  Trucks 198,610    195,292    175,652    6,105,655    5,910,174      3.3
  GRAND  325,984    321,730    291,990   10,036,656   10,157,598     -1.2
  TOTAL

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

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