AMX Weekly Production
Figures
Courtesy Linn Barton, Staunton, Virginia
Production for the 1968
model American Motors began August 1st, 1967. While the two seater AMX was not
"formally" introduced until February 28th, 1968 midway thru production, many
were indeed made in 1967. Some prototypes for the AMX go back as far as 1964. I have some
prototype AMX pix for sale if you click on PRESS PHOTOS.
This is a week by week production breakdown on the classic AMX two seater. The new 1968 AMC
models appeared in Dealer Showrooms September 15th-18th, 1967. The new AMX
appeared in Dealer Showrooms in March 1968. The first 550 AMXs did not have a
AMX Dash Serial Number. The official Dash Serials used were 00001 to
06175.
Total 1968 AMX's produced in 1967: 60
August 0
September 2
October 8
November
6
December 44
Total unit production August 1st, 1967 to December 31st, 1967=60
January 1-20
28
Jan 27 64
January 1968 output 147
February 3
1968 116
including 55 to Jan 31sr; 61 from 2-1 to 2-2
2-10 0
2-17 155
2-24 346
February 1968 output 947
March 1968
3-2 477
includes 385 to 2-29; 92 from 3-1 to 3-2
3-0 0
3-16 377
3-23 308
3-30 315
March 1968 output 1092
April 1968
4-6 308
4-15 176
4-22 326
4-29 305
April 1968 output 1227
May 1968
5-4 181
including 122 to 4-30; 181 from 5-1 to 5-4
5-11 312
5-18 270
5-25 300
May 1968 output 1324
June 1968
6-1 261
all made to May 31st. 6-1 output 0
6-8 332
6-15 372
6-22 388
6-29 328
June output 1420
July 1968
7-6 185; 6-30 output 0
7-13 323
July output 508
Total 1968 production 6725
August 1968 (1969 AMX
Series)
8-24 81
8-31 241
Total August 1968 output 322
September 1968
9-9 256
9-16 276
9-23 315
9-30 286
Total September output 1133
October 1968
10-7 305
10-14 302
10-21 304
10-28 375
Total October output 1480
November 1968
11-4 259
including 194 to 10-31; 11-1 to 11-4 65
11-11 319
11-18 296
11-25 278
Total November output 1031
December 1968
12-2 73
all made to 11-30. 12-1 to 12-2 output 0
12-9 85
12-16 182
1-23 166
12-30 0
Total December output 534
January 1969
1-6 0
1-13 187
1-20 129
1-27 176
Total January output 682
February 1969
2-3 190
includes 190 to 1-31; 2-3 output 0
2-10 172
2-17 169
2-24 123
Total February output 608
March 1969
3-3 144
including made 2-28; 3-3- output 0
3-10 152
3-17 139
3-24 155
3-31 167
Total March output 613
April 1969
4-7 76
4-14 157
4-21 121
4-28 143
Total April output 559
May 1969
5-5 119
including 62 to 4-30; 57 from 5-1 to 5-5
5-12 184
5-19 128
5-26 138
Total May output 574
June 1969
6-2 90
including 67 to 5-31; 23 from 6-1 to 6-2
6-9 138
6-16 159
6-23 59
6-30 145
Total June output 524
July 1969
7-7 139
7-14 118
Total July output 257
Total 1969 production 8317
August 1969 (1970 AMX
Series)
8-19 70
8-26 122
Total August production 422
September 1969
9-1 230
including all made to 8-31; 9-1 output 0
9-8 164
9-15 176
9-22 190
9-29 149
Total September output 731
October 1969
10-6 129
including 59 made to 9-30; 77 from 10-1 to 10-5
10-13 95
10-20 47
10-27 0
Total October output 219
November 1969*
11-3 0
11-10 0
11-17 0
11-24 0
Total November production 95
December 1969
12-1 95
including all made to 11-30; 12-1 output 0
12-8 227
12-15 132
12-21 104
12-28 45
Total December production 549
January 1970
1-5 66
including 41 from 12-31; 25 from 1-1- to 1-5
1-12 86
1-19 123
1-26 116
Total January production 462
February 1970
2-2 112
including all made to 1-31; 2-2 output 0
2-9 102
2-16 110
2-23 50
Total February production 383
March 1970
3-2 121
including all made to 2-28; 3-2 output 0
3-9 71
3-16 123
3-23 120
3-30 75
Total March production 429
April 1970
4-6 85
including 40 made on 3-31; 4-1 to 4-6 45
4-13 87
4-20 46
4-27 4
Total April production 261
May 1970
5-4 107
including 79 made to 4-30; 5-1 to 5-4 28
5-11 10
5-18 117
5-25 14
5-31 104
Total May production 273
June 1970
6-1 0
6-8 9
6-15 115
6-22 24
6-29 129
Total June production 285
July 1970
7-1 to 7-6 24
Including 17 to 6-30
Total July production 7
Total 1970 production 4116
End Of Production
*In 1970, AMC was in financial trouble, suffering a 2nd 1/4 loss of $10 million or 41
cents per share. This, along with the UAW strike affected first 1/4, where they incurred a
loss of $15.6 million, resulted in a net loss in the first 1/2 of the fiscal year of a
whopping $25 million. The losses stated above had no benefit of tax credit. The
strike mentioned above, closed the plants for five weeks in the fall, and cost AMC
a whopping $23 million loss and 36,000 vehicles plus interruption of
momentum in the market at a really critical time. AMC also bought Jeep from Willys in 1970
for $40 million.