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Ward's Reports Estimated Production

28 January 2000

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Jan. 28 -- Vehicle production this week in
the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 381,741 units, up
from the 334,112 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's
Automotive Reports.
    Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now
totals 1,400,852 vehicles, up 5.2 percent from like-1999's pace.
    In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 280,408 vehicles this
week, an increase of 20.0 percent from the 233,642 cars and trucks built last
week.  To date, calendar 2000 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated
1,010,382 units, up 4.9 percent from the 963,090 vehicles built in like-1999.
    This holiday week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 64,939, a
2.7 percent decrease over the 66,741 units assembled last week.  Estimated
calendar-2000 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 256,273 units, up 4.4
percent from the 245,487 vehicles produced in like-1999.
    Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S.,
General Motors Corp. accounted for 33.0 percent; Ford Motor Co., 28.6 percent;
Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 16.2 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 5.0
percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 4.4 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.5
percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.7 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive Inc.,
1.7 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.1 percent; Mitsubishi Motor
Mfg. of America Inc., 1.3 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    2000      1999   2000 vs. 1999
    U.S.
    Cars    124,272     101,521    123,660     431,929    427,215    1.1
    Trucks  156,136     132,121    153,868     578,453    535,875    7.9
    TOTAL   280,408     233,642    277,528   1,010,382    963,090    4.9
    Canada
    Cars     33,469      35,291     33,915     134,196    134,643   -0.3
    Trucks   31,470      31,450     30,267     122,077    110,844   10.1
    TOTAL    64,939      66,741     64,182     256,273    245,487    4.4
    Mexico
    Cars     24,069      21,662     22,314      87,285     81,263    7.4
    Trucks   12,325      12,067     11,193      46,912     41,400   13.3
    TOTAL    36,394      33,729     33,507     134,197    122,663    9.4
    U.S.\Canada\Mexico
    Cars    181,810     158,474    179,889     653,410    643,121    1.6
    Trucks  199,931     175,638    195,328     747,442    688,119    8.6
    GRAND   381,741     334,112    375,217   1,400,852  1,331,240    5.2
    TOTAL

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