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Ward's Reports Estimated Production

16 June 2000

Ward's Reports Estimated Production

    SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and 
Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 383,556 units, down from the 409,632 cars 
and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.

    Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now
totals 8,979,177 vehicles, up 4.2 percent from like-1999's pace.

    In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 276,430 vehicles this
week, a decrease of 7.9 percent from the 300,100 cars and trucks built last
week.  To date, calendar 2000 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated
6,572,785 units, up 3.2 percent from the 6,368,107 vehicles built in like-
1999.

    This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 66,303, a 3.8
percent decrease from the 68,929 units assembled last week.  Estimated
calendar-2000 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,549,514 units, up
2.6 percent from the 1,510,698 vehicles produced in like-1999.

    Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S.,
General Motors Corp. accounted for 33.5 percent; Ford Motor Co., 29.5 percent;
Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.1 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 4.8
percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 4.7 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 2.9
percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 2.6 percent; Subaru-Isuzu Automotive
Inc., 1.6 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.5 percent;
AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.2 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of
DaimlerChrysler, 0.6 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 0.6 percent; and
other manufacturers, 2.4 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   120,005  129,325   124,175   2,832,202  2,756,906      2.7
    Trucks 156,425  170,775   147,027   3,740,583  3,611,201      3.6
    TOTAL  276,430  300,100   271,202   6,572,785  6,368,107      3.2
    Canada
    Cars    34,505   35,344    34,658     802,249    805,716     -0.4
    Trucks  31,798   33,585    32,156     747,265    704,982      6.0
    TOTAL   66,303   68,929    66,814   1,549,514  1,510,698      2.6
    Mexico
    Cars    24,558   23,675    20,042     528,284    497,497      6.2
    Trucks  16,265   16,928    11,385     328,594    240,297     36.7
    TOTAL   40,823   40,603    31,427     856,878    737,794     16.1
    U.S.\Canada\Mexico
    Cars   179,068  188,344   178,875   4,162,735  4,060,119      2.5
    Trucks 204,488  221,288   190,568   4,816,442  4,556,480      5.7
    GRAND  383,556  409,632   369,443   8,979,177  8,616,599      4.2
    TOTAL

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