Arizona republican., 1922-05-21
PACKARDSALES
FIVE MILLION
IN TEN DAYS

The current statement of business
by the Packard Motor Car company
indicates new record in the produc-
tion Of high grade motor cars.
According to figures furnished by
the distribution manager of Packard
to Smith Motor Sales company, actual
consumer sales of the new Single Six
in the ten days following the an
nouncement of this latest Packard
product, exceeded SIS, 100000.
Gross sales of Packard Single
Skies, Twin Skies and trucks for the
period were over $S.250,000
This is the largest volume of busi-
ness ever done by the Packard COM
pany in a similar time, and is in
brought nearly $4,000 people into
Packard salesrooms throughout the
country in the week following the
new Single Six announcement.
"The extraordinary spring demand
would fully justify a Packard pro-
duction at this time of $500 cars a
month";" said H. H. Hills. vice presi-
dent of distribution. "Such volume is
of course out of the question in the
building of fine cars, but the present
flow of orders could only be satisfied
by that output.
"All Single Six production for the
next few months is heavily over
sold. We entered May $50 orders be-
hind the Twin Six demand. In fact.
all Twin Six production for May and
most of June is already taken.
Trucks show a very heavy increase
over this period of 1921, and this IN
spite OF the fact that all Packard
truck production is in sizes of two
tons and upward
.'One of the astonishing features of
the heavy spring buying is the great
demand for closed cars. Actual or
ders by dealers customers for new
Single Skies show AZ per cent of spe-
cifications for closed cars. Distribu-
tors schedules indicate that we shall
have to produce 20 per cent closed
cars during the fall months.
This is an extraordinary condition
for spring, when the demand for
closed cars is supposed to be a low
level. The present popularity of Sin
gle Six closed types has necessitated
a large increase in that division OF
Packard production.
in all departments Packard plants
are rapidly working up TO capacity
output.
"a feature OF the present demand
which is especially significant in its
relation to national prosperity is the
total absence of so-called 'spottiness.
Packard business is not confined to
limited territories. but is truly ma
tion wide.
"Since the announcement April ~
Of the new Single Six we have had
reports from all of the 500 Packard
branches, distributors and dealers
Without a single exception every
communication with the factory has
been a request for increased ship
ments and advanced schedules.
There is in this new Packard rec
ord also every evidence of pernla-
nency. Several of the largest Pack
ard distributors have rendered firm
orders, backed by payment in full
for quantities varying from 1000 to
1000 cars for delivery during the next
IL months. Despite the rigid stan
dards of Packard production, which
necessarily limit output, and has al
ready placed Packard deliveries three
to five weeks in advance, consumers
are daily placing purchase orders
greatly in excess of our maximum
production schedule
1t is significant TO know that the
Packard company is now operating
on a greater employment and pro-
duction basis than ever before in Its
history Increased output, consistent
with fine car building, is planned.