Arizona republican., 1919-02-16
STUDEDAKER |S NOW
 SHIPPING NEW CARS

Although the great Studebaker fac tories at South Bend and Detroit were practically on 100 per cent war basis at the time of Germanys equalization, shipments of new Studebaker cars are now being made to dealers from regular production. says H. A. Biggs general sales manager of the Stude- baker corporation.
 As soon as the report of the ces- sation of hostilities had been officially verified the vast resources of the Studebaker plants were thrown into the problem of ero-war production, with the result that in less than sixty days new Studebaker cars were being placed in the hands of our dealers throughout the country.
 This rapid, almost magical, transi- tion has been made quietly but with startling thoroughness. It is typical I believe. of the resourcesfulness of the industry as a whole. It offers an- other striking illustration of the firm foundation on which the automobile business rests. its permanence and stability, and the engineering genius back of the car itself. Factories in any other line. faced with similar per- picking problems of reconstruction. would find it difficult to perform this quick readjustment in less than six months or full year.
 "On December l, 1918. Stundebaker factories were practically 100 per cent war work. And, in accordance with the ruling of the war board, prepara- tions were complete for the entire sus- pension of automobile production, for commercial needs, the first of the year. Thesigning of the armistice, however, brought about a suspension of all pas senger car restrictions and abrupt cancellation of most government con tracts. The suddenness of the wars termination did not stampede Ameri- cas- third largest industry. Just as it was one of the first great industries to adjust itself to wartime conditio'u and become effective as a war agency it is now one of the first to get back to the peace time basis And with about a million cars behind in produc- ton no fears for the future of this young giant of the industrial world need be entertained.
 "The complete conversion of a manu- featuring institution so tremendous as Studebaker's is not the work of a day The conversion period will be a short one. however, as already evidenced by | Studebaker's ability to make quantity ! shipments of new cars to dealers al | the present time.
 As an example of the abiiiay Of th6 Studebaker factories to turn out new | cars in rapidly increasing numbers, might mention that the huge forge | shop at South Bend, construction or
 which was begun during the war, i! 1 now turning out quantities of drop | forgings for the new Studebaker cars | This new shop intended as a unit O
 Studebaker's big shell factory, is bu
 ont of the several units that make ul | our new South Bend automobile plant | Some of the buildings are completed
 and machinery installed and the other are rapidly nearing completion.
 With this new plant in full opera
 ton, Studebaker will add approxi
 mately 1000 employees to it's army 0
 workers and put into effect manufac
 turing plants which call for a produc l ton of 160,000 automobiles for the yea l 1920. Bebinning the first of next yea
 our schedules require the annual pro
 duction of 100000 four cylinder car | at the new South Bend plant and 60,
 900 six-cylinder cars at the plants a
 Detroit