ANOTHER WEEK, ANOTHER RECORD FOR OUTPUT.(first week of November 1998)(Industry Overview)

Estimated North American car and truck production set a record for the second week in a row.

Last week's estimate was 380,627, topping the previous peak of 375,401 built the week that ended Oct. 31.

October production in North America was 1,580,127, up 2.2 percent over 1997. It was the highest monthly production of 1998; the previous high was March.

Ford Motor Co. halted production at its Kansas City, …