Ward's Reports Estimated Production
29 January 1999
Ward's Reports Estimated Production
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 29 -- Vehicle production this week in
the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 376,630 units, up
from the 327,218 cars and trucks built a week ago, according to Ward's
Automotive Reports.
Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now
totals 1,338,139 vehicles, up 9.9 percent from like-1998's pace.
In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 277,865 vehicles this
week, up 20.3 percent from the 231,008 cars and trucks built last week -- a
shortened work week for many manufacturers due to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.
To date, calendar 1999 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 964,427 units,
up 4.2 percent from the 925,343 vehicles built in like-1998.
This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 64,446, a 3.6
percent decrease from the 66,845 units assembled last week. Estimated
calendar-1999 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 245,751 units, up 22.1
percent from the 201,282 vehicles produced in like-1998.
Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S.,
General Motors Corp. accounted for 35.6 percent; Ford Motor Co., 29.3 percent;
Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.4 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 4.9
percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.3 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.6
percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.2 percent; AutoAlliance International
Inc., 1.5; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc., 1.5 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of
America Inc., 1.2 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent;
BMW of North America Inc., 0.4 percent; and other manufacturers, 2.5 percent.
NORTH AMERICA FACTORY PRODUCTION
This Week Last Week Same Week To Date To Date Pct. Change
Estimated Revised Last Year 1999 1998 1999 vs. 1998
U.S.
Cars 125,942 102,651 118,759 429,497 440,055 -2.4
Trucks 151,923 128,357 137,530 534,930 485,288 10.2
TOTAL 277,865 231,008 256,289 964,427 925,343 4.2
Canada
Cars 34,470 37,170 31,378 135,198 111,725 21
Trucks 29,976 29,675 26,178 110,553 89,557 23.4
TOTAL 64,446 66,845 57,556 245,751 201,282 22.1
Mexico
Cars 22,404 18,627 13,979 83,705 61,549 36
Trucks 11,915 10,738 7,014 44,256 29,419 50.4
TOTAL 34,319 29,365 20,993 127,961 90,968 40.7
U.S.\Canada\Mexico
Cars 182,816 158,448 164,116 648,400 613,329 5.7
Trucks 193,814 168,770 170,722 689,739 604,264 14.1
GRAND 376,630 327,218 334,838 1,338,139 1,217,593 9.9
TOTAL
Note: All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production.