Arizona republican., 1922-06-18
PRODUCTION Of
CARS IN JUNE
EQUALL|NC MAY
Surplus Orders From May
Carried Over-Problem
Of Labor Is Bothering
Tire And Auto Makers

- ~ a AAAN& a n t4SO AC1AAAo
DETROIT. June II. (SpeciaD D-The
month of June in automotive manu-
featuring circles has opened with
every promise of equalling the tre-
mendous production in May. Manu-
facturers have been forced to carry
over into June, the surplus of orders
they received in May. and has hap
pened in tile face of the fact that
there has been no cessation what
ever III orders pouring in upon them.
Unless the industry exerts itself
nightly, or there should happen
along Temporary slump, July will see
cars manufactured that were ordered
in June.
Sales at retail in all parts of the
country are highly gratifying to
manufacturers and dealers alike.
Conditions in the great agricultural
districts are improving very ma
terially The South is rapidly coming
to the front in the general improve
ment noted throughout the country
and altogether it would seem impos-
sfble for slump to happen, or. if one
should, that it could affect the indus
try to any extent.
building with an eye to the weather
They are endeavoring in every way
to prevent an abnormal condition
from forcing itself upon them. Rather
Will they practice caution. building a
firm and secure business, There is
no rushing about to secure material
at any price. TO secure labor at any
cost or to force the sales situation in
any way. Even though some manu-
tacturers have been forced to bid
against, each other for materials and
even for labor there has been a tend
ency to go slowly. The lessons of
1920 have been thoroughly learned, it
would appear
Many manufacturers are looking
for continuation of the heavy de-
mand to extend through June. July
and August. May is declared by
may to be the largest manufacturing
month on record, but it is asserted
that there may have been other
months in which deliveries were
larger to stocks carried over.
Ford closed the month of May
going a the rate of 1900 daily. which
will assure May of production of
10000 cars. Dodge finished the
month on a 900 daily basis, Maxwell.
400: Studebaker.440 and Hudson -Es-
sex with 2T5 daily. Cadillac was
making 150 cars per day. Paige
Jewett 160 daily and Packard so
single skies per day. The Lansing
plant of Durant was turning out 100
cars per day while Wills ST. Claire
manufactured so per day.
Among the best records for the
month of May stands the Hupmobile.
this factory building and shipping
1862 cars last month. 1t was the
largest manufacturing month in
Hupp's history Columbia sh<ved a
substantial gain over April but de-
liveries were handicapped owing to
difficulty in getting materials.
From Lansing again comes the re-
port that REQ is continuing on
basis of 130 daily. and Roamer at
Kalamazoo states that May exceeded
April and that indications are better
even for June. Oldsmobile produced
approximately 1000 cars last month.
cars daily, being handicapped BY
material shortages.
Studebaker's sales for May totalled
$4,000 cars. The production in May
totaled 15,S03. a good portion of this
representing cars that were ordered
the previous month. President Frs
kine's report states that sales for
May last year were barely more than
half this year. being 1888.
Among the problems confronting
the manufacturers. perhaps the
greatest is labor. There is an in
creasing turnover in labor due to the
fact skilled employees are taking the
best jobs and the best pay. There
is no organization among the workers
of the automobile plants and there
fore no strike threats Consider
able concern however has been in
jected into the labor situation by the
recent increase of 10 per cent in
wages by the Firestone Tire e Rub
Der company at Akron. That other
tire and automobile manufacturers
will regard this as the forerunner of
wage jumps is practically certain.
1t is felt that what ever freight saw
ings will result from the rate re-
duction will be more than offset by
increased wage schedules, particular
ly if production continues at it's
present high rate.