Arizona republican., 1922-04-30
DETROIT PLANTS
NOW OPERATING
F ULL CAPACITY.
April Production Nearly
Double That of Same
Period in 1921-Sales
Far Ahead of Output.


DETROIT. April 20. CSpeeiaD-
production records in Detroit fac
tories for the month of April show
several records on. out put. with Ford
leading With a production for the
month of 10l,164 cars and trucks.
This exceeds the same month Of last
year by 10 coo. Ford officials. On top
Of this, assert that the business in
sight for the coming few months will
Justify a May production of 10000
cars and trucks. The Highland Park
plant now employs 10000 men. ATrac-
tor production has already reached
400 daily.
The production of General motors
for the first quarter was $4,000 cars,
and it is confidently believed that a
big increase will be n ade during the
second quarter. Dodge Brithers pro-
duetion for the second quarter of
1922 will exceed $1,000 at the present
rate of production. This figure will
more than double that for the similar
period of last year.
A splendid showing hes also been
M by Hupp which shows a pro-
duetion of 6,344 cars for the first
auarter. Judged from the present
rate the Hupp factory is going, H.
OCO cars will be turned out during
the second quarter which is a Won
derful increase over that of the
second quarter OF 1921, when $500
cars were produced. Packard's new
Single Six sales have jumped to such
proportions that this plants capacity
Is being taxed to The utmost. A total
Of 2234 cars and trucks We're man.
hfacured by Packard during the
first three months of this year. and
sor the second quarter it is sure to
mount to 1000. The total for the
same period last year was 200.
Reports from Toledo show that the
WHY'S Overland company is turn
ing out 400 finished cars for the
second quarter. as against half that
number for the same period in 1921.
Practically every factory will show
almost as much of gain in April
over March as was shown in March
over February. Retail sales are still
away ahead of production, and 1t is
the intention of the manufacturers
to kee them so. 1t is certain that
no surplus of cars will be produced.
The manufacturers have been rather
business depression throughout the
country has passed. but they are
RAPIDLY coming to the belief that any
possible decline in sales at anX time
this year viii be merely seasonal. and
not over any protracted period.
Practically every company is re-
porting greatly increased output and
Ahis extends to the truck business.
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based soley on sales and that the
dealers througout the country are
highly optimistic and on their toes is
the best feature OF the whole situa-
ton. The market for used cars is be-
coming settled rapidly. and this type
Of stock is no longer the thorn in the
dealers side that it has been.
The demand for automobiles and
trucks is not confined to any partic-
ular section of the country. The
South. the West and the Middle West
are calling for cars in the same pro-
portion as the East. Farm conditions
are improving rapidly and this is be-
ing felt in the sale f commercial ve-
h5cles.
Parts plants are also working at
good speed. and the mouth OF April
already has witnessed a splendid
business for the manufacturers OF
automobiles parts and accessories.
The big tire manufacturers are
reporting heavy production. figures
Of the Akron plants showing thai
Goodyear is producing $4,000 tires
daily. Firestone. 21,000: Goodrich
$4,000: Miller. 5000: General. 1000;
and Siberling. 1000. Others tota
5000. This makes a grand total o.
5000 castings per day produced il
Akron alone.
At this rate OF production. the out
put at Akron will reach 22.500,00(
castings in 1922. as against a produc.
ton in 1921 of 100000 castings
The entire total for the year of 1872:
from all American tire factorie:
should reach about 35,000.000
Alsron's tube production is going a
the rate of 25.000.000 tubes per year
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