Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - (Page 33) AUGUST 18, 2008 • 33 Scheduled plant overtime Plant Plant closings Plant Chrysler LLC car car 8/18-8/23‡ AM General Week(s) Units lost down per week 160 Sterling Heights, Mich. Toluca, Mexico x x 8/18-8/23‡ Mishawaka, Ind. St. Louis (North)* Toledo, Ohio (North) 8/18, 8/25 Chrysler LLC 8/18 8/18 1,825 4,570 1,775 1,225 65 General Motors Fairfax (Kansas City, Kan.) car Lansing Delta (Delta Township, Mich.) truck Lordstown, Ohio car Orion Township, Mich. car x x x x 8/18-8/23‡ Ford Motor Co. Chicago 8/18, 8/25 Dearborn (Mich.) Truck* until Sept. 21 Michigan Truck (Wayne, Mich.) 8/18, 8/25 Stories about these companies are on these pages: American Axle 8 Audi 29, 34 BMW 12, 18, 30 Brembo 3, 29 General Motors Janesville (Line #1), Wis. Janesville (Line #3), Wis. Oshawa (Ontario) Car (Line 1)† 8/18 8/18 Ford Motor Co. Wayne, Mich. car x 8/18-8/23‡ Nissan Canton, Miss 8/18 1,500 ‡Overtime worked during the week could be daily, Saturday or both. *Changeover †Down for changeover until 4th quarter of 2008 to install flex line and add Chevrolet Camaro **Down 1 day, truck side only Source: Automotive News Data Center and company sources Chrysler LLC began building salable units of the 2009 Volkswagen Routan minivan on Monday, Aug. 11, at the Chrysler plant in Windsor, Ontario. Nissan Smyrna, Tenn. truck Cadillac 6 Chamco 32 x TO COMPANIES North America car and truck production 8/118/16/08† 8/18/16/08† 1/18/16/08† Chassis Systems 3 Unless noted vehicles are cars and assembled in the United States. 8/118/16/08† 8/18/16/08† 1/18/16/08† 1/18/18/07 1/18/18/07 8/118/16/08† 8/18/16/08† 1/18/16/08† 1/18/18/07 Chery Automobile 12, 22 Chevrolet 8, 29, 30, 34 Chrysler 4, 8, 12, 15, 22, 30 Cobasys 32 Continental 3 Daimler 4 Dana 1 Delphi 30 Denso 8 Dodge 22, 29, 34 Ferrari 12, 29 First Automobile Works 3 Ford 3, 4, 6, 12, 15, 22, 29, 30, 34 Freightliner 15 GM 1, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 23, 29, 30, 34 GMC 15, 30 Hayes-Lemmerz 3 Hebei Zhongxing Automobile 32 Honda 1, 6, 15, 23 Hummer 10, 34 Hyundai 1, 29 Hyundai-Kia 34 Intermet 30 International Truck 15 Jaguar 3 Jeep 22 Johnson Controls 30 Kia 1 Land Rover 3 Lear 30 Lexus 14, 29 Linamar 3 Lincoln 3, 6, 29 Magna 8 Maserati 29 Mercedes-Benz 4, 15, 22, 32 Mini 18 Mitsubishi 15 Neapco 3 Nissan 3, 4, 12, 15, 23, 29 Novelis 23 Pininfarina 12 Pontiac 30 Porsche 6, 12, 29 Robert Bosch 3 Salinas Group 3 Saturn 14, 15 Scion 14, 15 Smart 1 Tata 3 Tower Automotive 3 Toyota 1, 6, 8, 14, 15, 23, 28, 34 TRW 3 ZX Automobile 32 AM GENERAL Hummer H2 (trk.) 262 Ford Mustang 3,311 Mazda Mazda6 sedan 1,998 Mazda Mazda6 hatchback 0 Mazda Mazda6 wagon 0 AUTOALLIANCE 5,309 Z4 Coupe 85 Z4 Roadster 203 X5 (trk.) 2,488 X6 (trk.) 736 Total U.S. car 288 Total U.S. truck 3,224 BMW MFG. CORP.‡ 3,512 Chevrolet Equinox (trk.) 1,914 Pontiac Torrent (trk.) 742 Suzuki XL-7 (trk.) 229 CAMI 2,885 300 (Can.) 1,673 PT Cruiser (Mex.) 1,433 PT Cruiser convertible (Mex.) 0 Sebring 987 Sebring convertible 198 Aspen (trk.) 0 Pacifica (Can. trk.) 0 Town & Country (trk.) 0 Town & Country (Can. trk.) 2,127 Total Chrysler Division 6,418 Avenger 1,485 Caliber 3,695 Challenger (Can.) 1,079 Charger (Can.) 2,797 Magnum (Can.) 0 Viper 44 Dakota (trk.) 952 Durango (trk.) 0 Grand Caravan/Caravan (trk.) 0 Gr. Caravan/Caravan (Can. trk.) 1,317 Journey (Mex. trk.) 3,083 Nitro (trk.) 0 Ram (trk., 2008 model) 351 Ram (trk., 2009 model) 691 Ram (Mex. trk.) 251 Sprinter (trk.)† 335 Total Dodge 16,080 Commander (trk.) 0 Compass (trk.) 536 Grand Cherokee (trk.) 0 Liberty (trk.) 0 Patriot (trk.) 1,219 Wrangler (trk.) 1,068 Wrangler Unlimited 4-door (trk.) 1,624 Total Jeep 4,447 Total Chrysler group 26,945 Mitsubishi Raider 0 Volkswagen Routan (Can. trk.) 104 Total U.S. car 6,409 Total Canada car 5,549 Total Mexico car 1,433 Total U.S. truck 6,776 Total Canada truck 3,548 Total Mexico truck 3,334 CHRYSLER LLC* 27,049 DAIMLERCHRYSLER AG* 0 Crown Victoria (Can.) 1,667 Fiesta Ikon (Mex.) 0 Five Hundred 0 Focus 5,019 Fusion (Mex.) 4,819 New Taurus 1,275 E series, Econoline (trk.) 3,797 Edge (Can. trk.) 2,116 Escape (trk.) 4,344 Expedition (trk.) 0 Explorer (trk.) 1,486 F series (trk.) 0 F-series Heritage (Mex. trk.) 1,080 F-series Super Duty (trk.) 2,403 F-series chassis (trk.) 26 Flex (Can. trk.) 3,386 Freestyle (trk.) 0 Ranger (trk.) 2,564 Taurus X (trk.) 649 Total Ford brand 34,631 MKS 2,143 MKZ (Mex.) 1,029 Town Car 0 Town Car (Can.) 457 Mark LT (trk.) 0 MKX (Can. trk.) 635 Navigator (trk.) 0 Total Lincoln 4,264 Grand Marquis (Can.) 684 Milan (Mex.) 624 Montego 0 Sable 506 Mariner (trk.) 941 Mountaineer (trk.) 168 Total Mercury 2,923 B series (trk.) 40 Tribute (trk.) 488 Total Mazda 528 Total U.S. car 8,943 Total Canada car 2,808 575 4,917 8,066 7,268 77,024 100,781 4,383 34,833 27,655 0 1,564 4,090 0 0 679 11,651 113,421 133,205 191 1,490 4,677 429 7,812 15,216 5,466 82,730 80,516 1,663 19,613 0 620 9,302 19,893 7,129 102,343 80,516 7,749 111,645 100,409 4,198 63,022 62,542 1,623 23,861 25,212 385 10,379 21,717 6,206 97,262 109,471 3,341 45,864 75,780 3,146 40,038 67,415 0 0 9,708 2,166 36,652 54,494 435 21,520 21,812 0 17,154 17,972 0 0 58,043 1 9,197 19,777 2,127 95,906 52,059 11,216 266,331 377,060 3,260 55,388 82,759 8,111 91,060 113,283 2,155 9,719 0 5,585 81,370 76,281 0 4,733 14,990 96 1,201 15 1,877 25,288 34,935 0 15,720 36,284 257 44,209 79,979 1,317 64,892 33,088 6,769 80,058 0 0 29,702 81,263 1,294 111,674 147,572 1,276 1,682 0 324 59,034 110,805 736 12,365 10,767 33,057 688,095 822,021 0 14,492 39,644 1,160 31,305 49,191 0 48,407 80,364 0 61,570 57,034 2,638 55,862 60,828 2,311 35,251 39,178 3,517 59,331 58,413 9,626 306,218 384,652 53,899 1,260,644 1,583,733 0 4,003 3,810 104 104 0 14,068 205,821 272,363 11,081 141,686 167,051 3,146 40,038 77,123 15,067 577,212 817,011 3,548 160,902 143,190 7,093 139,092 110,805 54,003 1,264,751 1,587,543 0 0 1,575,570 3,325 44,286 44,748 0 0 5,003 0 0 13,349 11,033 146,729 118,183 10,587 126,884 108,164 2,803 34,171 27,102 7,593 96,506 119,172 4,225 92,425 111,976 4,344 139,511 127,375 0 36,763 72,353 3,267 70,281 109,622 0 250,052 324,377 2,368 23,877 22,751 4,805 142,657 211,671 52 3,477 6,496 6,761 24,594 0 0 0 11,564 5,639 61,476 58,704 1,428 17,052 11,749 68,230 1,310,741 1,504,359 4,709 11,167 0 2,261 24,025 21,193 0 0 21,478 911 14,663 0 0 4,823 7,321 1,268 24,859 31,863 0 10,719 18,728 9,149 90,256 100,583 1,364 20,838 32,732 1,371 21,600 23,501 0 0 4,041 1,113 9,939 9,054 941 24,422 22,473 370 8,898 17,996 5,159 85,697 109,797 70 2,922 4,161 488 11,714 15,842 558 14,636 20,003 19,658 202,006 193,207 5,600 79,787 77,480 Total Mexico car 6,472 Total U.S. truck 16,906 Total Canada truck 6,137 Total Mexico truck 1,080 FORD MOTOR CO. 42,346 LaCrosse/Allure (Can.) 1,144 Lucerne 1,331 Enclave (trk.) 1,662 Rainier (trk.) 0 Terraza (trk.) 0 Total Buick 4,137 CTS (2007 model) 0 CTS (2008 model) 2,563 DTS 763 STS 369 XLR 39 Escalade (trk.) 499 Escalade ESV (trk.) 237 Escalade EXT (Mex. trk.) 79 SRX (trk.) 687 Total Cadillac 5,236 Aveo (Mex.) 1,238 Chevy C2 (Mex.) 2,234 Cobalt 6,164 Corvette 699 HHR (Mex.) 2,819 Impala (Can.) 6,937 Classic/Malibu 0 Malibu 5,357 Monte Carlo (Can.) 0 Avalanche (Mex. trk.) 301 Captiva Sport (Mex. trk.) 452 Colorado (trk.) 1,613 Express (trk.) 3,051 Medium (trk.) 224 Medium (Mex. trk.) 0 Silverado (trk.) 5,972 Silverado (Can. trk.) 2,806 Silverado/Cheyenne (Mex. trk.) 2,285 Suburban (trk.) 386 Suburban (Mex. trk.) 26 Tahoe (trk.) 1,639 TrailBlazer (trk.) 3,293 Uplander (trk.) 2,234 Total Chevrolet 49,730 Acadia (trk.) 2,399 Canyon (trk.) 723 Envoy (trk.) 1,223 Medium (trk.) 415 Savana (trk.) 674 Sierra (trk.) 2,719 Sierra (Can. trk.) 1,532 Sierra (Mex. trk.) 846 Yukon (trk.) 679 Yukon XL (trk.) 257 Yukon XL (Mex. trk.) 31 Total GMC 11,498 Hummer H3 (trk.) 1,326 Ascender (trk.) 0 i-280, i-350 pickup (trk.) 0 Medium (trk.) 25 Total Isuzu 25 Opel GT roadster 30 G5/Pursuit 1,301 G6 3,786 Grand Prix (Can.) 0 Solstice 236 Montana SV6 (trk.) 944 Total Pontiac 6,267 Saab 9-7X (trk.) 183 Aura 1,583 Ion 0 Sky 238 Outlook (trk.) 734 Relay (trk.) 0 Vue (trk.) 0 Vue (Mex. trk.) 2,192 Total Saturn 4,747 Total U.S. car 24,459 Total Canada car 8,081 Total Mexico car 6,291 Total U.S. truck 33,798 Total Canada truck 4,338 Total Mexico truck 6,212 GENERAL MOTORS 83,179 CSX (Can.) 0 TL 803 MDX (Can. trk.) 1,180 RDX (trk.) 819 Total Acura 2,802 Accord 8,266 Accord (Mex.) 0 Civic 2,375 Civic (Can.) 4,840 CR-V (trk.) 1,969 CR-V (Mex trk.) 1,140 Element (trk.) 471 Odyssey (trk.) 2,292 Pilot (trk.) 2,275 Pilot (Can. trk.) 0 Ridgeline (Can. trk.) 297 Total Honda Division 23,925 Total U.S. car 11,444 14,219 172,509 157,861 28,997 881,273 1,139,604 12,254 141,878 143,839 2,368 23,877 22,751 83,096 1,501,330 1,734,742 2,510 31,436 29,624 2,924 35,255 54,198 3,625 37,767 16,731 0 0 2,561 0 0 3,144 9,059 104,458 106,258 0 0 22,710 5,630 58,930 4,847 1,676 21,602 35,665 810 12,221 12,567 86 1,140 954 1,101 18,301 25,143 523 8,772 9,269 152 3,924 4,860 1,515 14,154 13,601 11,493 139,044 129,616 2,556 6,754 0 4,902 39,113 40,835 12,097 146,846 142,230 1,535 21,815 23,656 6,186 55,746 61,843 15,221 180,720 211,780 0 0 80,445 11,669 146,589 0 0 0 10,889 573 23,220 36,164 990 8,081 0 3,497 42,840 55,623 6,675 52,274 74,672 494 4,012 7,616 0 1,589 2,043 13,166 140,776 295,244 6,177 53,750 147,083 5,100 65,779 59,092 852 20,221 17,407 55 7,350 11,996 3,613 66,506 111,184 7,261 48,249 96,526 4,925 56,701 53,645 107,544 1,188,931 1,539,973 5,232 55,218 61,044 1,594 13,729 14,009 2,697 16,157 29,690 915 9,931 15,145 1,456 16,390 20,378 5,995 55,532 97,239 3,373 29,270 57,560 1,938 20,253 16,090 1,498 31,411 45,914 565 21,276 23,903 61 7,095 16,632 25,324 276,262 397,604 2,924 15,237 32,457 0 310 2,109 0 701 2,334 55 303 520 55 1,314 4,963 65 2,996 2,475 2,777 34,157 36,896 8,304 105,317 83,807 0 0 63,085 518 5,185 16,668 2,082 17,648 12,970 13,681 162,307 213,426 403 1,751 3,404 3,477 40,977 37,284 0 0 27,502 522 6,459 8,785 1,600 13,700 28,368 0 0 5 0 0 16,929 4,863 56,076 28,346 10,462 117,212 147,219 52,090 639
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Automotive News - August 18, 2008 Automotive News - August 18, 2008 Smart answer: A tiny Hyundai from India Toyota idles factories — but can't lay anybody off Sharing the pain N. America: Brembo's big break? Ford adds 7 preferred suppliers; total rises to 65 Suit: Report of store's death is premature Lincoln crossover will get MKT nameplate Ligocki will head Mexican/Chinese car deal Industry tries lean lobbying at conventions Ford reins in F-150 order combinations Nissan will buy more in Mexico Leland, master of precision and luxury cars Honda will launch Prius fighter in April Porsche bolsters warranty on pre-owned vehicles CTS wagon arrives in spring GM: Aerodynamic design boosts Volt's range Denso is Chrysler 'Supplier of Choice' Kudos to Ford for improving supplier relations How do we define 'automaker'? Concept of leasing had been polluted Totaled cars: We don't need a new law Hybrids too quiet? Sounds like trouble Marketing tips for the 21st century Scion tries to get leg up when flexing its hip Scion ads show community of cool — but no owners July trucks sales fall; rate of decline slows Hargrove forecast: Good for now, bad for long term Mitsubishi plans plant to meet battery demand Mini Cooper D(iesel) delivers, but not here yet Logistics company's goal: Cut fuel use even more Transporter joins the cars it delivers in going green Saturn, Scion lost that special feeling Expert: CAFE debate irrelevant Chrysler plans unibody, fuel-efficient Grand Cherokee Panel: CAFE will change U.S. car mix Toyota revs up its aftermarket parts business Dealers Who's that sporting Brembos now? Moody's cuts GM rating Analyst Merkle moves Ford will sell stock BMW recalls 320,000 vehicles Intermet in Chapter 11 again GM adds 4 XFE models Delphi ends battery venture Chamco cases bounce around court system Mercedes sues Cobasys over batteries For a while, the party's over at Toyota Buy Hummer? Nyet, says Russian automaker What cars will be the cruisers of tomorrow? GM sets 'em up for Dems, GOP Chung sprung A good day at work: $22 million Automotive News - August 18, 2008 Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - (Page Intro) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Sharing the pain (Page 1) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Sharing the pain (Page 2) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Ligocki will head Mexican/Chinese car deal (Page 3) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Nissan will buy more in Mexico (Page 4) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Nissan will buy more in Mexico (Page 5) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - CTS wagon arrives in spring (Page 6) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - CTS wagon arrives in spring (Page 7) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Denso is Chrysler 'Supplier of Choice' (Page 8) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Denso is Chrysler 'Supplier of Choice' (Page 9) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Denso is Chrysler 'Supplier of Choice' (Page 10) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Denso is Chrysler 'Supplier of Choice' (Page 11) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Totaled cars: We don't need a new law (Page 12) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Totaled cars: We don't need a new law (Page 13) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Marketing tips for the 21st century (Page 14) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Marketing tips for the 21st century (Page 14a) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Marketing tips for the 21st century (Page 14b) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - July trucks sales fall; rate of decline slows (Page 15) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Mitsubishi plans plant to meet battery demand (Page 16) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Mitsubishi plans plant to meet battery demand (Page 17) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Saturn, Scion lost that special feeling (Page 18) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Saturn, Scion lost that special feeling (Page 19) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Saturn, Scion lost that special feeling (Page 20) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Saturn, Scion lost that special feeling (Page 21) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Chrysler plans unibody, fuel-efficient Grand Cherokee (Page 22) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Panel: CAFE will change U.S. car mix (Page 23) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Panel: CAFE will change U.S. car mix (Page 24) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Panel: CAFE will change U.S. car mix (Page 25) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Panel: CAFE will change U.S. car mix (Page 26) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Panel: CAFE will change U.S. car mix (Page 27) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Dealers (Page 28) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Who's that sporting Brembos now? (Page 29) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Delphi ends battery venture (Page 30) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Delphi ends battery venture (Page 31) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Mercedes sues Cobasys over batteries (Page 32) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - Mercedes sues Cobasys over batteries (Page 33) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - A good day at work: $22 million (Page 34) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - A good day at work: $22 million (Page 35) Automotive News - August 18, 2008 - A good day at work: $22 million (Page 36)
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