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SCHEDULED PLANT CLOSINGS starts new Endeavor Plant Week(s) Units lost PLANT OVERTIME down per week ■ Plant North America Ford CAMI Inc. Division began 1/13-1/17 1/18 Ingersoll, Ontario 1/20 2,250 production of the Mitsubishi En- Kansas City, Mo. x - Lorain, Ohio truck x - Ford deavor the week ending Jan. 11. The Louisville, Ky. truck x - Avon Lake, Ohio Normal, Ill., plant built four of the 1 Michigan Truck Ford Escape sport-utilities that week. (Wayne, Mich.) truck x - GM ■ Norfolk, Va. truck x - Lansing Craft Centre Motor Manufacturing Ca- Ontario Truck (Lansing, Mich.)2 nada produced its last Toyota Cam- (Oakville, Ontario) truck x - Doraville, Ga. 1/20 5,225 ry Solara on Dec. 20. A total of Mitsubishi built four Endeavors St. Louis truck x - Total units lost week of 1/20 7,475 in the first week of production. Twin Cities 175,078 Camry Solaras were built at (St. Paul, Minn.) truck x - Note: DaimlerChrysler did not report the plant in Cambridge, Ontario, 1 Vehicle side of plant down for changeover until since the began production in ■ Mexico production dropped 5.7 summer 2003 GM 2 Down for changeover until first quarter 2003 June 1998. The Camry Solara be- percent over 2001, or 69,238 units. 1/13-1/17 1/18 Source: Automotive News Data Center gin production at Toyota’s George- Ford Motor Co. was the biggest loser, Bowling Green, Ky. car x - Arlington, Texas truck x x town, Ky., plant on July 7. down 22.7 percent, or 53,816 units. Fort Wayne, Ind. truck x - ■ Mexico truck production set a Of that, 40,427 were light built Moraine, Ohio truck - x record with 634,578 trucks pro- for export. had the Oshawa, Ontario truck - x , Mich. (East) truck - x duced in 2002. This surpasses the biggest gain — 13.4 percent, or Wentzville, Mo. truck x - 2001 record of 618,557 trucks. 60,105 units. Of that, 52,888 were light trucks built for export. — Debi Domby

NORTH AMERICA CAR AND TRUCK PRODUCTION Vehicles are assembled in the United States unless noted. Vehicles are cars unless noted. Available online at www.automotivenews.com 1/13- 1/1- 1/1- 1/1- 1/13- 1/1- 1/1- 1/1- 1/13- 1/1- 1/1- 1/1- 1/18/03† 1/18/03† 1/18/03†I> 1/19/02 1/18/03† 1/18/03† 1/18/03†I> 1/19/02 1/18/03† 1/18/03† 1/18/03†I> 1/19/02 300M (Can.) 0 0 0 1,614 Escalade (trk.) 779 1,824 1,824 2,437 Accord 8,681 19,168 19,168 18,319 Concorde (Can.) 0 0 0 1,225 Escalade ESV (Mex. trk.) 72 139 139 0 Accord (Mex.) 585 1,402 1,402 1,476 Neon 15 36 36 901 Escalade EXT (Mex. trk.) 258 527 527 279 Civic 3,811 8,415 8,415 12,125 Neon (rhd) * 12 29 29 223 Total 4,382 10,298 10,298 10,961 Civic (Can.) 4,090 8,822 8,822 8,425 Prowler 0 0 0 104 Camaro (Can.) 0 0 0 811 Element (trk.) 1,578 3,587 3,587 0 PT Cruiser (Mex.) 3,805 8,296 8,296 7,702 Cavalier 5,558 13,259 13,259 13,116 Odyssey (trk.) 4,886 11,103 11,103 1,457 Sebring 1,248 2,990 2,990 7,070 Cavalier (Mex.) 935 1,905 1,905 461 Odyssey (Can. trk.) 452 1,148 1,148 7,771 Sebring convertible 893 2,139 2,139 2,545 Corvette 782 1,839 1,839 1,948 Pilot (Can. trk.) 2,163 5,494 5,494 0 Town & Country (Can. trk.) 3,068 3,068 3,068 4,900 Impala (Can.) 6,352 15,160 15,160 11,996 Total Div. 26,246 59,139 59,139 49,573 Voyager (trk.) 564 564 564 1,458 Joy/Swing (Mex.) 610 1,346 1,346 808 Total U.S. car 14,131 31,201 31,201 36,256 Total Div. 9,605 17,122 17,122 27,742 Malibu 4,063 9,693 9,693 9,804 Total Can. car 4,334 9,348 9,348 8,811 Intrepid (Can.) 0 0 0 3,813 Monte Carlo (Can.) 1,449 3,458 3,458 4,370 Total Mex. car 585 1,402 1,402 1,476 Neon 3,548 8,500 8,500 7,366 Monza (Mex.) 25 66 66 423 Total U.S. truck 6,464 14,690 14,690 1,457 Stratus 1,870 4,479 4,479 5,433 Astro (trk.) 1,387 3,247 3,247 0 Total Can. truck 3,890 9,879 9,879 10,579 Viper 24 58 58 105 Avalanche (Mex. trk.) 2,211 4,519 4,519 4,938 Honda 29,404 66,520 66,520 58,579 Caravan (trk.) 4,520 4,520 4,520 8,296 Blazer (trk.) 1,158 2,711 2,711 2,621 Chrysler Sebring 120 284 284 366 Caravan (Can. trk.) 3,401 3,401 3,401 3,589 Express (trk.) 2,627 6,149 6,149 2,246 Stratus 384 912 912 564 Dakota (trk.) 0 3,777 3,777 8,644 Medium (trk.) 215 503 503 360 Eclipse 1,196 2,838 2,838 2,316 Durango (trk.) 3,061 7,334 7,334 6,029 S10 (trk.) 3,358 7,861 7,861 3,185 Eclipse convertible 310 735 735 721 Ram pickup (trk.) 7,413 17,760 17,760 11,846 Silverado (trk.) 10,526 24,641 24,641 25,436 Galant 2,269 5,385 5,385 2,774 Ram pickup (Mex. trk.) 3,888 7,603 7,603 12,832 Silverado (Can. trk.) 5,174 10,327 10,327 13,370 Endeavor (trk.) 89 93 93 0 Ram van (Can. trk.) 733 2,385 2,385 1,525 Suburban (trk.) 1,199 2,807 2,807 5,280 Total U.S. car 4,279 10,154 10,154 6,741 Ram wagon (Can. trk.) 0 0 0 623 Tahoe (trk.) 4,152 9,720 9,720 11,407 Total U.S. truck 89 93 93 0 Total Dodge 28,458 59,817 59,817 70,101 TrailBlazer (trk.) 3,954 9,256 9,256 11,817 Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. 4,368 10,247 10,247 6,741 Grand Cherokee (trk.) 5,640 13,512 13,512 12,217 TrailBlazer EXT (trk.) 2,115 4,951 4,951 0 Altima 4,760 11,062 11,062 12,606 Liberty (trk.) 4,904 11,749 11,749 12,632 Venture (trk.) 2,577 6,032 6,032 0 Platina (Mex.) 721 1,853 1,853 0 Wrangler (trk.) 1,892 4,534 4,534 2,918 Other (Mex. trk.) 2,483 5,307 5,307 5,720 Sentra (Mex.) 2,411 6,323 6,323 9,129 Total 12,436 29,795 29,795 27,767 Total 62,910 144,757 144,757 130,117 Tsubame (Mex.) 9 24 24 120 Mercedes M class (trk.)‡ 1,770 4,247 4,247 4,719 (trk.) 1,648 3,858 3,858 4,659 Tsuru (Mex.) 951 2,518 2,518 5,468 Total DaimlerChrysler Corp. 50,499 106,734 106,734 125,610 Envoy XL (trk.) 1,267 2,966 2,966 0 Frontier (trk.) 1,430 3,361 3,361 5,163 Total U.S. car 7,610 18,231 18,231 23,747 Jimmy (trk.) 60 140 140 51 Pickup (Mex. trk.) 201 481 481 2,063 Total Can. car 0 0 0 6,652 Medium (trk.) 315 738 738 711 Xterra (trk.) 1,730 4,095 4,095 7,215 Total Mex. car 3,805 8,296 8,296 7,702 Safari (trk.) 241 564 564 0 Total U.S. car 4,760 11,062 11,062 12,606 Total U.S. truck 29,764 67,997 67,997 68,759 Savana (trk.) 854 1,999 1,999 964 Total Mex. car 4,092 10,718 10,718 14,717 Total Can. truck 7,202 8,854 8,854 10,637 Sierra (trk.) 2,749 6,435 6,435 8,668 Total U.S. truck 3,160 7,456 7,456 12,378 Total Mex. truck 3,888 7,603 7,603 12,832 Sierra (Can. trk.) 1,438 2,870 2,870 4,938 Total Mex. truck 201 481 481 2,063 DaimlerChrysler AG 52,269 110,981 110,981 130,329 Sonoma (trk.) 851 1,993 1,993 1,010 ‡ 12,213 29,717 29,717 41,764 Crown Victoria (Can.) 2,125 5,057 5,057 5,933 Yukon (trk.) 1,876 4,391 4,391 4,431 Pontiac Vibe 1,455 3,740 3,740 1,081 Escort/ZX2 (Mex.) 0 575 575 4,480 Yukon XL (trk.) 924 2,163 2,163 1,664 2,929 7,666 7,666 3,147 Fiesta Ikon (Mex.) 444 862 862 1,553 Total GMC 12,223 28,117 28,117 27,096 Toyota Voltz* 70 196 196 0 Focus 4,353 10,378 10,378 15,547 Alero 1,757 4,191 4,191 7,155 Toyota Tacoma (trk.) 3,274 8,531 8,531 10,210 Focus (Mex.) 0 1,569 1,569 4,052 Aurora 103 245 245 1,311 Total U.S. car 4,454 11,602 11,602 4,228 Mustang 2,500 5,961 5,961 9,833 Intrigue 0 0 0 0 Total U.S. truck 3,274 8,531 8,531 10,210 Taurus 9,360 22,316 22,316 20,388 Bravada (trk.) 125 293 293 542 NUMMI‡ 7,728 20,133 20,133 14,438 Thunderbird 632 1,507 1,507 1,299 Silhouette (trk.) 492 1,152 1,152 0 Total 2,477 5,881 5,881 9,008 Clio (Mex.) 318 874 874 95 Econoline (trk.) 3,717 8,736 8,736 7,995 Scenic (Mex.) 20 54 54 112 Escape (trk.) 4,626 10,872 10,872 11,340 Bonneville 846 2,018 2,018 390 Firebird (Can.) 0 0 0 667 Renault 338 928 928 207 Excursion (trk.) 625 1,469 1,469 1,763 Baja 539 1,087 1,087 0 Expedition (trk.) 4,950 11,633 11,633 10,369 Grand Am 2,947 7,030 7,030 10,472 Grand Prix 3,444 8,265 8,265 0 Subaru Legacy 1,571 3,530 3,530 5,568 Explorer (trk.) 11,247 26,433 26,433 26,686 (trk.) 0 0 0 287 F series (trk.) 11,756 27,629 27,629 22,513 Sunfire 1,500 3,579 3,579 5,491 Sunfire (Mex.) 703 1,432 1,432 439 Axiom (trk.) 64 305 305 0 F series (Can. trk.) 2,469 5,822 5,822 5,765 (trk.) 486 1,390 1,390 1,194 F series (Mex. trk.) 1,075 2,166 2,166 196 Aztek (Mex. trk.) 532 1,110 1,110 607 Montana (trk.) 1,364 3,193 3,193 0 Isuzu Rodeo Sport (trk.) 0 2 2 141 F-series Super Duty (trk.) 8,158 19,173 19,173 18,182 Total U.S. car 2,110 4,617 4,617 5,568 F-series chassis (trk.) 228 536 536 181 Total Pontiac 11,336 26,627 26,627 18,066 Ion 2,945 7,025 7,025 0 Total U.S. truck 550 1,697 1,697 1,622 (trk.) 3,176 7,465 7,465 14,979 Subaru-Isuzu‡ 2,660 6,314 6,314 7,190 Windstar (Can. trk.) 5,227 12,324 12,324 12,033 L series 1,991 4,750 4,750 2,188 S series 0 0 0 8,512 Avalon 956 2,307 2,307 3,464 B series (trk.) 594 1,395 1,395 1,642 Camry 6,837 16,846 16,846 16,654 (trk.) 1,520 3,572 3,572 2,962 Vue (trk.) 1,782 4,172 4,172 2,753 Total Saturn 6,718 15,947 15,947 13,453 Camry Solara (Can.) 0 0 0 2,095 Total Ford Division 78,782 187,450 187,450 199,691 Corolla (Can.) 2,524 5,959 5,959 1,752 Continental 0 0 0 988 Isuzu Medium (trk.) 00 072 Total U.S. car 32,776 78,212 78,212 76,922 Matrix (Can.) 1,221 3,006 3,006 1,431 LS 770 1,836 1,836 2,969 Sequoia (trk.) 1,771 4,211 4,211 3,816 Town Car 1,154 2,751 2,751 3,990 Total Can. car 12,896 30,779 30,779 17,844 Total Mex. car 2,273 4,749 4,749 2,131 Sienna (trk.) 0 0 0 5,164 Aviator (trk.) 1,234 2,900 2,900 0 Tundra (trk.) 2,167 5,130 5,130 6,350 Blackwood (trk.) 0 0 0 136 Total U.S. truck 48,595 113,759 113,759 90,314 Total Can. truck 6,612 13,197 13,197 18,308 Total U.S. car 7,793 19,153 19,153 20,118 Navigator (trk.) 992 2,331 2,331 2,766 Total Canada car 3,745 8,965 8,965 5,278 Total Lincoln 4,150 9,818 9,818 10,849 Total Mex. truck 6,918 14,457 14,457 15,186 General Motors 110,070 255,153 255,153 220,705 Total U.S. truck 3,938 9,341 9,341 15,330 Grand Marquis (Can.) 2,864 6,816 6,816 6,956 Toyota‡ 15,476 37,459 37,459 40,726 Sable 2,007 4,785 4,785 5,858 H1 (trk.) 21 47 47 36 Mountaineer (trk.) 1,332 3,130 3,130 2,232 Hummer H2 (trk.) 1,353 3,240 3,240 0 Beetle (Mex.) 123 371 371 247 Villager (trk.) 0 0 0 1,118 AM General 1,374 3,287 3,287 36 New Beetle (Mex.) 1,551 3,874 3,874 9,586 Nissan Quest (trk.) 0 0 0 1,288 Mazda 1,926 4,638 4,638 0 Golf (Mex.) 0 0 0 486 Total Mercury 6,203 14,731 14,731 17,452 Mazda 626 0 0 0 0 Jetta (Mex.) 1,405 4,261 4,261 13,117 Total LM Division 10,353 24,549 24,549 28,301 Mercury Cougar 0 0 0 0 VW (Mex. car) 3,079 8,506 8,506 23,436 Total U.S. car 20,776 49,534 49,534 60,872 AutoAlliance‡ 1,926 4,638 4,638 0 Misc. (trk.)** 6,016 14,439 14,439 10,725 Total Can. car 4,989 11,873 11,873 12,889 Z3 roadster 0 0 0 984 Total U.S. car 101,849 241,342 241,342 248,152 Total Mex. car 444 3,006 3,006 10,085 Z3 coupe 0 0 0 110 Total Canada car 25,964 60,965 60,965 51,474 Total U.S. truck 54,155 127,274 127,274 126,152 Z4 roadster 1,234 2,938 2,938 0 Total Mexico car 14,620 37,613 37,613 59,855 Total Can. truck 7,696 18,146 18,146 17,798 X5 (trk.) 1,989 4,757 4,757 5,679 Total North Amer. car 142,433 339,920 339,920 359,481 Total Mex. truck 1,075 2,166 2,166 196 Total U.S. car 1,234 2,938 2,938 1,094 Total U.S. truck 158,778 371,905 371,905 341,609 Ford Motor Co. 89,135 211,999 211,999 227,992 Total Mex. car 4 8 8 101 Total Canada truck 28,231 56,845 56,845 59,668 Century (Can.) 3,414 8,148 8,148 0 Total U.S. truck 1,989 4,757 4,757 5,679 BMW Mfg. Corp.‡ 3,227 7,703 7,703 6,874 Total Mexico truck 12,082 24,707 24,707 30,277 LeSabre 2,909 6,940 6,940 7,308 Total North Amer. truck 199,091 453,457 453,457 431,554 (trk.) 2,052 4,852 4,852 932 Park Avenue 658 1,570 1,570 982 TOTAL U.S. 260,627 613,247 613,247 589,761 Regal (Can.) 1,681 4,013 4,013 0 Vitara (trk.) 189 501 501 361 CAMI 2,241 5,353 5,353 1,293 TOTAL CANADA 54,195 117,810 117,810 111,142 Rendezvous (Mex. trk.) 1,362 2,855 2,855 3,642 TOTAL MEXICO 26,702 62,320 62,320 90,132 Total 10,024 23,526 23,526 11,932 CL 175 386 386 929 CTS 1,144 2,729 2,729 1,076 EL (Can.) 244 526 526 386 TOTAL NORTH AMER. DeVille 1,827 4,359 4,359 5,427 TL 1,464 3,232 3,232 4,883 CAR & TRUCK 341,524 793,377 793,377 791,035 Eldorado 0 0 0 194 MDX (Can. trk.) 1,275 3,237 3,237 2,808 †Automotive News estimate *For export only ‡Actual Seville 302 720 720 1,548 Total 3,158 7,381 7,381 9,006 **Estimate includes U.S. and Canada Source: Automotive News Data Center