Steel Markets
November 14, 2013
NAFTA Vehicle Production for October
Written by Peter Wright
Light vehicle (autos + light trucks) production surged in October, up 13.5 percent, the rolling 3 months production was up by 13.1 percent. Year over year production was up by 8.3 percent in total and the Detroit 3 made up some ground being up 10.1 percent. Light vehicle production has now exceeded the pre-recession level (Figure 1).
The corresponding figures for medium and heavy trucks were October/September up 15.3 percent, rolling 3 months up 4.3 percent and year over year down 0.2 percent.
