GENERAL MOTORS CORP said North American production of cars and
trucks in the 1Q of 1999 will reach 1,473,000 vehicles, up 98,000
units from the same period last year. The world's largest
automaker said the increase in the United States, Canada and
Mexico mostly was because the Lansing, Mich., assembly plants,
which make the Oldsmobile Alero and Pontiac Grand Am cars, were
operating at full capacity. Also, truck plants in Oshawa, Ont.,
Pontiac, Mich., and Fort Wayne, Ind., will reach full production
of the all-new full-size pickup trucks -- the Chevrolet Silverado
and GMC Sierra. GM said it made 489,000 cars and trucks in
November. The company's 4Q estimate was raised by 2,000 units to
1,497,000 vehicles. (Reuters 05:26 PM ET 12/08/98)
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