Arizona republican., 1922-01-22
PRODUCTION Of
CARS STARTS
ON BIC SCALE
Inventories Out of Way
And Decks Cleared For
Good Start for 1922

DETROIT. Jan. q. Especially Pro
duction on 1922 schedules has already
started in nearly every Detroit plant
now that the December standstill and
Inventory work Is out of the way.
The same condition holds true IN
plants OF other cities, according 10
advices received here. In fact, prac- :
tically every factory Is IN the best
OF shape to start production on d ca
pacity basis. While December ~,
marked a general let-up, several con-
Germs report a wonderful December
business. Packard states that both
car and truck business in December
was in excess of that in November
and that It was even better than IN
December 1890. Earl Motors also
maintained steady production dur
ing December and is continuing at
the same rate so far this month.
Those factories which have been OPP
Grating on a part time basis durlnH
the past 30 days and which have are
now ready to step their schedules up
are Paige. Hupp, Liberty, Columpia'
Saxon and bort. Dealer organiza-
tions have been strengthened by these
factories and a lively start on 1922
business Is already being made by
them.
Ford has resumed productions ap-
proximating full-capacity, 40 1000 men
now being worked in shifts which
permit $4,000 to work at one time.
This compares closely with the force
maintained during 1921, 1t Is stated.
The statement that the ord Com
pany expects a business equal to that
OF 1921, has been made, and IL is WE'LL
known that Ford factory will step
up it's production of parts. A very
large addition to the Ford factory
force would be possible were Ford
to get its rightful share of the parts
replacement business which is now
going to Independent dealers, It is
declared.
Dodge Brothers are shipping about
$50 cars daily and the factory is
turning out parts for approximately
$50 vehicles each day. Shipments to
dealers have been held to a sales
basis strictly which has resulted in
stocks Of Dodge Brothers dealers
throughout the country being low and
consequently clean.
OF the General Motors organiza-
tions, Buick has been the most active
during the past month, while Cadil-
lac, Chevrolet, Oldsmobile end Oak
land have begun to move bris6lv.
Studebaker closed for inventory in
December and Is now working back
to it's big production basis which
will be fully reached very shortly.
The company expects record break
ing demand for 1922 akin to that
which 1t enjoyed In 1921. Many re-
finements have been added to the
very materially to this end.
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REQ has not slowed UP. The gains
in the sales of speedwagons have
been very gratifying to the Reo people
and they have now added a taxicab
to the line which will be another good
producer. Hudson and Essex ere
preparing for banner year and are
making preparations for heavy pro-
duction.
The production maintained by
Maxwell has been very steady, the
output ranging from leo to150 of the
new models per day. Production on
the new Chalmers will begin before
this month is over.
Along the lines OF better service
to car owners Paige has urged its
dealer organization to leave no stone
unturned to please the buyers of
Paige cars. While the methods by
WD4CA llltS VIII DC uOIlG are lGlL TO
the dealers discretion it is certain
to be along the lines of monthly in
spection, grease and oil service at
stated periods. and other forms of
service to assist the car owner to get
absolutely every dollars worth of SER
vice from his car possible.
Advices from Akron. the tire center,
Indicate that the great tire factories
rIw y1ww I'D
which il kept up, will mean an outDut
or close to 100000 tires during
1922. The average production Of
tires in Akron at present is approxi-
mating 100000 per day. which is the
highest that has been reached in 1S
months and which is about rs per
cent of the 1920 production. That
this Is now considered normal by
officials OF the tire industry is cer-
tain, the 1920 production being con-
sidered inflated. Dealers throurout
the country have ordered on a very
large scale for spring business. these
orders alone being OF sufficient vol
ulne to keep the Akron plants oDer-
ating at full capacity for several
months yet to come. There are now
close to $4,000 men emploved I'm the
tire factories of Akron, which is some
jump from the force Of 1900 en-
pioyed during the lowest month Of
depression in 1920. which was Decem-
Der. Sales OF tires during the year
of 1921 from Akron factories alone
amounted to $500, 100000 with a pro-
duction numbering approximately
100000 tires. The entire pro-
duction of the country for the last
year, as given in the figures of the
Rubber Association was 10000 900.
What is all the more important is
the fact that the huge surplus of
tires accumulated in 1921 has been
completely assimilated and it is
looked upon as a certainty that tire
prices will begin to climb early in
1922. The prices Of rubber and cot
ton have a great deal to do with tire
prices in 1922, the former now being
GO per cent higher than in June of
1921 and cotton Is said to be 60 per
cent higher.