Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production November 19, 2004

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 19, 2004 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 323,280 units, up 2.2 percent from the 316,274 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.

Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 14,653,066 vehicles, down 1.5 percent from like-2003's pace.

In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 238,842 vehicles this week, up 2.9 percent from the 232,002 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2004 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 10,837,432 units, down 1.9 percent compared to the 11,047,314 vehicles built in like-2003.

This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 53,978, a decrease of 4.0 percent from the 56,224 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar- 2004 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 2,431,020 units, up 4.9 percent compared to the 2,317,690 vehicles produced in like-2003.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 25.6 percent; Ford Motor Co., 24.7 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.9 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 7.0 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.4 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 8.3 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.5 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.2 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.7 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 2.1 percent; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.2 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     78,750     80,518     95,292    3,851,920   4,151,909    -7.2
  Trucks  160,092    151,484    168,942    6,985,512   6,895,405     1.3
  TOTAL   238,842    232,002    264,234   10,837,432  11,047,314    -1.9
  Canada
  Cars     25,812     29,879     28,176    1,190,922   1,237,805    -3.8
  Trucks   28,166     26,345     27,583    1,240,098   1,079,885    14.8
  TOTAL    53,978     56,224     55,759    2,431,020   2,317,690     4.9
  Mexico
  Cars     12,200     10,523     14,952      692,341     756,698    -8.5
  Trucks   18,260     17,525     16,313      692,273     760,913    -9.0
  TOTAL    30,460     28,048     31,265    1,384,614   1,517,611    -8.8
  U.S.\Canada\Mexico
  Cars    116,762    120,920    138,420    5,735,183   6,146,412    -6.7
  Trucks  206,518    195,354    212,838    8,917,883   8,736,203     2.1
  GRAND   323,280    316,274    351,258   14,653,066  14,882,615    -1.5
 TOTAL

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

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