San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
MOTOR SALES
i SET A RECORD
I |NsEPTEMbER.
All Types Of Automobiles
X Are Reported in Big
Demand.
DEALERS OPTIMISTIC
Expect Heavy Buying to
Continue Through Fall
/. and Winter.
DEALERS OPTIMISTIC

While no definite figures as vet
are available, there is every indication
that automobile sales in San Antonio
during the month closing today set a
new high record. August sales were
unusually GOOD and the various deal
ers have several times reiterated their
belief in the last few days that
registrations Of automobiles in Bexar
county would reach the peak in Sep
TENDER.
Local automobile dealers almost
unanimously report an inability to Sc
cure new, cars in anything like tee
number required to supply the de-
mand. This condition applies as well
to the dealer selling high-priced cars
as the one selling makes that retail
for modest prices.
| Good crops in the San Antonio ter
'esNSry are declared by automobile
dealers to be partly responsible for
the increased automobile buying. In
face, it is said that large portion of
those who have bought motor cars in
the last several weeks have been farm
lers.
Not only was September a record
month for local automobile men but
there is every indication that 1928 will
90 down in history as the best year
ever experienced by San Antonio mo-
tor car dealers. In nearly every
month previous to September more
cars were registered than during the
corresponding month in 1922 or in
any preceding year since the introduc-
ton of the motor vehicle year.
All Models Popular.
Automobile buyers evidently are
showing no preference for any par
ticular model, although dealers say
the sport type is still in as great de-
mand as ever. Closed models are ex-
pected to sell we'll with colder weather
coming on.
/. D. Mckee of the San Antonio
Overland Company, says he has more
orders for Overlands and WHY'S
knights on hand than he can fill, al
though he is expecting large shipments
OF both cars at any moment.
Henry Bryant Of the San Antonio
Buick Company reports Buick going
stronger than ever, especially since
the introduction of the new 1924 mod
els with four-wheel brakes.
The -Hundley Motor Com
pany is enjoying an unusually good
business, with sales setting a new
record every succeeding month, accord
ing to George +. Wroten.
Officials of the Koehler-Kunkel No
tor Company state that they have on
hand more than so untitled orders for
the new Oakland and that their main
problem now is getting sufficient cars
80 the factory to fill orders.
: Local Ford dealers say bushes was
never better with them. All models
are going good, they say and par
ticularly the coupe, which has been
improved materially in looks. Lincolns
also are moving satisfactorily, they
say.
Other Makes i'm Demand.
Clifton George officials report Wills
Sainte Claire. Rickenbacker and Cleve-
land sales holding up exceptionally
we'll. with a particularly strong de-
mand for the Rickenbacker, which is
equipped with four-wheel brakes.
Frank Hagan reports that his chief
difficulty these days is obtaining cars
from the factory. At present. he says
he is several weeks behind filling or
ders with no immediate relief from the
factory in the shape of more cars in
sight.
Nash officials are especially opti-
nistic over sales prospects, saying
that, il sales continue at the present
rate. they will set record this year.
The two local Chevrolet dealers both
say they will sell more cars in Sep
TENDER and October than during the
corresponding months last year.
CADILLAC, Packard. Stephens and
Haynes dealers also report business
exceptionally good with them, with
prospects for future business never
brighter. All other dealers. almost
without exception, are equally encour-
aged.