Ward's Reports Estimated North American Vehicle Production Week Ending May 27, 2005

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 27, 2005 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 304,125 units, down 9.2 percent from the 334,930 cars and trucks built last week, according to http://wardsauto.com/ .

Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 6,881,761 vehicles, down 2.4 percent from like-2004's pace.

In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 218,014 vehicles this week, down 12.4 percent from the 248,801 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2005 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 5,145,828 units, down 2.3 percent compared to the 5,269,511 vehicles built in like-2004.

This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 51,804, a decrease of 2.5 percent from the 53,120 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar- 2005 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,101,344 units, down 3.9 percent compared to the 1,145,978 vehicles produced in like-2004.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 26.3 percent; Ford Motor Co., 22.9 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 13.8 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 8.6 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 8.1 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 7.3 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.7 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.3 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 0.7 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 2.5 percent; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.2 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.4 percent; and other manufacturers, 3.2 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     76,965     86,014     83,361   1,871,118  1,866,999      0.2
  Trucks  141,049    162,787    150,416   3,274,710  3,402,512     -3.8
  TOTAL   218,014    248,801    233,777   5,145,828  5,269,511     -2.3
  Canada
  Cars     26,375     27,903     23,082     534,652    563,327     -5.1
  Trucks   25,429     25,217     27,368     566,692    582,651     -2.7
  TOTAL    51,804     53,120     50,450   1,101,344  1,145,978     -3.9
  Mexico
  Cars     16,721     17,014     14,843     331,175    319,721      3.6
  Trucks   17,586     15,995     16,112     303,414    315,139     -3.7
  TOTAL    34,307     33,009     30,955     634,589    634,860      0.0
  U.S.\Canada\Mexico
  Cars    120,061    130,931    121,286   2,736,945  2,750,047     -0.5
  Trucks  184,064    203,999    193,896   4,144,816  4,300,302     -3.6
  GRAND   304,125    334,930    315,182   6,881,761  7,050,349     -2.4
  TOTAL

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

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