Ward's Reports Estimated Weekly North American Vehicle Production - July 21, 2005

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., July 22 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 265,725 units, up 104.4 percent from the 130,006 cars and trucks built last week, according to WardsAuto.com.

The downtime for last week is due to General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. having their traditional summer shutdowns.

Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 8,993,609 vehicles, down 0.9 percent from like-2004's pace.

In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 200,355 vehicles this week, up 117.4 percent from the 92,148 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2005 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 6,690,571 units, down 0.5 percent compared to the 6,726,134 vehicles built in like-2004.

This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 37,130, an increase of 139.9 percent from the 15,480 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar-2005 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,438,398 units, down 4.4 percent compared to the 1,504,050 vehicles produced in like- 2004.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 34.0 percent; Ford Motor Co., 25.4 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 7.8 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 9.5 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 0.0 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 7.9 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 4.2 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.3 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.0 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 2.7 percent; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.3 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.5 percent; and other manufacturers, 4.4 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     67,847      42,460     60,172   2,442,988  2,392,218     2.1
  Trucks  132,508      49,688    113,145   4,247,583  4,333,916    -2.0
  TOTAL   200,355      92,148    173,317   6,690,571  6,726,134    -0.5
  Canada
  Cars     20,178       8,677     18,903     702,426    733,094    -4.2
  Trucks   16,952       6,803     16,446     735,972    770,956    -4.5
  TOTAL    37,130      15,480     35,349   1,438,398  1,504,050    -4.4
  Mexico
  Cars     14,721      13,441     12,929     453,582    427,018     6.2
  Trucks   13,519       8,937     10,999     411,058    419,488    -2.0
  TOTAL    28,240      22,378     23,928     864,640    846,506     2.1
  U.S.\Canada\Mexico
  Cars    102,746      64,578     92,004   3,598,996  3,552,330     1.3
  Trucks  162,979      65,428    140,590   5,394,613  5,524,360    -2.3
  GRAND   265,725     130,006    232,594   8,993,609  9,076,690    -0.9
  TOTAL

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

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