Evening star., 1922-07-30
INCREASED AUTO
OUTPUT EXPECTED
Record Production in June
!, Indicates New High Mark
for the Year.
100000 CARS FORECAST
Greater Activity Due After Mid
summer Slump, Says Trade
Observer.
100000 CARS FORECAST

Additional proof OF the nation
Increasing need for motor transporta-
ton for both passengers and mer-
chandise is supplied by the record
breaking figures given out by Alired
Reeves, general manager Nationai
Automobile Chamber Of Commerce.
after visit among the plants III inc
central west. which shows that IN
June the motor industry produced IN
excess of 2sS. 900 motor vehicles. when
is II per cent greater than the pre'i-
ous record of 256.000 in May. Tnis
indicates production for lSzz Oh
NOR. than 2,0O0. 600 motor vehicles
puring the second quarter of ls22
1h, entire industry produced fcS'oVV
motor vehicles, with 1,l3i,ooo cars
for the full six months II.
"Reports received from twenty dil-
terent sections of the country imoicats
1be usual seasonal decrease, saio
Mr.. Reeves. which was expectea q
month ago The slowing down lor
the next six months will be much lesS
than usual. however, and year pr
duction will exceed 2.OOo.ooo nioeoI
JehicIes as against 1.6SS.0OO FOR lS.i
ia 2O5IsI. the record figures OF
1920. s ~,
"WbiIe the passenger car END OF
the business supplied the biggest part
of this increase, there has peeh q
steady increase in tne huinpe,
trucks made and sold. particularly
those of the lighter type. the truck
business depends on the Improvements
of general business and it's neeo ior
increased transportation facilities-
There is broadening neiu iol
motor busses. In some cases they are
being taken on as feeders for eleS
trio. lines while the enterprislnS raii-
road officials are now taxing tne
truck as an ally of the main lines
with particular reference 10 sno.
haul business and store-door deliV-
,ry" continued Mr.. Reeves.
:In January students OF the indus
trv predicted substantial year TOT
the motor-car industry, oaseo no.
alone on the need for motor cars that
had not been satisfied last year. cou.
pIcd with the fact that thousands OF
the ten million in use would wear out,
hut primarily because the automobile
manufacturer promptly TOOK ms IN
yentory losses and priced MS cars on
a basis comparable with the buying
mower Of the public. They advertised
the reductions to the public and made
their arrangements with the dealer
and middlemen, so that the Iowe,
prices were passed on to the hnat
consumer.
There have not been the usual can
celations which generally follow
after July 4. largely because SUB,
stantial number of orders on hand
are for closed cars. which will con-
tinue to be in heavy demand Tor tne
remainder of IT,. year. Varying with
the locality. rom 25 to so per cent
Of the total sales made during the
past three months were for the in
closed types of bodies.
Coupled with the record breaking
production in June of 200 vehicles.
which was 81 per cent over June,
1921. there came an increasing de-
mand from abroad. The government
figures for May show that 6,f9S cars
were exported. or per cent increase
over April. The motor truck exports
were 1908. or Sc per cent better than
April. Total motor exports were
more than three times May of 1921.
These cars and trucks were shipped
10 so or 30 different countries and in
dictate revival of interest in motor
transportation in those sections.