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Scheduled plant Janesville, Wis. (Line 1) truck - x overtime Linden, N.J. truck x - Car, truck production drops Plant Oklahoma City truck x - DaimlerChrysler Oshawa, Ontario truck - x ■ 3/10-3/14 3/15 North American car and truck pro- duction was up 8.3 percent. Jefferson Avenue duction was down 1.6 percent in U.S. car and truck production was (Detroit) truck x - Plant closings Saltillo, Mexico truck x - February from the year-ago period. up 1.1 percent; Canadian car and Plant Week(s) Units lost U.S. car production was down 15.1 truck production fell 4.7 percent; St. Louis (North) truck x - down per week St. Louis (South) truck - x percent; Canadian car production and Mexican car and truck produc- Toledo, Ohio (North) truck x - Ford Toledo, Ohio (South) truck x - Avon Lake, Ohio was up 0.2 percent; Mexican car pro- tion was down 15.4 percent. Ford Escape1 duction was down 16.9 percent; and ■ General Motors has begun build- St. Thomas, Ontario 3/10 4,955 Ford North American car production fell ing pre-production Cadillac XLRs at 3/3-3/7 3/8 GM 12.6 percent. U.S. car production its Bowling Green, Ky., plant. Kansas City, Mo. truck x - Fairfax (Kansas City, Kan.)2 Lorain, Ohio truck x - Lansing Craft Centre was at its lowest February level since It’s the first time another vehicle is Michigan Truck (Lansing, Mich.)3 February 1982, when 311,926 cars being built alongside the Chevrolet (Wayne, Mich.) truck x x Baltimore 3/10 1,325 Norfolk, Va. truck x - Detroit-Hamtramck, Mich. 3/10 4,825 were built. Corvette since the plant opened in Ontario Truck Spring Hill, Tenn. 3/10 3,700 U.S. truck production jumped 13.6 1981. Also four pre-production ver- (Oakville, Ontario) truck x - Wilmington, Del. 3/10 2,550 percent; Canadian truck production sions of the Chevrolet SSR were pro- Total units lost week of 3/10 17,395 GM was down 10.0 percent; Mexican duced at its Lansing Craft Centre in 3/10-314 3/15 1Vehicle side of plant down for changeover until Bowling Green, Ky. car x x summer truck production declined 12.3 per- Lansing, Mich. Lansing, Mich. 2Down for changeover until late summer cent; and North American truck pro- — Debi Domby (Grand River) car x - 3Down for changeover until summer Arlington, Texas truck x - Source: Automotive News Data Center Doraville, Ga. truck x - Fort Wayne, Ind. truck x - 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 3/3- Feb. 1/1- 1/1- 3/3- Feb. 1/1- 1/1- 3/3- Feb. 1/1- 1/1- 3/8/03† total 3/8/03† 3/9/02 3/8/03† total 3/8/03† 3/9/02 3/8/03† total 3/8/03† 3/9/02 300M (Can.) 825 2,476 4,753 7,399 Escalade ESV (Mex. trk.) 492 1,803 2,601 0 Accord 7,762 31,050 74,685 72,106 Concorde (Can.) 1,050 3,151 7,100 7,338 Escalade EXT (Mex. trk.) 165 604 1,866 4,694 Accord (Mex.) 541 2,164 5,277 5,824 Neon 35 140 266 3,453 Total Cadillac 5,210 17,749 41,191 45,322 Civic 3,135 12,541 28,271 46,886 Neon (rhd) * 15 61 169 841 Camaro (Can.) 0 0 0 6,332 Civic (Can.) 3,890 15,559 36,838 32,684 Pacifica (Can.) 1,100 1,475 2,575 0 Cavalier 6,516 24,824 57,152 48,234 Element (trk.) 2,146 8,585 18,855 0 Prowler 0 0 0 329 Cavalier (Mex.) 659 2,416 8,095 2,954 Odyssey (trk.) 3,330 13,318 31,635 7,094 PT Cruiser (Mex.) 4,458 13,375 32,604 30,497 Corvette 795 3,179 7,098 7,245 Odyssey (Can. trk.) 604 2,310 4,955 27,544 Sebring 1,390 4,171 12,650 20,303 Impala (Can.) 6,139 24,557 58,165 45,740 Pilot (Can. trk.) 2,425 9,270 21,953 0 Sebring convertible 1,574 4,723 11,036 11,794 Joy/Swing (Mex.) 1,255 4,599 9,126 11,198 Total Honda Div. 23,833 94,797 222,469 192,138 Town & Country (Can. trk.) 2,829 11,316 24,042 25,737 Malibu 4,329 17,359 39,797 36,851 Total U.S. car 12,743 50,977 118,665 135,183 Voyager (trk.) 369 1,475 3,588 6,936 Monte Carlo (Can.) 1,878 7,512 16,069 15,543 Total Can. car 4,093 16,369 38,301 34,027 Total Chrysler Div. 13,645 42,363 98,783 114,627 Monza (Mex.) 194 712 1,041 4,870 Total Mex. car 541 2,164 5,277 5,824 Intrepid (Can.) 2,892 8,677 16,679 22,998 Astro (trk.) 914 3,545 5,943 7,525 Total U.S. truck 5,476 21,903 50,490 7,094 Neon 3,124 12,494 28,538 28,535 Avalanche (Mex. trk.) 1,459 5,344 16,213 21,341 Total Can. truck 4,552 17,402 40,402 38,984 Stratus 1,889 5,668 16,030 23,823 Blazer (trk.) 1,333 5,169 11,619 18,540 Honda 27,405 108,815 253,135 221,112 Viper 50 200 458 380 Express (trk.) 3,216 12,474 28,429 17,961 Chrysler Sebring 452 1,828 2,754 1,578 Caravan (trk.) 4,731 18,924 35,567 34,935 Medium (trk.) 238 696 1,318 1,559 Caravan (Can. trk.) 2,098 8,393 19,802 22,761 Dodge Stratus 139 561 2,223 1,843 S10 (trk.) 3,443 13,355 30,022 23,028 Eclipse 805 3,255 8,798 9,153 Dakota (trk.) 2,053 8,213 18,956 31,681 Silverado (trk.) 12,632 48,994 108,672 93,638 Durango (trk.) 3,043 6,086 14,548 22,465 Eclipse convertible 249 1,006 2,482 3,266 Silverado (Can. trk.) 5,110 20,346 46,054 48,658 Galant 2,118 8,565 19,671 18,821 Ram pickup (trk.) 7,231 28,923 66,473 43,115 SSR (trk.) 1 4 5 0 Ram pickup (Mex. trk.) 2,370 9,481 25,662 43,564 Endeavor (trk.) 606 1,495 2,549 0 Suburban (trk.) 1,634 6,336 13,956 17,948 Total U.S. car 3,763 15,215 35,928 34,661 Ram (Can. trk.) 1,089 2,177 5,906 6,185 Tahoe (trk.) 4,685 18,172 46,464 45,161 Ram wagon (Can. trk.) 0 0 0 3,471 Total U.S. truck 606 1,495 2,549 0 TrailBlazer (trk.) 5,624 20,725 46,020 43,306 Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. 4,369 16,710 38,477 34,661 Total Dodge 30,570 109,236 248,619 283,913 TrailBlazer EXT (trk.) 1,758 6,817 14,684 441 Grand Cherokee (trk.) 5,158 20,632 45,286 47,374 Venture (trk.) 2,528 9,805 13,472 15,777 Altima 4,200 16,661 39,316 45,491 Liberty (trk.) 5,206 20,824 46,841 46,209 Other (Mex. trk.) 3,814 13,972 28,355 20,608 Maxima 1,442 3,865 5,599 0 Wrangler (trk.) 1,592 6,369 14,645 14,735 Total Chevrolet 70,154 270,912 607,769 554,458 Platina (Mex.) 1,151 4,604 10,818 14 Total Jeep 11,956 47,825 106,772 108,318 Envoy (trk.) 2,367 8,721 19,260 17,624 Sentra (Mex.) 3,016 12,064 28,351 38,285 Mercedes M class (trk.)‡ 1,815 7,135 16,575 16,677 Envoy XL (trk.) 1,581 6,132 14,883 327 Tsubame (Mex.) 10 40 92 272 Total DaimlerChrysler Corp. 56,171 199,424 454,174 506,858 Jimmy (trk.) 72 278 456 576 Tsuru (Mex.) 1,352 5,408 12,710 18,768 Total U.S. car 8,077 27,457 69,147 89,458 Medium (trk.) 340 1,049 2,357 3,767 Frontier (trk.) 600 4,553 10,944 17,685 Total Can. car 5,867 15,779 31,107 37,735 Safari (trk.) 463 1,796 3,109 2,970 Pickup (Mex. trk.) 201 804 3,648 7,380 Total Mex. car 4,458 13,375 32,604 30,497 Savana (trk.) 1,183 4,588 9,391 7,585 Xterra (trk.) 680 5,664 13,436 21,490 Total U.S. truck 31,198 118,581 262,479 264,127 Sierra (trk.) 3,485 13,517 33,107 35,928 Total U.S. car 5,642 20,526 44,915 45,491 Total Can. truck 6,016 21,886 49,750 58,154 Sierra (Can. trk.) 2,007 7,990 16,228 17,625 Total Mex. car 5,529 22,116 51,971 57,339 Total Mex. truck 2,370 9,481 25,662 43,564 Sonoma (trk.) 1,001 3,881 9,350 6,960 Total U.S. truck 1,280 10,217 24,380 39,175 DaimlerChrysler AG 57,986 206,559 470,749 523,535 Yukon (trk.) 2,284 8,856 19,146 17,248 Total Mex. truck 201 804 3,648 7,380 Crown Victoria (Can.) 0 10,304 19,213 24,161 Yukon XL (trk.) 1,531 5,936 11,051 7,167 ‡ 12,652 53,663 124,914 149,385 Escort ZX2 (Mex.) 595 1,522 3,689 13,138 Total GMC 16,314 62,744 138,338 117,777 Pontiac Vibe 1,461 5,338 13,169 7,484 Fiesta Ikon (Mex.) 359 1,101 2,569 6,330 Alero 2,510 10,064 23,040 24,245 Corolla 3,130 12,117 28,434 20,543 Focus 5,097 11,009 39,562 57,682 Aurora 188 753 1,337 8,579 Toyota Voltz* 20 80 405 0 Focus (Mex.) 1,946 4,982 11,938 12,456 Intrigue 0 0 0 4,716 Toyota Tacoma (trk.) 3,259 13,455 31,868 32,041 Mustang 2,975 12,817 28,878 35,925 Bravada (trk.) 216 797 1,877 2,807 Total U.S. car 4,611 17,535 42,008 28,027 Taurus 0 28,953 63,250 70,392 Silhouette (trk.) 161 626 907 3,871 Total U.S. truck 3,259 13,455 31,868 32,041 Thunderbird 514 2,215 4,989 5,164 Total Oldsmobile 3,075 12,240 27,161 44,218 NUMMI‡ 7,870 30,990 73,876 60,068 Econoline (trk.) 3,629 14,977 34,584 33,496 Bonneville 1,129 4,528 8,163 2,999 Clio (Mex.) 341 1,364 3,204 911 Escape (trk.) 4,025 17,054 38,803 43,402 Firebird (Can.) 0 0 0 4,934 Scenic (Mex.) 45 180 424 369 Excursion (trk.) 607 2,398 5,680 6,191 Grand Am 2,606 10,450 24,327 40,453 Renault 386 1,544 3,628 1,280 Expedition (trk.) 4,492 19,032 43,303 17,337 Grand Prix 0 2,714 18,687 20,170 Subaru Baja 258 1,382 3,502 0 Explorer (trk.) 10,094 41,130 95,673 95,783 Grand Prix (Can.) 1,203 2,572 3,775 0 Subaru Legacy 1,824 7,213 15,959 20,471 F series (trk.) 10,019 42,346 96,485 85,152 Sunfire 1,258 4,792 10,440 20,266 Honda Passport (trk.) 0 0 0 1,013 F series (Can. trk.) 2,472 9,884 23,164 20,233 Sunfire (Mex.) 880 3,225 7,878 1,453 Axiom (trk.) 121 485 884 5,233 F series (Mex. trk.) 1,211 4,496 10,330 4,824 Aztek (Mex. trk.) 564 2,066 4,896 5,621 Isuzu Rodeo (trk.) 387 1,706 4,129 578 F-series Super Duty (trk.) 7,146 28,472 67,083 67,192 Montana (trk.) 1,882 7,298 10,095 10,159 Isuzu Rodeo Sport (trk.) 0 1 1 287 F-series chassis (trk.) 148 626 1,424 1,168 Total Pontiac 9,522 37,645 88,261 106,055 Total U.S. car 2,082 8,595 19,461 20,471 Ranger (trk.) 4,878 18,698 45,056 46,903 Ion 0 14,774 28,984 0 Total U.S. truck 508 2,192 5,014 7,111 Windstar (Can. trk.) 0 14,961 32,542 47,169 L series 0 5,116 11,298 15,175 Subaru-Isuzu‡ 2,590 10,787 24,475 27,582 B series (trk.) 423 1,573 3,860 6,667 S series 0 0 0 31,786 (trk.) 1,344 5,696 12,960 10,244 Avalon 979 3,885 9,580 13,303 Vue (trk.) 2,181 8,458 18,866 12,040 Camry 7,533 28,536 67,656 63,102 Total Ford Division 61,974 294,246 685,035 711,009 Total Saturn 2,181 28,348 59,148 59,001 Continental 0 0 0 3,483 Camry Solara (Can.) 0 0 0 7,915 Isuzu Ascender (trk.) 70 270 794 0 Corolla (Can.)§ 2,787 11,123 23,777 15,074 LS 723 3,115 7,018 10,462 Isuzu Medium (trk.) 00 0325 Town Car 827 3,566 8,033 14,000 Matrix (Can.)§ 1,312 5,263 11,287 11,553 Total U.S. car 26,594 122,553 289,461 333,859 Sequoia (trk.) 1,516 6,019 15,094 13,841 Aviator (trk.) 821 3,478 7,912 0 Total Can. car 13,560 52,001 122,604 99,303 Blackwood (trk.) 0 0 0 656 Sienna (trk.) 1,067 2,797 4,364 17,269 Total Mex. car 2,988 10,952 26,140 20,475 Tundra (trk.) 2,253 8,970 20,676 22,677 Navigator (trk.) 894 3,788 8,619 4,620 Total U.S. truck 57,524 221,015 481,635 421,999 Total Lincoln 3,265 13,947 31,582 33,221 Total U.S. car 8,512 32,421 77,236 76,405 Total Can. truck 7,117 28,336 62,282 66,283 Total Canada car 4,099 16,386 35,064 34,542 Grand Marquis (Can.) 0 9,174 17,108 24,189 Total Mex. truck 7,722 28,289 65,455 60,639 Sable 0 4,659 10,163 21,609 Total U.S. truck 4,836 17,786 40,134 53,787 General Motors 115,505 463,146 1,047,577 1,002,558 Toyota‡ 17,447 66,593 152,434 164,734 Mountaineer (trk.) 1,034 4,251 9,839 8,935 Hummer H1 (trk.) 12 54 118 113 Villager (trk.) 0 0 0 5,474 Beetle (Mex.) 338 1,352 2,307 6,965 Hummer H2 (trk.) 989 4,024 8,923 10 New Beetle (Mex.) 2,096 8,384 17,456 23,181 Nissan Quest (trk.) 0 0 0 4,791 AM General 1,001 4,078 9,041 123 Total Mercury 1,034 18,084 37,110 64,998 Golf (Mex.) 0 0 0 3,192 Total LM Division 4,299 32,031 68,692 98,219 Mazda 1,926 7,710 17,734 0 Jetta (Mex.) 3,357 13,428 23,856 41,641 Total U.S. car 10,136 66,334 161,893 218,717 Mazda 626 0 0 0 4,997 VW (Mex. car) 5,791 23,164 43,619 74,979 Total Can. car 0 19,478 36,321 48,350 Mercury Cougar 0 0 0 3,420 Misc. (trk.)** 6,016 24,064 56,551 40,388 Total Mex. car 2,900 7,605 18,196 31,924 AutoAlliance‡ 1,926 7,710 17,734 8,417 Total U.S. truck 49,554 203,519 471,281 438,011 Z3 roadster 0 0 0 3,896 Total U.S. car 85,176 373,892 887,194 995,053 Total Can. truck 2,472 24,845 55,706 67,402 Z3 coupe 0 0 0 468 Total Canada car 27,619 120,013 263,397 253,957 Total Mex. truck 1,211 4,496 10,330 4,824 Z4 roadster 1,090 4,569 10,746 0 Total Mexico car 22,626 81,052 181,616 222,536 Ford Motor Co. 66,273 326,277 753,727 809,228 X5 (trk.) 2,516 8,737 19,867 19,644 Total North Amer. car 135,421 574,957 1,332,207 1,471,546 Century (Can.)§ 3,795 15,181 38,570 20,632 Total U.S. car 1,090 4,569 10,746 4,364 Total U.S. truck 163,184 644,682 1,449,743 1,319,539 LeSabre 2,762 8,777 23,697 33,034 Total Mex. car 33 132 181 218 Total Canada truck 22,831 101,081 227,310 245,262 Park Avenue 649 2,601 5,099 7,239 Total U.S. truck 2,516 8,737 19,867 19,644 Total Mexico truck 11,504 43,070 105,095 116,407 Regal (Can.)§ 545 2,179 6,025 6,122 BMW Mfg. Corp.‡ 3,639 13,438 30,794 24,226 Total North Amer. truck 197519 788833 1782148 1681208 Rendezvous (Mex. trk.) 1,228 4,500 11,524 8,375 Chevrolet Tracker (trk.) 1,760 5,281 11,975 6,931 TOTAL U.S. 248,360 1,018,574 2,336,937 2,314,592 Total Buick 8,979 33,238 84,915 75,402 Vitara (trk.) 324 971 1,649 3,547 TOTAL CANADA 50,450 221,094 490,707 499,219 CTS 1,329 5,026 10,483 5,800 CAMI 2,084 6,252 13,624 10,478 TOTAL MEXICO 34,130 124,122 286,711 338,943 DeVille 1,968 5,920 16,362 19,764 CL 331 1,325 2,251 3,045 Eldorado 0 0 0 1,543 EL (Can.) 203 810 1,463 1,343 TOTAL NORTH AMERICAN Seville 549 1,652 3,467 5,760 TL 1,515 6,061 13,458 13,146 CAR & TRUCK 332,940 1,363,790 3,114,355 3,152,754 XLR 6 24 30 0 MDX (Can. trk.) 1,523 5,822 13,494 11,440 †Automotive News estimate *For export only §Year-to-date totals revised ‡Actual Escalade (trk.) 701 2,720 6,382 7,761 Total Acura 3,572 14,018 30,666 28,974 **Estimate includes U.S. and Canada Source: Automotive News Data Center