Automotive News - February 25, 2008 - (Page 33)

FEBRUARY 25, 2008 • 33 Scheduled plant overtime Plant General Motors Bowling Green, Ky. Fairfax (Kansas City, Kan.) Lordstown, Ohio Orion Township, Mich. Arlington, Texas car car car car truck 2/25-2/29 3/1 Chrysler LLC 2/25-2/29 3/1 Sterling Heights, Mich. Toluca, Mexico Jefferson North (Detroit) Newark, Del. Saltillo, Mexico Toledo (Ohio) Supplier Park Toluca, Mexico car car truck truck truck truck truck x x x x x x x x – x – x – – x x – x x – – x – – Plant closings Plant Oshawa (Ontario) Car (Line 1)† Wilmington, Del. Week(s) Units lost down per week Stories about these companies are on these pages: Acura 34 ADESA 22 Alfa Romeo 20 Alpha Technology 3 Audi 3, 20 TO Black Book C O M P A N I E S 22 Blue Water Plastics 32 BMW 14, 20 Buick 6 Cadillac 17, 28 Capital Corp. Inc. 1 Cars.com 22 Cerberus Capital Management 6, 34 Chamco Auto 1 Chevrolet 6, 12, 32 Chrysler 8, 12, 33, 34 Cirrus Design 10 Comerica Bank 31 Continental AG 16 Continental Automotive Systems.. 3, 10 DaimlerChrysler Financial Serv. 33 Delphi 32 Denso International America 3 EBay Motors 22 Ford 4, 8, 20, 32, 34 GM 22 GM Certified 22 GMAC Financial Services 34 GMC 6 Group 1 Automotive 1 GS Yuasa 6 Gulf States Toyota 1 Hebei Zhongxing Automobile 1 Hephaestus Holdings 32 Honda 6 Hummer 6, 8, 28 Hyundai 20 Infiniti 20 ItalDesign 12 Kia 4 KPS Capital Partners 32 Lexus 14 Manheim 22 Matsushita Electric Industrial 6 Mazda 8, 14 Mercedes-Benz 20 Mitsubishi 6, 20 NBC 34 NEC 6 Nissan 3, 6, 31 Nissan North America 3 NUMMI 10 Opel 20 Panasonic EV Energy 6 Pininfarina 12 Plastech 8, 12, 28 Platinum Equity 32 Pontiac 6 Porsche Cars North America 3 Ridge Chrysler Jeep 33 Rolls-Royce 20 Saab 6, 21, 28 Sanyo Electric 6 Saturn 8 Scion 1 Toyota 1, 6, 8, 20, 32 Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. ..3, 6, 32 Translease Systems Inc. 1 Volkswagen 20 Volvo 14, 21 Zubi Advertising Services 4 General Motors 2/25 650 Ford Motor Co. 2/25-2/29 3/1 Kansas City, Mo. (SUV) truck x – †Down for changeover until 4th quarter of 2008 to install flex line and add Chevrolet Camaro Source: Automotive News Data Center Toyota canceled the second shift at its Georgetown, Ky., and Princeton, Ind., plants on Thursday, Feb. 21, because of an ice storm. The Toyota Camry Solara, pictured, is built in Georgetown. Unless noted vehicles are cars and assembled in the United States. North America car and truck production 2/182/23/08† 2/12/23/08† 1/12/23/08† 1/12/24/07 2/182/23/08† 2/12/23/08† 1/12/23/08† 1/12/24/07 2/182/23/08† 2/12/23/08† 1/12/23/08† 1/12/24/07 AM GENERAL Hummer H2 (trk.) 334 Ford Mustang 2,047 Mazda Mazda6 sedan 1,664 Mazda Mazda6 hatchback 167 Mazda Mazda6 wagon 0 AUTOALLIANCE 3,878 Z4 Coupe 69 Z4 Roadster 357 X5 (trk.) 2,961 Total U.S. car 426 Total U.S. truck 2,961 BMW MFG. CORP.‡ 3,387 Chevrolet Equinox (trk.) 2,607 Pontiac Torrent (trk.) 1,087 Suzuki XL-7 (trk.) 598 CAMI 4,292 300 (Can.) 2,402 PT Cruiser (Mex.) 2,323 PT Cruiser convertible (Mex.) 0 Sebring 1,852 Sebring convertible 982 Aspen (trk.) 765 Pacifica (Can. trk.) 0 Town & Country (trk.) 547 Town & Country (Can. trk.) 4,039 Total Chrysler Division 12,910 Avenger 2,557 Caliber 4,536 Challenger (Can.) 2 Charger (Can.) 3,553 Magnum (Can.) 796 Viper 44 Dakota (trk.) 1,505 Durango (trk.) 1,016 Grand Caravan/Caravan (trk.) 2,939 Gr. Caravan/Caravan (Can. trk.) 2,657 Journey (Mex. trk.) 1,780 Nitro (trk.) 834 Ram (trk.) 4,951 Ram (Mex. trk.) 4,279 Sprinter (trk.)† 469 Total Dodge 31,918 Commander (trk.) 435 Compass (trk.) 941 Grand Cherokee (trk.) 1,249 Liberty (trk.) 1,972 Patriot (trk.) 1,548 Wrangler ( trk.) 1,227 Wrangler Unlimited 4-door (trk.) 2,193 Total Jeep 9,565 Total Chrysler group 54,393 Mitsubishi Raider 0 Total U.S. car 9,971 Total Canada car 6,753 Total Mexico car 2,323 Total U.S. truck 22,591 Total Canada truck 6,696 Total Mexico truck 6,059 CHRYSLER LLC* 54,393 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG* 0 Crown Victoria (Can.) 1,412 Fiesta Ikon (Mex.) 0 Five Hundred 0 Focus 4,770 Fusion (Mex.) 4,709 New Taurus 2,538 E series, Econoline (trk.) 3,578 Edge (Can. trk.) 4,004 Escape (trk.) 4,488 Expedition (trk.) 1,469 Explorer (trk.) 3,146 F series (trk.) 10,679 F-series Heritage (Mex. trk.) 590 F-series Super Duty (trk.) 5,476 F-series chassis (trk.) 218 Freestyle (trk.) 0 Ranger (trk.) 1,708 Taurus X (trk.) 1,057 Total Ford brand 49,842 MKZ (Mex.) 570 Town Car 0 Town Car (Can.) 588 Mark LT (trk.) 215 MKX (Can. trk.) 1,203 Navigator (trk.) 479 Total Lincoln 3,055 Grand Marquis (Can.) 634 Milan (Mex.) 464 Montego 0 Sable 311 Mariner (trk.) 1,063 Mountaineer (trk.) 724 Total Mercury 3,196 B series (trk.) 191 Tribute (trk.) 583 Total Mazda 774 Total U.S. car 7,619 Total Canada car 2,634 Total Mexico car 5,743 Total U.S. truck 35,074 1,058 6,518 4,792 531 0 11,841 212 1,138 9,463 1,350 9,463 10,813 8,310 3,446 1,892 13,648 7,658 6,937 0 5,216 2,758 2,114 0 1,736 12,884 39,303 7,208 13,209 5 11,329 2,538 137 4,483 2,843 9,332 8,475 5,285 2,382 15,205 13,198 1,486 97,115 1,542 2,698 4,428 5,471 4,458 3,595 6,424 28,616 165,034 0 28,528 21,530 6,937 68,197 21,359 18,483 165,034 0 4,486 0 0 15,187 15,029 2,538 11,401 12,774 14,300 4,679 6,922 34,029 1,871 17,448 694 0 5,441 3,159 149,958 1,820 0 1,859 685 3,837 1,525 9,726 2,013 1,482 0 311 3,384 1,587 8,777 607 1,855 2,462 18,036 8,358 18,331 107,716 1,877 15,039 11,677 1,221 0 27,937 492 2,474 22,032 2,966 22,032 24,998 15,532 6,408 3,519 25,459 13,870 10,978 0 12,361 6,530 4,308 0 2,922 22,523 73,492 17,084 28,245 5 20,519 4,597 306 4,483 5,757 11,847 14,815 8,843 5,158 17,041 19,680 3,478 161,858 3,257 5,667 9,353 12,034 9,648 8,677 15,506 64,142 299,492 0 64,526 38,991 10,978 119,136 37,338 28,523 299,492 0 10,621 0 0 35,038 32,824 9,581 26,314 27,896 33,002 10,799 20,033 78,533 4,416 40,267 1,602 0 12,560 6,097 349,583 3,976 0 3,229 1,582 8,379 3,520 20,686 4,103 3,237 0 1,175 7,812 4,604 20,931 1,402 4,283 5,685 45,794 17,953 40,037 252,410 1,730 25,077 11,668 1,710 283 38,738 1,436 4,034 15,968 5,470 15,968 21,438 15,642 5,306 6,402 27,350 12,444 20,528 2,586 18,230 29 3,602 14,995 8,920 13,095 94,429 17,067 33,007 0 14,512 4,403 0 8,812 11,431 31,835 9,368 0 13,981 22,573 14,542 1,512 183,043 7,642 15,858 15,144 13,735 3,456 7,979 15,600 79,414 356,886 509 68,333 31,359 23,114 182,589 37,458 14,542 357,395 381,744 11,078 1,429 9,745 21,356 24,671 0 31,270 31,062 23,354 20,834 31,376 77,678 6,318 45,118 1,145 6,764 11,570 0 354,768 4,467 7,837 0 1,973 8,588 4,914 27,779 9,071 5,772 2,225 0 5,113 4,226 26,407 1,597 3,986 5,583 41,163 20,149 36,339 270,918 Total Canada truck Total Mexico truck FORD MOTOR CO. LaCrosse/Allure (Can.) Lucerne Enclave (trk.) Rainier (trk.) Terraza (trk.) Total Buick CTS (2007) CTS (2008) DTS STS XLR Escalade (trk.) Escalade ESV (trk.) Escalade EXT (Mex. trk.) SRX (trk.) Total Cadillac Chevy C2 (Mex.) Cobalt Corvette HHR (Mex.) Impala (Can.) Classic/Malibu Malibu new (2008) Monte Carlo (Can.) Avalanche (Mex. trk.) Captiva Sport (Mex. trk.) Colorado (trk.) Express (trk.) Medium (trk.) Medium (Mex. trk.) Silverado (trk.) Silverado (Can. trk.) Silverado (Mex. trk.) Suburban (trk.) Suburban (Mex. trk.) Tahoe (trk.) TrailBlazer (trk.) Uplander (trk.) Total Chevrolet Acadia (trk.) Canyon (trk.) Envoy (trk.) Medium (trk.) Savana (trk.) Sierra (trk.) Sierra (Can. trk.) Sierra (Mex. trk.) Yukon (trk.) Yukon XL (trk.) Yukon XL (Mex. trk.) Total GMC Hummer H3 (trk.) Ascender (trk.) i-280, i-350 pickup (trk.) Medium (trk.) Total Isuzu Opel GT roadster G5/Pursuit G6 Grand Prix (Can.) Solstice Montana SV6 (trk.) Total Pontiac Saab 9-7X (trk.) Aura Ion Sky Outlook (trk.) Relay (trk.) Vue (trk.) Vue (Mex. trk.) Total Saturn Total U.S. car Total Canada car Total Mexico car Total U.S. truck Total Canada truck Total Mexico truck GENERAL MOTORS CSX (Can.) TL MDX (Can. trk.) RDX (trk.) Total Acura Accord Accord (Mex.) Civic Civic (Can.) CR-V (trk.) CR-V (Mex trk.) Element (trk.) Odyssey (trk.) Pilot (trk.) Pilot (Can. trk.) Ridgeline (Can. trk.) Total Honda Division Total U.S. car Total Canada car 5,207 590 56,867 0 966 1,235 0 0 2,201 0 1,826 664 428 39 917 407 183 263 4,727 1,113 4,288 757 1,737 1,390 0 5,230 0 1,700 452 0 2,428 163 41 7,583 2,605 2,596 886 268 3,403 2,638 1,829 44,451 1,938 0 786 374 858 2,748 1,469 735 1,593 1,445 220 12,166 1,006 19 0 12 31 63 932 4,036 0 326 552 5,846 72 1,308 0 258 227 0 0 1,794 3,587 21,121 4,734 2,850 33,382 4,074 7,989 74,150 83 1,127 1,627 621 3,458 9,339 0 3,386 5,614 1,586 1,002 467 4,071 2,134 0 779 28,378 13,852 5,697 16,611 1,871 170,923 0 3,069 3,934 0 0 7,003 0 5,798 2,111 1,360 121 2,903 1,289 564 838 14,984 3,352 13,629 2,404 5,231 4,390 0 16,522 0 2,958 1,291 4,572 7,737 323 200 24,162 8,252 5,934 2,821 3,192 10,822 8,406 5,828 142,588 6,175 1,046 2,504 858 2,734 8,755 4,654 1,699 5,084 4,616 2,623 40,748 3,206 59 103 23 185 196 2,962 12,756 0 1,036 1,759 18,513 230 4,013 0 819 723 0 0 5,404 10,959 66,796 14,952 8,583 111,510 12,906 23,865 238,612 262 3,466 5,108 1,990 10,826 28,732 0 10,418 17,722 5,082 3,174 1,497 13,045 6,839 0 2,487 88,996 42,616 17,984 36,275 4,416 396,885 0 7,078 8,969 0 0 16,047 0 13,377 4,868 3,137 279 6,244 2,782 1,371 1,911 33,969 8,248 31,430 5,543 12,872 10,061 0 35,923 0 10,438 2,011 11,071 17,641 323 380 49,107 15,479 17,357 6,414 4,372 24,282 16,603 13,288 317,053 14,080 2,534 4,946 858 6,235 18,243 8,730 4,934 11,760 10,759 3,589 86,668 6,333 117 249 23 389 245 6,830 27,508 0 1,294 4,012 39,644 454 8,941 0 1,023 1,648 0 0 13,297 24,909 147,476 34,271 21,120 240,886 24,209 57,749 525,711 622 8,083 12,042 4,644 25,391 67,008 0 24,297 41,995 11,864 7,464 3,495 30,454 15,966 0 5,956 208,499 99,388 42,617 39,650 6,318 414,537 4,250 14,416 0 1,016 779 20,461 7,806 0 8,715 3,219 108 4,881 1,703 1,613 3,479 31,524 8,272 37,518 6,118 13,180 53,841 22,994 0 3,331 9,470 0 13,248 10,937 1,773 388 64,742 37,150 12,648 3,596 4,977 14,348 20,767 11,991 351,289 12,278 2,998 6,636 3,453 4,363 20,181 16,326 7,269 8,231 5,116 2,163 89,014 8,808 66 180 126 372 769 10,194 20,074 8,237 3,816 1,831 44,152 616 11,356 15,41 http://Cars.com

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Automotive News - February 25, 2008 Chamco's 'consultant' is forced into limelight Group 1, Gulf States clash Dealer profit stuck in neutral Ghosn: Autos are in recession NHTSA investigates Toyota, Pontiac cars' windows The upside of upside down: Better belts Push buttons will alter interiors Schwarzenbauer leaves Porsche for Audi CSM: Cuts in auto output to ease in 2nd quarter Ford's Hispanic ad campaign takes it to the mat Hydrogen slips as a solution for the greening of autos Kia to spend big to upgrade dealerships GMAC: Office cuts won't affect dealers LaSorda: Chrysler's $700 million axle plant is 'going up' Toyota hybrid battery partner boosts output Buick may add a car below the LaCrosse Toyota could add 2 more small vehicles to U.S. lineup Calif. regulators shoot for 40-plus mpg by 2020 Loyalty/conquest: Power's best, worst Chrysler firm on retrieving tools from Plastech Former NUMMI exec applies Toyota ideas to aircraft industry Kozyra's resume reflects volatile supplier climate Obituaries Chrysler, Plastech now have chance to work together Do it the NADA way Hail, Geneva; spring must be near Volt's potential is unlimited The Volt is terrific; give GM a hand Beware of high tech running amok Teach reporters half full/half empty Dealer wants to view Conti exec: Inside, it's about the info Dealers Caddy chief's goals: Build on CTS, prestige, high-tech Geneva looks like another green scene Volvo XC60 system senses impact, hits the brakes Saab 9-1 concept awaits green light GM: Supply of vehicles to certify will stay steady Used-vehicle supplies up, prices down in Jan. Black Book plans daily updates Cars.com rolls out video service Manheim launches search tool Luxury sales channel is high on GM agenda GM seeks dealers' help with 5-point green plan Northwood offers dealer MBA Court rejects Chicago dealer's appeal Taxes distort Jan. sales in Europe Nissan to cut designers NHTSA studies window woes Bank: Autos easier to afford VW labor boss gets jail term Delphi sells 2 units Toyota Tundra had tough Jan. Chrysler's white knight: We're investors, not heroes Ford's 'Knight Rider' is Sync on steroids GMAC parties have lost a bit of their pizazz Global warming? It's a crock - but . . . Nardelli's NASCAR debut is a winner A frosty reception for the TSX

Automotive News - February 25, 2008

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