Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production - Feb 11, 2005

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Feb. 11, 2005 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 355,974 units, up 0.8 percent from the 353,309 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.

Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 1,923,456 vehicles, down 1.6 percent from like-2004's pace.

In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 264,244 vehicles this week, up 0.9 percent from the 261,781 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2005 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 1,434,822 units, down 1.3 percent compared to the 1,453,985 vehicles built in like-2004.

This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 53,287, a decrease of 8.4 percent from the 58,142 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar- 2005 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 311,185 units, down 2.1 percent compared to the 317,911 vehicles produced in like-2004.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 28.1 percent; Ford Motor Co., 24.9 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 15.0 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.9 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.4 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 6.9 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.0 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.1 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.7 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 2.2 percent; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.0 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.4 percent; and other manufacturers, 2.4 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     96,360     94,039     92,467    534,793    508,557      5.2
  Trucks  167,884    167,742    166,883    900,029    945,428     -4.8
  TOTAL   264,244    261,781    259,350  1,434,822  1,453,985     -1.3
  Canada
  Cars     25,201     29,847     27,434    161,798    160,993      0.5
  Trucks   28,086     28,295     22,294    149,387    156,918     -4.8
  TOTAL    53,287     58,142     49,728    311,185    317,911     -2.1
  Mexico
  Cars     18,839     17,739     15,928     99,819     92,955      7.4
  Trucks   19,604     15,647     15,156     77,630     89,027    -12.8
  TOTAL    38,443     33,386     31,084    177,449    181,982     -2.5
  U.S.\Canada\Mexico
  Cars    140,400    141,625    135,829    796,410    762,505      4.4
  Trucks  215,574    211,684    204,333  1,127,046  1,191,373     -5.4
  GRAND   355,974    353,309    340,162  1,923,456  1,953,878     -1.6
  TOTAL

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

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