Ward's Reports Estimated Production

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Sept. 21 The effects from last week's
National Tragedy will negatively impact North American vehicle production
again this week, but output will improve to 318,195 units from last week's
293,242 according to Ward's Automotive Reports.

    Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now
totals 11,546,995 vehicles, down 12.8 percent from like-2000's pace.

    In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 227,987 vehicles this
week, up 8.4 percent from the 210,405 cars and trucks built last week.  To
date, calendar 2001 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 8,318,792 units,
down 13.6 percent from the 9,623,353 vehicles built in like-2000.

    This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 52,428, a 16.7
percent increase from the 44,908 units assembled last week.  Estimated
calendar-2001 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,884,523 units, down
15.3 percent compared to the 2,224,523 vehicles produced in like-2000.

    Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S.,
General Motors Corp. accounted for 37.8 percent; Ford Motor Co., 22.7 percent;
Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 12.6 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.6
percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 5.5 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 3.7
percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.2 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive
Inc., 1.7 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.9 percent;
AutoAlliance International Inc., 0.8 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of
DaimlerChrysler, 0.9 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.0 percent; and
other manufacturers, 1.6 percent.

                       NORTH AMERICA FACTORY PRODUCTION
          This Week   Last Week  Same Week   To Date   To Date  Pct. Change
          Estimated    Revised   Last Year    2001      2000  2001 vs. 2000
    U.S.
    Cars     96,187    92,175    122,447   3,614,668  4,173,224    -13.4
    Trucks  131,800   118,230    154,948   4,704,124  5,450,129    -13.7
    TOTAL   227,987   210,405    277,395   8,318,792  9,623,353    -13.6
    Canada
    Cars     25,480    22,264     32,404     956,562   1,165,586   -17.9
    Trucks   26,948    22,644     31,216     927,961   1,058,937   -12.4
    TOTAL    52,428    44,908     63,620   1,884,523   2,224,523   -15.3
    Mexico
    Cars     18,626    18,821     23,163     723,525     833,192   -13.2
    Trucks   19,154    19,108     18,055     620,155     560,797    10.6
    TOTAL    37,780    37,929     41,218   1,343,680   1,393,989    -3.6
    U.S.\Canada\Mexico
    Cars    140,293   133,260    178,014   5,294,755   6,172,002   -14.2
    Trucks  177,902   159,982    204,219   6,252,240   7,069,863   -11.6
    GRAND   318,195   293,242    382,233  11,546,995  13,241,865   -12.8
    TOTAL

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