The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-19
EUROPE FEARS
GREAT INVASION
Of AMERICAN CARS
FRANCE ADVANCES DATE OF
SALON TO BEAT ENGLAND.
JOINT SALONS REFUSED.

PARIS. Oct. fs.--The autom obile
salon this year is in itself testimony
that the French makers are no longer
convinced that their superiority can
not be challenged. After vain efforts
TO reach an understanding with the
English. either to hold salons In Lon
don and Paris every two years, or
alternate years in each city, the
French Manufacturers association de-
cided to hold the salon in October IN
stead of in December. as usual, in
order to anticipate the London show
In November. This latter show,
threatens to make London the CEN
ter of the European automobile mar
ket.
This years salon Is likely to be re
membered as marking the date OF
American competition. Two indepen-
dent we'll informed writers may be
quoted on this point One says: the
American invasion will be more I'M
portant than ever. Several new
houses have found It necessary TO
cross the Atlantic TO increase khe
number which have already been In
stalled here The invasion becomes
more threatening every year. Count
the number of American cars seen
on our roads this summer. Why. II
was alarming and the trans-Atiantic
cars are In no way OF inferior quality
The second writer says:
The salon will prove to De AT
opportunity for a further stride. ano
advance for the American importa-
lions, which are already 80 strong.
Americans Taking Over Market.
This writer predicts that unless
energetic action LIS taken. the worlds
automobile market will one day OF
the other, belong to the Americans.
The American exhibit ought at least
70 silence the criticism which is often
heard In France that american cars
are cheap, and they look it, for 1t IL
impossible to accuse those shown In
the salon of not appearing to be as
we'll finished as their foreign rivals.
The Ford company. which makes
the best krpwn-AsneF4e -ear-t1
France, shows a touring car for 1910;
runabouts for $765. and landauiet
for s1,oTo. The company expects 70
sell twenty-five hundred cars In
France next year. The Ford stand
has photographs showing the admin
istration building at Detroit. with
forty-f1ve hundred employees. another
showing $4,000 workmen. and a third
1000 cars, which represents a day
output. The pictures seemed to have
more convincing power than even the
cars which are shown.
Comparison OF Cars
The Studebaker company shows
1914 six-cylinder car with an electric
DYNAMO for lighting and automatic
cranking, and two smaller cars.
The Cadillac company shows 1914
cut open chassis and complete cars
the latter with stock body. These
cost s2.700.
The Overland company exhibits
two-seated and fiye-seated cars. They
are fitted with electric self-starters
and the prices are moderate.
The Krit company only secured
stand by the default of another ex-
h!hitor at the last minute. This com
ing shows two cars. models of 1918
and 1914.
A few prices Of French cars might
be quoted for comparison. The
Delahaye company offers twenty
makes. ranging in price from st.o4C
to $4,000. Delaney shows eight
makes, ranging from s2,200 to 81. 500
DeDion shows twelve cars. the prices
Of which rum from s720 to $500
peugeot has ten cars. ranging In
price from $3.50 to $4,000. The mini.
mum prices show that the French
are already initiating the Americans
in building cheap cars.